Undergraduate Course: Research Methodologies and Reflective Practice I: Learning to Learn (ARTX07019)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Art |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Indicative course content
This module enables students to acquire the necessary skills required for reflective practice and for text-based study to complement studio-based and lecture-based work. Emphasis is placed equally on analysis of the student's own work and intentions as well as visual analysis of works on exhibition in Edinburgh. Students will be encouraged to develop an appropriate critical vocabulary and to use comparison as a key tool to demonstrate understanding.
Aims of course
1 To encourage students to describe and analyse works of art and designed objects in which they have a personal interest
2 To introduce students to reflective practice in relation to their own work and to enable them to express these ideas fluently and confidently
3 To encourage students to take ownership of their own learning pathway
Mode of delivery
Distance basked module handbook, detailing tasks; email assistance where requested |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | This course is only available to ECA students on degree programmes belonging to the School of Art. |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Engage in reflective practice predicated on individual art work and decision making.
2. Express ideas in clear, fluent written form, observing academic conventions.
3. Demonstrate an ability to describe and analyse different visual art practices, including exhibitions. |
Assessment Information
Assessment plan
Not entered |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Indicative Bibliography
Core bibliography available on eportal. Subject specific bibliography attached to project brief for this module. Emma Barker, Nick Webb and Kim Woods The Changing Status of the Artist (1999) R Hughes Nothing if Not Critical (1987) |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Contact hours 0 hours
Directed study 90 hours
Self-directed study 10 hours
Total 100 hours |
| Keywords | REFLECTIVE PRACTICE, CRITICAL VOCABULARY, VISUAL ANALYSIS |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Joan Smith
Tel: (0131 6)51 5917
Email: joan.smith@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Annabelle Evans
Tel: (0131 6)51 5763
Email: Annabelle.Evans@ed.ac.uk |
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