Undergraduate Course: Research Methodologies and Reflective Practice II: Introduction to Research Methods and Reflective Practice (ARTX07020)
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 builds on previously acquired skills in research and reflective practice and encourages students to think in a structured and reflective way about their own studio practice and the research that supports it. Students will undertake a range of tasks that make a bridge between studio- based work and non-studio based research.
Aims of course
1 To foster consideration and understanding of the fundamental interrelationship between studio work and the research and critical thinking undertaken as part of its development.
2 To acquire appropriate skills necessary to articulate and express these ideas in verbal and written form.
3 To develop an understanding of the ways in which approved Studentship activities contribute to this module
Mode of delivery
Peer group discussion, seminar, on-line assistance, class/distance based exercises, tutorial.
This course is only available to students on BA Combined Studies (School of Art). |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | This course is only available to ECA students on degree programmes belonging to the School of Art.
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| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Demonstrate understanding of techniques of non studio based research and how to deploy these to advance studio practice in co-requisite modules.
2. Show competence in presenting research materials to a group and also for assessment, using both verbal and visual presentation methods
3. Demonstrate an understanding of the ways in which Studentship enhances individual learning, specifically within a group. |
Assessment Information
Assessment plan
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Special Arrangements
| This course is only available to students on BA Combined Studies (School of Art). |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
Indicative Bibliography
Core Bibliography available on eportal. Subject specific bibliography attached to project brief for this module. R. Hughes, R.Nothing if Not Critical, (1987) Harrison, C. & Wood, P Art in Theory 1900-1990 (1996) Wood, P.'Commodity' in RS Nelson and |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Contact hours 36 hours
Directed study 0 hours
Self-directed study 64 hours
Total 100 hours |
| Keywords | REFLECTIVE PRACTICE, CRITICAL THINKING, COMMUNICATION, RESEARCH |
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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