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Undergraduate Course: Intermedia Research 2 (ARTX08023)

Course Outline
SchoolEdinburgh College of Art CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) Credits40
Home subject areaArt Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionIndicative course content
The aim of this module is to identify a personal area of inquiry, explore different methods of information gathering and develop approaches to drawing and other methods of visualisation. Intermedia Art is defined by ideas that move between different media and as such students will be introduced to the wide-ranging possibilities for information gathering specific to the Intermedia such as expanded approaches to drawing, film & video and sound

Aims of course
1 To examine a practical range of research methods and processes relating to observation, investigation and enquiry.
2 To create a personal body of work through the development of self directed and self initiated study.
3 To establish a knowledge of appropriate research methods through the study of contemporary artists and artworks in the area of Intermedia Art.

Mode of delivery
Tutorial Site Visit/Field Work Studio-Based Review Group crit Seminar Lecture Film Screenings
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Research 1 (Art) (ARTX07004)
Co-requisites Students MUST also take: ( Intermedia practice 2 (ARTX08022) AND Intermedia Professional Practice 2 (ARTX08024) AND Art 2: Postmodernism and After (ARTX08025))
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements This course is only available to ECA students on degree programmes belonging to the School of Art.
Direct entry students to Year 2 must have Recognised Prior Learning equivalent to 120 credits.
Additional Costs ECA students are required to pay for the cost of materials used throughout their programme of study.
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2013/14 Full Year, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Learn enabled:  No Quota:  150
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Course Start Date 16/09/2013
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 400 ( Lecture Hours 10, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 22, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 7, External Visit Hours 7, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 30, Formative Assessment Hours 3, Summative Assessment Hours 3, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 310 )
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Evaluate visual information and synthesise ideas through drawing and other constructed images.
2. Identify an area of personal research and develop a coherent body of practical work through examining and extending particular ideas.
3. Organize, present and discuss a body of personal research work in individual and/or group situations, demonstrating an awareness of Contemporary Art Research methods.
Assessment Information
Portfolio
Presentation
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description Introduce core methodologies of artistic research.
Syllabus Mixture of one-to-one group presentations and workshops.
Transferable skills Research, manage time, attend to visual material, assess and evaluate own and others work.
Reading list Indicative Bibliography
Vitamin D : new perspectives in drawing. Published: London ; New York : Phaidon, 2005. Notes: Some texts translated from French and Italian. PEREC, Georges. Title: Species of spaces and other pieces. Published: Penguin Books, 1997. BARTHES, Roland. Title: Mythologies. Published: Cape, 1972.
Study Abroad Erasmus and International Study Abroad in Year 3 may be applied for.
Study Pattern Contact hours 60 hours
Directed study 170 hours
Self-directed study 170 hours
Total 400 hours
KeywordsRESEARCH
Contacts
Course organiserMr Dean Hughes
Tel: (0131 6)51 5899
Email: d.hughes@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Margaret Milner
Tel: (0131 6)51 5879
Email: m.milner@ed.ac.uk
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