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Undergraduate Course: Professional Practice (ARTX09057)

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 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) Credits10
Home subject areaArt Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionIndicative course content
Students should submit a proposal for c 80 hours of negotiated activity to be undertaken in an appropriate discipline and professional working environment. The agreed programme, supervised by an approved tutor, should consist of a project workbook and a body of practice-based work.

Aims of course
1 To foster a fully developed understanding of the interrelationship between the finished work and the critical thinking and research undertaken as part of its development.
2 To further develop independent approaches, fostering the development, to a high standard, of a range of skills in a professional context
3 To foster professional and well considered approaches in the presentation of work created in this module.

Mode of delivery
Professional studio context, Email assistance, Group crit, Individual Mentoring, Review, Tutorial

This course is only available to students on BA Combined Studies (School of Art).
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements This course is only available to students enrolled on BA Combined Studies (School of Art).
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2013/14 Full Year, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Learn enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Course Start Date 16/09/2013
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Seminar/Tutorial Hours 20, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 5, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 8, Formative Assessment Hours 3, Summative Assessment Hours 3, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 59 )
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. Show evidence of a high level of originality and a distinct personal language in finished work and the research which supports it.
2. Demonstrate command, to a high level, of appropriate skills and a high level of ability to identify and develop a proposal to resolution.
3. Show professionalism, good judgement and a highly considered approach to the selection and presentation of a resolved body of work for assessment.
Assessment Information
Assessment plan
Not entered
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Indicative Bibliography
Professional journals and websites appropriate to chosen project and context. Full list available in Combined Studies Core Bibiliography
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Contact hours 0 hours
Directed study 20 hours
Self-directed study 80 hours
Total 100 hours
KeywordsPROFESSIONAL WORKING ENVIRONMENT, NEGOTIATED STUDY
Contacts
Course organiserMs Joan Smith
Tel: (0131 6)51 5917
Email: joan.smith@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Margaret Milner
Tel: (0131 6)51 5879
Email: m.milner@ed.ac.uk
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