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Undergraduate Course: Research, Drawing and Visual Thinking 4 (20 credit Sculpture) (ARTX10008)

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 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaArt Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionIndicative course content
To complete and present a body of research and drawing that is creatively informed, innovative and critically aware and contributes to an underpinning of visual thinking in studio practice.

Aims of course
1 To demonstrate an individual body of developed research. drawing and visual thinking that relates to studio practice.
2 To identify a personal approach to sourcing and developing research material employing an appropriate range of approaches.
3 To articulate a visual language through the development and presentation of research. drawing and visual thinking.

Mode of delivery
Desk-Based Research, Group Crit, Project Space, Tutorials, Presentations, Exhibitions, Seminar.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: ( Studio 3 (Sculpture) (ARTX09037) AND Research, Drawing and Visual Thinking 3 (Sculpture) (ARTX09038) AND Professional Practice 3 (Sculpture) (ARTX09039) AND Art 3: Visual Research (ARTX09046))
Co-requisites Students MUST also take: Studio 4 (Sculpture) (ARTX10005) AND Professional Practice 4 (Sculpture) (ARTX10007) AND Art 4: Extended Research Project (ARTX10018)
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements This course is only available to ECA students on degree programmes belonging to the School of Art.
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:  Yes Quota:  None
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Class Delivery Information Mixture of ono-to-one and group presentations.
Course Start Date 16/09/2013
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Seminar/Tutorial Hours 15, Fieldwork Hours 10, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 5, Formative Assessment Hours 2, Summative Assessment Hours 3, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 161 )
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
No Exam Information
Delivery period: 2013/14 Full Year, Not available to visiting students (SS2) Learn enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Class Delivery Information Mixture of ono-to-one and group presentations.
Course Start Date 16/09/2013
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 5, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 5, External Visit Hours 3, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 15, Formative Assessment Hours 3, Summative Assessment Hours 3, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 162 )
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. INITIATE Develop a personal approach to sourcing and developing research material employing an appropriate range of methodologies.
2. EVALUATE Evidence the underpinning of individual research approaches in the development of studio work.
3. COMMUNICATE Demonstrate originality and professionalism in the development and presentation of individual research, drawing and visual thinking.
Assessment Information
Exhibition
Coursework
Portfolio
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description Introduce a critical relationship to core methodologies of artistic research.
Syllabus Development and completion of work for final degree assessment.
Transferable skills Research, manage time, attend to visual material, assess and evaluate own and others work.
Reading list Indicative Bibliography
As appropriate to individual student's research interests and as advised by staff.
Study Abroad Study Abroad is not permissable in Final Honours Year.
Study Pattern Contact hours 15 hours
Directed study 85 hours
Self-directed study 100 hours
Total 200 hours
KeywordsSCULPTURE, RESEARCH, DRAWING, VISUAL THINKING
Contacts
Course organiserMr David Moore
Tel: (0131 6)51 5883
Email: d.moore@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Margaret Milner
Tel: (0131 6)51 5879
Email: m.milner@ed.ac.uk
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