Undergraduate Course: Design Symposium 1 (DESI07005)
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 | 20 |
Home subject area | Design |
Other subject area | None |
Course website |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
Course description | This course encourages students to consider different approaches to knowledge and enquiry as they look at issues affecting the world in which we live. It is designed to help students develop a deeper critical understanding of their chosen area of study by setting the subject in a wider context.
The aims of the course are:
1. To introduce students to an issues-based approach to creative and intellectual endeavor
2. To provide the students with the opportunity to reflect on their discipline within a wider context
3. To encourage interdisciplinary collaborative activity and debate
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Course Delivery Information
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Delivery period: 2013/14 Full Year, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: No |
Quota: None |
Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
Course Start Date |
16/09/2013 |
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 4,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 62,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
130 )
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Additional Notes |
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Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. ANALYSE: demonstrate the ability to examine an issue from a number of viewpoints in a collaborative context.
2. REFLECT: demonstrate the ability to reflect on their discipline within a wider context.
3. COMMUNICATE: communicate proposals, concepts and responses orally, visually and in writing, using a variety of appropriate methods and forums. |
Assessment Information
Portfolio of work - semester 1 and 2 |
Special Arrangements
None |
Additional Information
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Syllabus |
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Transferable skills |
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Reading list |
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Study Abroad |
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Study Pattern |
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Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
Course organiser | Ms Zoe Patterson
Tel: (0131 6)51 5720
Email: z.patterson@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Jane Thomson
Tel: (0131 6)51 5713
Email: jane.thomson@ed.ac.uk |
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