Undergraduate Course: Design Research and Context 2 (DESI08006)
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 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 60 |
| Home subject area | Design |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | In this course students will be introduced to basic research strategies appropriate to their specific discipline. Students will apply these methods to creatively inform and underpin their studio practice.
The aims of the course are:
1. To introduce students to key theories, practices, contexts and debates in relation to their discipline.
2. To enable students to develop a body of research informed by an introduction to historical and contemporary creative practice, and user/audience needs
3. To develop students¿ abilities in the critical analysis and reflective appraisal of set research themes.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
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:
600
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Lecture Hours 10,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 30,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 30,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 98,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
420 )
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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. INVESTIGATE: use a variety of practical and theoretical approaches to demonstrate an investigation of research themes
2. SELECT: demonstrate the ability to analyse and select research themes and directions appropriate to specific projects and lines of
enquiry
3. COMMUNICATE: convey creative ideas in a range of imaginatively structured and coherent forms
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Assessment Information
| Portfolio of research and context work plus two written submissions |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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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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