Postgraduate Course: Studio/workshop Design Practice: Minor Project 1 (DESI11001)
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 11 (n/a) | 
Credits | 20 | 
 
| Home subject area | Design | 
Other subject area | None | 
   
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Taught in Gaelic? | No | 
 
| Course description | Indicative course content 
This module is designed to introduce students to pg study at eca with a short sharp project to conceive, develop and present design for a competition of nationa (minimum) standing 
 
Aims of course 
1 To develop strong conceptual responses to general design briefs 
2 To design quickly, celarly, and concisely, thinking in materials, services and processes to achiev tangible results 
3 To present design work concisely and seductively to a wide audience 
 
Mode of delivery 
Studio based project  Presentation  Group crits | 
 
 
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements |  Pre-requisites  
 
 
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| Additional Costs |  None | 
 
 
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes 
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:  
1. Have encountered the conceptual tools necessary to respond creatively and personally to a general design brief, using personal research  
2. Be able to critique their own work and that of others, using that critique to design development. 
3. Have the critical ability to present design work concisely and seductively within a restricted format.  | 
 
 
Assessment Information 
Assessment plan 
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Special Arrangements 
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Additional Information 
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| Reading list | 
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| Study Abroad | 
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| Study Pattern | 
Contact hours 50 hours 
Directed study 50 hours 
Self-directed study 100 hours 
Total 200 hours | 
 
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