Postgraduate Course: Research-led Practice (Design) - Postgraduate (DESI12006)
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 12 (n/a) |
Credits | 60 |
| Home subject area | Design |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Indicative course content
This module enables students to build upon their previous design research and develop a personal integrated, critical and reflective design research approach appropriate to their chosen design discipline. Students work on self-selected and generated design projects.
Aims of course
1 To develop and consolidate advanced personal research and critical analysis to enhance the ability to produce an innovative body of work.
2 To develop an appropriate method of documenting, archiving and presenting your research to identified audiences.
3 To increase understanding of the synthesis between research development and an appropriate realisation of creative work
Mode of delivery
Exhibition, Self-Generated Design Projects, Mentoring, Tutorials, Crits, Presentations, Lectures |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | Pre-requisites
MFA Exhibition and Portfolio (Design)
Co-requisites
MFA Exhibition and Portfolio (Design)
Prohibited combinations
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| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. master the creative research processes of design and be able to generate, evaluate and consolidate original research led concepts through advanced critical assessment and considered judgement and reflection
2. master appropriate material development through a transparent critical and reflective iterative research process that leads to a resolved and consolidated advanced outcome
3. demonstrate a fully integrated, consolidated, critical and contextualised advanced relationship between their creative practice and research |
Assessment Information
Assessment plan
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Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
Indicative Bibliography
Personal bibliography to be determined and discussed with Tutors |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Contact hours 20 hours
Directed study 150 hours
Self-directed study 430 hours
Total 600 hours |
| Keywords | FASHION AND TEXTILES, DESIGN AND APPLIED ARTS, VISUAL COMMUNICATION |
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