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Postgraduate Course: Interdisciplinary Creative Practices Project (ARCH11084)

Course Outline
SchoolEdinburgh College of Art CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryDuring this Semester 2 course of 11 weeks students will plan, develop and make their first major individual practice based creative project for the ICP programme. Although this does not require the use of computing and multimedia systems it is likely, due to the role of ICT in disciplinary convergence, that their project will employ core use of such technology. The project will function as a focus for the student to creatively and critically engage one or more themes introduced during the Interdisciplinary Creative Practices courses and issues addressed in their second semester essay. The course will be studio based and involve weekly crit' group meetings with discussion focusing on the conceptual, formal and technical development of each project. Support will be offered for students to gain relevant technical skills, where applicable. The student's initial project proposal will represent 20% of their mark, their project log-book 20% and the final project outcome 60%. In rare circumstances students may be able to work on projects collaboratively with another, where it can be shown that the process of collaboration is essential to the conceptual development and final value of the project.
Course description The aim of the course is to present the student with a challenge where their ability to work creatively and independently is fully extended. The project they choose to undertake will be entirely of their own conception, design and realisation. They will need to be able to articulate clearly, during crit' group discussions and in tutorials, the intellectual and conceptual intent and context of the work. The primary aim for each student will be to produce a creative work that will challenge not only their own capabilities but also the appreciation of a general public audience. The work should be original in conception and realisation. Technical qualities will be important, although it is accepted that some students might be using techniques or systems that are relatively new to them. The ability to solve problems that are novel for the student will be key.

Students will be supervised by the Course Leader. They will be able to liaise with other relevant staff so as to determine techniques and approaches which will allow them to realise their proposal and solve subsequent problems. Technical guidance across a range of systems and technologies will be available. However, it is expected the student will largely work on their own. During the planning stage the student will liaise with the Course Leader to ensure that the project they are proposing is technically viable in relation to their skill set and available resources.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Students MUST NOT also be taking Digital Media Studio Project (ARCH11006)
Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2014/15, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 2
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 196 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) The student's initial project proposal will represent 20% of their mark, their project log-book 20% and the final project outcome 60%. In rare circumstances students may be able to work on projects collaboratively with another, where it can be shown that the process of collaboration is essential to the conceptual development and final value of the project.
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
The planning, development and realisation of a significant creative work will allow the student to develop their skills in conceptualising, planning, managing, making and finishing a technically and intellectually challenging project. Students will, at the end of this course, be confident creative practitioners able to develop their ideas and realise them independently. The project will contribute to the student's portfolio of work and demonstrate their capabilities with digital and other media and their familiarity with engaging issues and problems across disciplines, technically and conceptually. The student will be able to demonstrate an awareness of the methods and constraints of working towards public exhibition or presentation of creative work.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Keywordsinterdisciplinarity creativity art practice critical convergence media transliteracy
Contacts
Course organiserDr Sophia Lycouris
Tel: 0131 221 6291
Email: s.lycouris@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Anna Guy
Tel: (0131 6)51 5741
Email: Anna.Guy@ed.ac.uk
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