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Postgraduate Course: Introduction to Digital Modelling and Animation in Design (ARCH11173)

Course Outline
SchoolEdinburgh College of Art CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThis course introduces the techniques that are used in digital design: three dimensional modelling, simple computer animation, image rendering, and the preparation of material suitable for publishing on the World Wide Web. The emphasis is on design. Students advance through a series of lectures, demonstrations, practical project work, exercises and critique in a group context.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 1
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 22, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 8, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 164 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Two projects, each worth 50%, involving development of a 3d model, animation and rendering.
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
Ability to:

¿ use applications for modelling, image manipulation, and basic animation
¿ work in a collaborative context of group review and critique
¿ engage in a creative task within tightly constrained bounds and to present the outcome to conform to precise specifications
¿ interpret and apply a set of requirements pertaining to a design task.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Course URL https://sites.ace.ed.ac.uk/ddmhandbook/category/introduction-to-design-media-p00174/
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Keywordsmodelling, digital, animation, design
Contacts
Course organiserProf Richard Coyne
Tel: (0131 6)50 2332
Email: Richard.Coyne@ed.ac.uk		 Course secretaryMiss Emma Binks
Tel: (0131 6)51 5740
Email: Emma.Binks@ed.ac.uk
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