Undergraduate Course: Design Research 2 (DESI08002)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 40 |
ECTS Credits | 20 |
| Summary | This course is only available to students in the School of Design.
Indicative course content
In this course students will be introduced to basic research methods appropriate to their specific discipline. Students will apply these methods to creatively inform and underpin their studio practice.
Aims of course
1 introduce basic research methods, techniques and approaches
2 enable students to develop a body of research informed by an introduction to historical and contemporary creative practice, and user/audience needs
3 develop students critical analysis and reflective appraisal of set research themes
Mode of delivery
Projects, Lectures, Seminars, Tutorials, Visits, Field Work |
| Course description |
Not entered
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Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: 180 |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
400
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Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 170,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 60,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
162 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Portfolio of work |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- INVESTIGATE: use a variety of practical and theoretical methods to demonstrate an investigation of research themes
- CONSIDER: demonstrate the consideration of a range of issues influencing the research
- SELECT: demonstrate the ability to select research themes and directions appropriate to specific projects and lines of enquiry
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Reading List
Indicative Bibliography
Discipline Specific Bibliography to be determined by Studio Tutors |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Special Arrangements |
This course is only available to students in the School of Design. |
| 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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