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Undergraduate Course: Design Context 3 (incoming exchange) (DESI09015)

Course Outline
SchoolEdinburgh College of Art CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) AvailabilityPart-year visiting students only
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryIndicative course content
This course encourages you to develop a theoretical, narrative and historical perspective for your practice in relation to the fields of visual and cultural studies. The module consists of a short course designed to advance your creative confidence and analytical abilities.

Aims of course
1 To offer you a short course of study that allows you to pursue your key creative ideas in more depth and detail.
2 To allow you to engage in a rigorous and creative dialogue with the work of your contemporaries and gain a more sophisticated understanding of the nature of today's diverse visual cultures.
3 To introduce you to a variety of creative research approaches and to aid you in the development of appropriate research methods that you can test out in your own practice.

Mode of delivery
blended learning: lectures, workshops, tutorials, presentations, visits, social e-learning
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed:
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements This course is only available to ECA students on degree programmes belonging to Design.
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2014/15, Part-year visiting students only (VV1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 1
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 12, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 18, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 68 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Assessment plan
Not entered
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Academic year 2014/15, Part-year visiting students only (VV1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 2
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 12, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 18, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 68 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Assessment plan
Not entered
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. RESEARCH: Research and show an understanding of the principal methods of enquiry and employ a range of research applications and sources.
  2. ANALYSE: Demonstrate an understanding of several areas of visual culture that enable you to analyse, evaluate and reflect on your own field.
  3. COMMUNICATE: Successfully communicate your research and analysis in a well structured, coherent and creative form.
Reading List
Indicative Bibliography
Blaxter, L. et al (2001)How to Research. Buckingham: Open University Press. Booth, W. et al (1995)The Craft of Research. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.Cottrell, S (2005)Critical Thinking Skills: Developing Effective Analysis and Argument. Basingstoke: Palgrave. Rampley, M. (ed) (2001) Exploring Visual Culture. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.Rose, G (2001)Visual Methodologies. London: Sage.Sturken M & Cartwright L (2001)Practices of Looking. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Special Arrangements special agreements with exchange Universities
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Jonathan Murray
Tel: (0131 6)51 5722
Email: jonny.murray@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Jane Thomson
Tel: (0131 6)51 5713
Email: jane.thomson@ed.ac.uk
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