Undergraduate Course: Design Research and Context 4 (DESI10008)
Course Outline
School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
SCQF Credits | 40 |
ECTS Credits | 20 |
Summary | In this course students will define and analyse a personally selected and justified area of research that is creatively informed, innovative and critically aware. Students will produce a cohesive and resolved body of research work that underpins studio practice.
The aims of the course are:
1. To enable students to propose, justify and undertake a personal research project with clearly defined aims, objectives and methods
2. To enable students to develop a sophisticated body of research material that communicates a progression of ideas and a thorough awareness of contemporary creative practice
3. To develop and consolidate students¿ critical analysis and reflective appraisal of personal research themes
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | This course is only available to ECA students on degree programmes belonging to Design. |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- INVESTIGATE: use a variety of practical and theoretical methods to demonstrate a sustained and rigorous investigation of personal research themes.
- CHALLENGE: analyse issues arising from the research and challenge established precepts and assumptions.
- PLAN: demonstrate a sense of intention in the development of research inquiry
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Additional Information
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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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