Undergraduate Course: Professional Portfolio (ARCH10010)
Course Outline
School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 40 |
Home subject area | Architecture and Landscape Architecture |
Other subject area | None |
Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
Course description | Indicative course content
A design project selected, & developed in an academic context, by students from their own experience during their professional placement period.
Aims of course
1 To develop students' abilities to resolve complex, contemporary design problems arising from individual experiences from practice.
Mode of delivery
A studio based course with design critiques. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | Pre-requisites
LA100001 Professional Placement
Co-requisites
LA100001 Professional Placement
Prohibited combinations
none |
Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Delivery period: 2014/15 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: 50 |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
Course Start Date |
12/01/2015 |
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
400
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 2,
Fieldwork Hours 24,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 4,
Formative Assessment Hours 7,
Summative Assessment Hours 7,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
348 )
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Additional Notes |
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Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. fulfil the requirements of a design brief arising from professional experience.
2. respond creatively to the brief beyond the satisfaction of functional & technical requirements.
3. relate design development & intentions to relevant principles & theories of landscape architecture. |
Assessment Information
Assessment plan
Must be passed at grade C, or above, or equivalent to progress to MSc.
Students must pass all learning outcomes. The aggregation of failed Learning outcomes with passing learning outcomes to generate an overall pass mark is not permitted. Failure of one learning outcome will result in a Forced Fail (FF) outcome. Students are permitted two attempts to pass this course. |
Special Arrangements
Landscape Institute criteria: landscape design; professional context. Students will return to College after their professional placement with a project & brief which can be developed in detail during term 3. |
Additional Information
Academic description |
Not entered |
Syllabus |
Not entered |
Transferable skills |
Not entered |
Reading list |
Indicative Bibliography
Students will be required to underpin their individual project with a self-directed selection of texts which inform their design. However reference can also be made to texts used in stage 1 & 2 History & theory modules. |
Study Abroad |
Not entered |
Study Pattern |
Contact hours 180 hours
Directed study 0 hours
Self-directed study 220 hours
Total 400 hours |
Keywords | BRIEF, PROJECT DEVELOPMENT, FEASIBILITY, SCOPING. |
Contacts
Course organiser | Mr Kenneth Fraser
Tel: (0131 6)51 5799
Email: kenny.fraser@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Margaret Dingsdale
Tel: 0131 651 5803
Email: m.dingsdale@ed.ac.uk |
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