Postgraduate Course: Introduction to Digital Modelling and Animation in Design (ARCH11173)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art | 
College | College of Humanities and Social Science | 
 
| Course type | Standard | 
Availability | Available to all students | 
 
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) | 
Credits | 20 | 
 
| Home subject area | Architecture and Landscape Architecture | 
Other subject area | None | 
   
| Course website | 
https://sites.ace.ed.ac.uk/ddmhandbook/category/introduction-to-design-media-p00174/ | 
Taught in Gaelic? | No | 
 
| Course description | This 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. | 
 
 
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites | 
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Co-requisites |  | 
 
| Prohibited Combinations |  | 
Other requirements |  None | 
 
| Additional Costs |  None | 
 
 
Information for Visiting Students 
| Pre-requisites | None | 
 
		| High Demand Course? | 
		Yes | 
     
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No | 
 
 
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15  Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1) 
  
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Learn enabled:  Yes | 
Quota:  None | 
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Web Timetable  | 
	
Web Timetable | 
 
| Course Start Date | 
15/09/2014 | 
 
| Breakdown of 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 )
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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 | 
 
Summary of Intended 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. | 
 
 
Assessment Information 
| Two projects, each worth 50%, involving development of a 3d model, animation and rendering. |  
 
Special Arrangements 
| None |   
 
Additional Information 
| Academic description | 
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| Syllabus | 
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| Transferable skills | 
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| Reading list | 
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| Study Abroad | 
Not entered | 
 
| Study Pattern | 
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| Keywords | modelling, digital, animation, design | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Prof Richard Coyne 
Tel: (0131 6)50 2332 
Email: Richard.Coyne@ed.ac.uk | 
Course secretary | Miss Emma Binks 
Tel: (0131 6)51 5740 
Email: Emma.Binks@ed.ac.uk | 
   
 
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