Undergraduate Course: Professional Practice (ARTX09057)
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 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) | 
Credits | 10 | 
 
| Home subject area | Art | 
Other subject area | None | 
   
| Course website | 
None | 
Taught in Gaelic? | No | 
 
| Course description | Indicative course content 
Students should submit a proposal for c 80 hours of negotiated activity to be undertaken in an appropriate discipline and professional working environment. The agreed programme, supervised by an approved tutor, should consist of a project workbook and a body of practice-based work. 
 
Aims of course 
1 To foster a fully developed understanding of the interrelationship between the finished work and the critical thinking and research undertaken as part of its development.     
2 To further develop independent approaches, fostering the development, to a high standard, of a range of skills in a professional context    
3 To foster professional and well considered approaches in the presentation of work created in this module.   
 
Mode of delivery 
Professional studio context, Email assistance, Group crit, Individual Mentoring, Review, Tutorial 
 
This course is only available to students on BA Combined Studies (School of Art). | 
 
 
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites | 
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Co-requisites |  | 
 
| Prohibited Combinations |  | 
Other requirements |  This course is only available to students enrolled on BA Combined Studies (School of Art). | 
 
| Additional Costs |  None | 
 
 
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15  Full Year, Not available to visiting students (SS1) 
  
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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:
100
(
 Seminar/Tutorial Hours 20,
 Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 5,
 Feedback/Feedforward Hours 8,
 Formative Assessment Hours 3,
 Summative Assessment Hours 3,
 Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
59 )
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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. Show evidence of a high level of originality and a distinct personal language in finished work and the research which supports it.  
2. Demonstrate command, to a high level, of appropriate skills and a high level of ability to identify and develop a proposal to resolution. 
3. Show professionalism, good judgement and a highly considered approach to the selection and presentation of a resolved body of work for assessment.  | 
 
 
Assessment Information 
Assessment plan 
Not entered |  
 
Special Arrangements 
| None |   
 
Additional Information 
| Academic description | 
Not entered | 
 
| Syllabus | 
Not entered | 
 
| Transferable skills | 
Not entered | 
 
| Reading list | 
Indicative Bibliography  
Professional journals and websites appropriate to chosen project and context.  Full list available in Combined Studies Core Bibiliography | 
 
| Study Abroad | 
Not entered | 
 
| Study Pattern | 
Contact hours 0 hours 
Directed study 20 hours 
Self-directed study 80 hours 
Total 100 hours | 
 
| Keywords | PROFESSIONAL WORKING ENVIRONMENT, NEGOTIATED STUDY | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Ms Joan Smith 
Tel: (0131 6)51 5917 
Email: joan.smith@ed.ac.uk | 
Course secretary | Mrs Margaret Milner 
Tel: (0131 6)51 5879 
Email: m.milner@ed.ac.uk | 
   
 
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