Undergraduate Course: Intermedia Research 4 (ARTX10014)
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 | Art |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Indicative course content
The aim of this module is to provide a framework for the combination of individual ideas with practical methods to develop future projects. Intermedia artwork synthesises a range of media, situations and approaches. Likewise the development of ideas from genesis though to execution, in research, requires the application of critical analysis to a range of methods/materials/ and strategies in individual practice.
Aims of course
1 Critically assess a range of Intermedia research methodologies through personal practice.
2 Develop a body of Intermedia research material that develops personal ideas within the context of contemporary artistic production.
Mode of delivery
Lecture, Seminar, Tutorial, Guest Speaker, Presentation, Studio-based |
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: No |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Class Delivery Information |
Mixture of one hour group seminars and studio critiques, plus one-to-one tutorials with studio tutor. |
| Course Start Date |
15/09/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
400
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Lecture Hours 10,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 20,
External Visit Hours 3,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 30,
Formative Assessment Hours 3,
Summative Assessment Hours 3,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
323 )
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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. To employ a range of Intermedia research methodologies
2. To present Intermedia art research that demonstrates critical development from idea through to execution.
3. Be able to write a focused research plan that outlines aims and objectives. |
Assessment Information
Workbook/Sketchbook/Journal
Documentation
Personal Statement |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Introduce a critical relationship to core methodologies of artistic research. |
| Syllabus |
Research and development of ideas for final degree assessment. |
| Transferable skills |
Research, manage time, attend to visual material, assess and evaluate own and others work. |
| Reading list |
Indicative Bibliography
KAPROW, Allan. Essays on the blurring of art and life / edited by Jeff Kelly. Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, 1993. Main Author: McLuhan, Marshall, 1911-1980 Understanding media : the extensions of man / Marshall McLuhan ; introduction by Lewis H. Lapham. Published: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 1994 (1999). |
| Study Abroad |
Study Abroad is not permissable in Final Honours Year. |
| Study Pattern |
Contact hours 30 hours
Directed study 130 hours
Self-directed study 240 hours
Total 400 hours |
| Keywords | RESEARCH |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Dean Hughes
Tel: (0131 6)51 5899
Email: d.hughes@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Margaret Milner
Tel: (0131 6)51 5879
Email: m.milner@ed.ac.uk |
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