Undergraduate Course: Design Collaboration 1 (DESI07009)
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 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) | 
Credits | 20 | 
 
| Home subject area | Design | 
Other subject area | None | 
   
| Course website | 
None | 
Taught in Gaelic? | No | 
 
| Course description | This course encourages students to consider different approaches to knowledge and enquiry as they look at issues affecting the world in which we live. It is designed to help students develop a deeper critical understanding of their chosen area of study by setting the subject in a wider context. 
1. to introduce students to an issue-based approach to creative and   
   intellectual endeavour.  
2. to provide the students with the opportunity to reflect on their 
   discipline within a wider context. 
3. to encourage interdisciplinary collaborative activity and debate. | 
 
 
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites | 
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Co-requisites |  | 
 
| Prohibited Combinations |  | 
Other requirements |  None | 
 
| Additional Costs |  class materials | 
 
 
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 | 
 
| Course Start Date | 
15/09/2014 | 
 
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) | 
 
 Total Hours:
200
(
 Lecture Hours 2,
 Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10,
 Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 30,
 Feedback/Feedforward Hours 20,
 Formative Assessment Hours 2,
 Summative Assessment Hours 2,
 Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
130 )
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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. ANALYSE: demonstrate the ability to examine an issue from a number of viewpoints in a collaborative context.  
2. REFLECT: demonstrate the ability to reflect on their discipline within a wider context. 
3. COMMUNICATE: communicate proposals, concepts and responses orally, visually and in writing, using a variety of appropriate methods and forums.  | 
 
 
Assessment Information 
| portfolio of work - semester 1 and 2 |  
 
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 | 
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| Study Pattern | 
Lecture hours 2 
Seminar/Tutorial hours 10 
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio hours 30 
Feedback/Feedforward hours 20 
Formative Assessment hours 2 
Summative Assessment hours 2 
Programme Level Learning and Teaching hours 4 
Directed Learning and Independent Learning hours 130 | 
 
| Keywords | Not entered | 
 
 
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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