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DRPS : Course Catalogue : Edinburgh College of Art : Design

Undergraduate Course: Design Studio 2 (DESI08007)

Course Outline
SchoolEdinburgh College of Art CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) Credits40
Home subject areaDesign Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThis course introduces students to the fundamental knowledge and skills appropriate to their chosen discipline. Students work on a series of exercises and projects of differing time-frames and increasing complexity within a studio environment. Students are encouraged to develop an iterative creative process that incorporates making, evaluating, presenting and reflecting.

The aims of the course are:
1. To introduce appropriate creative methods, techniques and approaches
2. To explore how practitioners personally respond to briefs
3. To introduce appropriate materials and processes
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2014/15 Full Year, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Learn enabled:  No Quota:  None
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Course Start Date 15/09/2014
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 400 ( Lecture Hours 3, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 20, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 48, External Visit Hours 8, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 27, Formative Assessment Hours 3, Summative Assessment Hours 3, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 280 )
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. EVALUATE: evaluate and respond to project briefs and formulate appropriate approaches.
2. DEVELOP: apply fundamental material and conceptual development through a transparent iterative process.
3. REALISE: evaluate a body of research work, and select and realise suitable project solutions through structured and transparent methodologies.
Assessment Information
Portfolio of project work
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Lecture hours 3
Seminar/Tutorial hours 20
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio hours 48
External Visit hours 8
Feedback/Feedforward hours 27
Formative Assessment hours 3
Summative Assessment hours 3
Programme Level Learning and Teaching hours 8
Directed Learning and Independent Learning hours 280
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserMs Zoe Patterson
Tel: (0131 6)51 5720
Email: z.patterson@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Jane Thomson
Tel: (0131 6)51 5713
Email: jane.thomson@ed.ac.uk
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