Undergraduate Course: Design Research 2 (DESI08011)
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 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 40 |
| Home subject area | Design |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course introduces students to basic research methods appropriate to their specific discipline. Students will apply these methods to creatively inform and underpin their studio practice.
The specific aims of the Course are to introduce basic research methods, techniques and approaches; to enable students to develop a body of research informed by an introduction to historical and contemporary creative practice and user/audience needs; to develop students critical analysis and reflective appraisal of set research themes.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | Range of design materials and field trips pertaining to programme specialism ¿ often an advance payment is required. Likely to incur general costs rel |
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:
400
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Lecture Hours 2,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 20,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 54,
External Visit Hours 3,
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 )
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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. INVESTIGATE: Use a variety of practical and theoretical methods to demonstrate an investigation of research themes.
2. CONSIDER: Demonstrate the consideration of a range of issues influencing the research.
3. SELECT: Demonstrate the ability to select research themes and directions appropriate to specific projects and lines of enquiry. |
Assessment Information
100% Coursework
Each learning outcome has equal weighting (1/3).
Formative assessment is provided at the mid-point of the academic year. There is continual formative feedback and feed forward throughout the academic year through group and individual tutorials and peer group work.
Assessment is by submission of portfolio of project work at the end of the course. At the end of second semester students will be given summative feedback; this is done individually.
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Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Explore various forms of researching, creative problem solving and decision making, editing, communicating. |
| Reading list |
Living with Complexity, Donald A. Norman
Publisher: MIT Press (7 Dec 2010)
ISBN-10: 0262014866
ISBN-13: 978-0262014861
Invisible Cities (Vintage Classics) Italo Calvino
Publisher: Vintage Classics; New Ed edition (2 Oct 1997)
ISBN-10: 0099429837
ISBN-13: 978-0099429838
Saul Bass: A Life in Film & Design
Jennifer Bass and Pat Kirkham
Published by Laurence King
ISBN: 1856697525
Palette 02: Multicolour - New Rainbow-hued Graphics
Workshop Viction (editor)
Published by Gingko
ISBN: 9789881943903
Change your Mind by Rod Judkins
Published by Hardie Grant
ISBN: 9781742705576
The Sustainable Fashion Handbook
Sandy Black
Published by Thames and Hudson
ISBN: 9780500290569
Fashion Design Drawing Course: Principles, Practice and Techniques: The Ultimate Handbook for Aspiring Fashion Designers
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| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Lecture Hours 2
Seminar / Tutorial Hours 20
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio hours 54
External Visit Hours 3
Feedback / Feed forward Hours 27
Formative Assessment Hours 3
Summative Assessment Hours 3
Programme Level Learning and Teaching hours 8
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 280 |
| Keywords | Research, investigate, consider, select, explore, communicate |
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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