Undergraduate Course: Design Research and Context 3a (DESI09023)
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 | 20 |
Home subject area | Design |
Other subject area | None |
Course website |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
Course description | Synopsis
In this course, students will source and analyse appropriate research material from the broader external context of their discipline, to inform the writing of a study proposal and other appropriate complementary documentation, which will enable them to plan and develop a personal direction for their practice.
Aims
1. To enable the student to identify and evaluate an appropriate range of professional contexts and options.
2. To enable the student to develop a coherent plan of study which demonstrates an emerging understanding of personal direction.
3. To develop the students' abilities in critical analysis and project management.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | This course is only available to ECA students on degree programmes belonging to Design. |
Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Delivery period: 2014/15 Semester 1, 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
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
196 )
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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. EVALUATE: demonstrate a recognition of the philosophical and professional context for the discipline and apply appropriate professional evaluative practices
2. PLAN: demonstrate the ability to reflect on the wider external context and their personal position within it, and formulate a plan for the potential future direction of their work
3. COMMUNICATE: communicate proposal concepts, plans and responses orally, visually and in writing, using a variety of strategies.
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Assessment Information
Portfolio and documentation of project work. |
Special Arrangements
None |
Additional Information
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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 |
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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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