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- ARCHIVE as at 1 September 2014

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Undergraduate Course: Professional Design Practice 4 (DESI10003)

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 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaDesign Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThis course is only available to students in the School of Design.

Indicative course content
This course consolidates students professional awareness of working methods and practices within their disciplines current practice in order to underpin their studio work and plan their professional career

Aims of course
1 Enable students to develop personal professional practices and methods
2 Enable students to confidently position their personal practice within the discipline and a broader professional context
3 Enable students to determine the appropriate personal creative methodologies and strategies for the professional presentation, exhibition and documentation of work to clearly identified audiences/clients/users/stakeholders

Mode of delivery
Self-Generated Projects, Mentoring, Tutorials
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: ( Design Studio 3 (DESI09001) AND Design Research 3 (DESI09002) AND Design Context 3 (DESI09012) AND Professional Design Practice 3 (DESI09003)) OR (SCQF9 QUAL)
Co-requisites Students MUST also take: Design Studio 4 (DESI10001) AND Design Research 4 (DESI10002) AND Design Context 4 (DESI10006)
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements This course is only available to ECA students on degree programmes belonging to Design.
Additional Costs course materials and study trips
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2014/15 Full Year, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Learn enabled:  No Quota:  180
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Course Start Date 15/09/2014
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Seminar/Tutorial Hours 11, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 25, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 160 )
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: critically evaluate the discipline, and identify where they wish to position themselves within it
2. REFLECT: reflect upon their work and evaluate it within and beyond the context of their discipline
3. COMMUNICATE: communicate their work persuasively within an appropriate professional context
Assessment Information
- Portfolio of work
- Personal statement
- End of year viva
Special Arrangements
This course is only available to students in the School of Design.
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Indicative Bibliography
Personal Bibliography to be determined and discussed with Studio Tutors
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Contact hours 15 hours
Directed study 65 hours
Self-directed study 120 hours
Total 200 hours
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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