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 Undergraduate Course: Research and Site Brief (ARCH10013)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art | College | College of Humanities and Social Science |  
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) | Availability | Not available to visiting students |  
| SCQF Credits | 40 | ECTS Credits | 20 |  
 
| Summary | Indicative course content The identification of a research problem and site, in preparation for the MSc dissertation and major design portfolio respectively.
 
 Aims of course
 1 To define a research problem and method from an exploration of relevant literature and precedent.
 2 To identify a site of appropriate scope to be developed as the dissertation and individual design portfolio at Masters level.
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 Mode of delivery
 Distance based individual and peer tutorials.
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| Course description | Not entered |  
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |  | Co-requisites |  |  
| Prohibited Combinations |  | Other requirements | Pre-requisites Professional Placement, Professional Portfolio, Contemporary Practice
 
 Co-requisites
 Professional Placement, Professional Portfolio, Contemporary Practice
 
 Prohibited combinations
 none
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Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |  
Learning Outcomes 
| On completion of this course, the student will be able to: 
        define a research problem and method.undertake a literature review around a research topic.define a design brief of an appropriate scope. |  
Reading List 
| Indicative Bibliography Glatthorn A A (1998) Writing the Winning Dissertation: a step-by-step guide. Corwin Press, Calif. Madsen D (1992) Successful Dissertations & Theses: a guide to graduate student research from proposal to completion. Jossey Bass, Calif.  Mauch J E (2003) Guide to the Successful Thesis & Dissertation: a handbook for students & faculty. Dekker, NY.  Rudestam K E (2001) Surviving your dissertation: a comprehensive guide to content & process. Sage, Calif.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills | Not entered |  
| Special Arrangements | Landscape Institute criteria: landscape design, transferable skills; professional context. |  
| Keywords | RESEARCH PROBLEM, BRIEF, SCOPING, FEASIBILITY STUDY. |  
Contacts 
| Course organiser |  | Course secretary |  |  |  |