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Undergraduate Course: Design Research 1 - Jewellery & Silversmithing (DESI07026)

Course Outline
SchoolEdinburgh College of Art CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits40 ECTS Credits20
SummaryThis course introduces students to a broad range of basic research methods in relation to practical studio work, enabling them to extend their understanding of design practice. The specific aims of the Course are to introduce students to key theories, practices, contexts and debates in design; to encourage the creative and critical development of personal practice; to encourage curiosity and foster critical enquiry.
Course description As Summary
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements This course is only available to ECA students on degree programmes belonging to Design.
Additional Costs Range of design materials and field trips pertaining to programme specialism.
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Full Year
Course Start Date 18/09/2017
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 400 ( Lecture Hours 2, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 30, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 59, External Visit Hours 3, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 32, Formative Assessment Hours 3, Summative Assessment Hours 3, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 260 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Feedback Feedback will be given within 15 working days from the hand-in date via Learn.
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. INVESTIGATE: Show an ability to collect and collate images, objects and texts which demonstrate an investigation of the key research themes.
  2. CONSIDER: Demonstrate a range of approaches to design research.
  3. SELECT: Demonstrate the ability to select research themes and begin to develop a personal direction.
Reading List
Jewellery & Silversmithing
- McCreight, T. Complete Metalsmith : an illustrated
handbook. Davis Publications (1982)
- Simblet, S. The Drawing Book. London, DK (2005)
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Explore various forms of researching, creative problem solving and decision making, editing, communicating.
KeywordsResearch,investigate,consider,select,explore,communciate
Contacts
Course organiserMs Susan Cross
Tel: 0131 221 6238
Email: s.cross@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Karolina Mazur
Tel: (0131 6)51 5712
Email: Karolina.Mazur@ed.ac.uk
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