Undergraduate Course: Design Research 2 - Textiles (DESI08031)
Course Outline
School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
SCQF Credits | 40 |
ECTS Credits | 20 |
Summary | 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. |
Course description |
As Summary
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites |
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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 - often an advance payment is required. |
Course Delivery Information
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Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
Course Start |
Full Year |
Course Start Date |
18/09/2017 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
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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Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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Additional Information (Assessment) |
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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:
- INVESTIGATE: Use a variety of practical and theoretical methods to demonstrate an investigation of research themes.
- CONSIDER: Demonstrate the consideration of a range of issues influencing the research.
- SELECT: Demonstrate the ability to select research themes and directions appropriate to specific projects and lines of enquiry.
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Reading List
Textiles - Design Research 2
- Woolf, C. The Art of Manipulating Fabric, Krause
Publications (2003)
- Bowles, M. & Isaac, C. Digital Textile Design, Laurence
King (2012)
- Casey, A. Lucienne Day: In the Spirit of the Age
[Paperback] ACC Editions (2014)
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Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Explore various forms of researching, creative problem solving and decision making, editing, communicating. |
Keywords | Research,investigate,consider,select,explore,communicate |
Contacts
Course organiser | Ms Shirley Mclauchlan
Tel:
Email: s.mclauchlan@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Karolina Mazur
Tel: (0131 6)51 5712
Email: Karolina.Mazur@ed.ac.uk |
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