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Undergraduate Course: Design Externality 3 Work-Based Placement (Semester 1) - Animation (DESI09068)

Course Outline
SchoolEdinburgh College of Art CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits40 ECTS Credits20
SummaryThis course is designed to encompass studies undertaken both within ECA but primarily on work-based placement. Students primarily work on placement activities and conclude with studio project(s). Students are encouraged to fully and professionally engage with their work-based placement requirements, and their subsequent ECA studio activity which allows time to reflect on this professional experience. The course will enable students to develop their knowledge and understanding of professional practice and critically appraise a body of clearly defined project material that communicates a progression of ideas and an awareness of contemporary creative practice and user/audience needs. Students will develop advanced creative methods, techniques, approaches, materials and processes, exploring how practitioners conceptualise briefs. They will begin to professionally position their personal practice, exploring a range of appropriate design methodologies and strategies for the professional presentation and documentation of their work.
Course description As Summary
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs Accommodation (if not in Edinburgh) and travel to/from work based placement (where not met by company). Range of design materials and trips.
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. EVALUATE: evaluate and respond to placement and studio requirements, and formulate appropriate approaches.
  2. DEVELOP: select and apply appropriate material and conceptual development in response to placement and studio requirements.
  3. REALISE: realise project solutions through structured and transparent methodologies in response to work placement activities.
Reading List
Animation
- Cholodenko, A. The Illusion Of Life, Essays On Animation.
Power Publications (2011)
- Pikkov, U. Animasophy. Estonian Academy of Arts (2010)
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Manage and prioritise workload and time. Work to deadlines. Exercise autonomy and initiative. Use a range of IT applications to support and enhance work. Organisation. Problem-solving.
Keywordsevaluate,develop,realise,produce,present,reflect,practice
Contacts
Course organiserMr Jared Taylor
Tel: (0131 6)51 5964
Email: jared.taylor@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Jane Thomson
Tel: (0131 6)51 5713
Email: jane.thomson@ed.ac.uk
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