Undergraduate Course: Design Research 4 (20-credit option - Film & Television) (DESI10019)
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 | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
Summary | This course is only available to students in the School of Design.
Indicative course content
In this course students will define, collect and analyse a personally selected and justified area of research that is creatively informed, innovative and critically aware to underpin their studio practice.
Aims of course
1 enable students to propose, justify and undertake a personal study plan with clearly defined aims, objectives and methods
2 enable students to develop a sophisticated body of research material that communicates a progression of ideas and a thorough awareness of contemporary creative practice
3 develop and consolidate students' critical analysis and reflective appraisal of personal research themes
Mode of delivery
Self-Generated Projects, Individual and Group Mentoring, Tutorials |
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 | None |
Additional Costs | course materials and study trips |
Course Delivery Information
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Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: 0 |
Course Start |
Full Year |
Course Start Date |
18/09/2017 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 11,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 25,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
160 )
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Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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Additional Information (Assessment) |
Assessment is by submission of portfolio of project work at the end of the course. |
Feedback |
Formative feedback/feedforward is provided at designated points during the course, and may take a variety of forms (e.g., written verbal) and be delivered through a variety of contexts (e.g., one-to-one meeting, small group crit, VLE posting). |
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 a sustained and rigorous investigation of personal research themes
- CHALLENGE: analyse issues arising from the research and challenge established precepts and assumptions
- PLAN: demonstrate a sense of purpose in the development of lines of research inquiry
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Reading List
DESI10019 Design Research 4 (20 credit option)- Film/TV
- Christie, I. Scorsese on Scorsese. Faber & Faber (2003)
- Tarkovsky, A. Sculpting in Time: Reflections on the Cinema.
University of Texas Press (2003)
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Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
Course organiser | Mr David Cairns
Tel:
Email: dcairns3@exseed.ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Jane Thomson
Tel: (0131 6)51 5713
Email: jane.thomson@ed.ac.uk |
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