Undergraduate Course: Jewellery and Silversmithing 1a (DESI08105)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course introduces students to basic technical studio skills, key research methods and processes of design development within this specialist discipline.
The course introduces students to creative methods of research in response to project briefs. The creative potential of sketching ideas and design books will be explored in depth, and methods of model making from 2D into 3D forms will be introduced.
You will be introduced to a range of introductory Jewellery and Silversmithing core technical skills including cutting, shaping, texturing and constructing metalwork. |
| Course description |
Students are introduced to the subject of Jewellery and Silversmithing through technical demonstrations of the key tools of the trade. These include introductions to the studio environment, workshop facilities and workshop tool inductions.
Through a series of short thematic projects, (e.g. the City, the Zoo, Conversation piece and found object jewellery) students are encouraged to explore outcomes in a range of resistant materials, including plastic, fabric and wood as well as metals. The subject is not defined by a single material and the projects reflect an open minded approach to designing and making whilst encouraging appropriate choices of materials that are often recycled, sustainable or have material qualities suitable to the communication of your design ideas.
Methods of research include drawing, photography and visiting public collections through themed projects that encourage students to develop approaches to visual research and recording from both primary and secondary sources.
The intention of this course is to equip the students with a basic understanding of the design process through the selection and editing of appropriate resource material, developing an understanding of the design process through material making and the conclusion of an idea through various communication methods such as oral and visual presentations explaining research and design process of completed work.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | If this course is core to your programme you will be automatically enrolled, for all other students, including Design students, the course is open on a first come first served basis until the course is full. Where a course depends on some technical proficiency, PTs are encouraged to help students check with the appropriate Course Organiser regarding suitability, eg if student has previous external practical experience. The course will be open to enrolments from Thursday 13th September at 9.30am. Please sign up for the course through your own School (they will advise if this is done your PT, SSO or Teaching Office). We do not currently keep a waiting list. |
| Additional Costs | Material charges for consumable tools (drills and saw blades) plus materials (metals and plastics etc.) are paid on an individual basis on what is used, but can be estimated at around £60.
Local trips to museum collections (National Museums Scotland) are normally free unless for special exhibitions. |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2018/19, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: 8 |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 5,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 5,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 26,
External Visit Hours 5,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1,
Formative Assessment Hours 2,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
150 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
There will be both Formative assessments and Summative assessments of 100% course work.
Formative assessment:
Submission 1 : mid semester review week 5 or 6.
Summative Assessment:
Submission 2: end of teaching week 11 into week 12.
Students will submit the following:
1. LO1 Research work from a variety of sources (library, visual research, websites, exhibitions etc.) that is compiled into a full 80 page A4 sketchbook or folder with combined reflective notes and printed information.
2. LO2 Test pieces and design sketchbook work demonstrating research and design development approaches and evidence an understanding of the translation of 2D research to 3D material making.
3. LO3 Finished work presented and communicated to an appropriate standard from this personal research.
Relationship between Assessment and Learning Outcomes:
Components of assessments 1,2, and 3 link directly to LOs 1, 2, and 3 ( 1:1, 2:2, 3:3) and are equally weighted. |
| Feedback |
Formative assessment:
Submission 1: mid-semester review week 5 or 6.
You will be asked to present your work in progress from weeks 1-5, including your initial research, sketch book and studio development and ideas for the final completion of this project
Formative verbal feedback will be provided in relation to all learning outcomes.
Summative Assessment:
Submission 2: Summative review end of semester exam weeks. This submission is of your completed studio work and includes all test pieces, research and sketchbook work, this should be clearly laid out and labelled to demonstrate the progression of ideas over this course. Written feedback will be provided.
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding and awareness of core technical and theoretical themes appropriate to studio Jewellery and Silversmithing.
- Explore techniques and processes associated with the discipline and identify appropriate directions for personal design development.
- Communicate a personal and professional approach to documenting and developing ideas centered on your subject discipline.
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Reading List
McCreight, T. Complete Metalsmith : an illustrated handbook. Davis Publications (1982)
Cane, K. Making and Drawing. A&C Black Visual Arts (2012)
Gale, E. and A. Little, Jewellery Making. Teach Yourself Books (2000) |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Technical competence and awareness (in studio);
Safe working (workshops and studio);
Understanding and application of research methods (Sketch books and model making);
Self-organisation and time management (project briefs and technical exercises);
Communication (presentations at reviews and critiques). |
| Keywords | Jewellery,Silversmithing,Research,Drawing,Design Development,Making,Techniques,Materials |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mrs Jenny Gray
Tel: (0131 6)51 5805
Email: Jennifer.Gray@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Gill Lowther
Tel: (0131 6)51 5712
Email: glowther@ed.ac.uk |
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