Undergraduate Course: Computer-Aided Design (DESI08137)
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 | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course will introduce a range of fundamental skills and Computer Drawing principles to ensure that students can use relevant CAD equipment to develop design projects and competencies. |
| Course description |
This course involves students attending weekly lectures and workshops where they will be taken through the various stages and commands of CAD and Sketch-up. Using weekly tasks and themes, students will gain basic knowledge of these computer programmes. This will allow students to gain 2D orthographic and basic modelling skills. At the end of the course, students will be able to draw their own project using the programmes to support their own design project.
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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 open to ALL STUDENTS and enrolments are managed on a first come first served basis until the course is full. 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 | Sketch book and printouts/general project printing (approx. £30). |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2018/19, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 20 |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 11,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 11,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 7,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1,
Formative Assessment Hours 5,
Summative Assessment Hours 5,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
156 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
100% weighting for portfolio to include:
Sketchbook(s) detailing ideas progressed.
Booklet detailing responses to lecture course work and tasks.
Presentation drawings (printed) of final project produced using CAD skills learnt (minimum size A3).
Relationship between Assessment and Learning Outcomes:
All three Learning Outcomes are assessed, and are equally weighted in the assessment, of all assessment components. |
| Feedback |
Formative feedback and Assessment:
Group presentations and crits will include verbal feedback from peers and staff on a weekly basis.
In week 6 there will be a formative feedback point where students will give a short electronic presentation containing and edited version of their work to date on the course.
Formative written feedback and formative grades will be given on work submitted at this point.
Summative Feedback and Assessment:
Following the final portfolio submission at the end of semester 1, each student will be given both verbal and written feedback on their summative work. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate a knowledge of the fundamental principles of CAD
- Apply taught concepts to the development and documentation of a design project using CAD
- Show an awareness of and understanding of skills learnt through presentation of finalized design ideas presented in CAD
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Reading List
Cline, Lydia. Sketch-Up for Interior Design: 3D visualisations, designing and space planning. Wiley, 2014
John, Elys. CAS fundamentals for Architecture. Laurence King, 2013
Bryden, Douglas. CAD and Rapid Prototyping for Product Design. Laurence King, 2014
Mitton, M. Interior Design Visual Presentation: A Guide to Graphics, Models and Presentations Techniques. Wiley 2012
Fane, B. AutoCad for Dummies. Wiley 2016
Buxton, P. The Metric Handbook. Routledge, 2015
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Use of CAD |
| Keywords | CAD,sketch-up,computer skills |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Gillian Treacy
Tel:
Email: gtreacy@exseed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Gill Lowther
Tel: (0131 6)51 5712
Email: glowther@ed.ac.uk |
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