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Undergraduate Course: Jewellery & Silversmithing 1A: Materials and the Body (DESI08143)

Course Outline
SchoolEdinburgh College of Art CollegeCollege of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryStudents will be introduced to a wide range of creative research and development methods to support the creation of objects informed by and sited on the body. Students will work individually and in groups in response to a series of thematic provocations. This will be supported by contextual lectures, online museum visits and an introduction to the many resources available. Methods of research may include drawing, photography, model making, collage and material experimentation that encourages students to develop individual approaches to visual, material and performative sources, gathering information from both primary and secondary sources. The field of jewellery is not defined by a single material, and the course reflects an open-minded approach to making whilst encouraging discerning choices of materials.¿
Weekly practical sessions will introduce students to thinking through making, and a range of development methods to support you in working between 2 and 3 dimensions within the context of the human body.¿¿
The aim of this course is to support student¿s development of a dynamic personal process, able to demonstrate fluidity between materials, processes of translation, and responsiveness to a wide range of source materials.
Course description Students will be introduced to a wide range of creative research and development methods to support the creation of objects informed by and sited on the body. Students will work individually and in groups in response to a series of thematic provocations. This will be supported by contextual lectures, museum visits and an introduction to the many resources available in the Jewellery Department and ECA Library. Methods of research may include drawing, photography, model making, collage and material experimentation that encourages students to develop individual approaches to visual, material and performative sources, gathering information from both primary and secondary sources. The field of jewellery is not defined by a single material, and the course reflects an open-minded approach to making whilst encouraging discerning choices of materials.
Weekly practical studio sessions will introduce students to thinking through making, and a range of development methods to support you in working between 2 and 3 dimensions within the context of the human body.
The aim of this course is to support students¿ development of a dynamic personal process, able to demonstrate fluidity between materials, processes of translation, and responsiveness to a wide range of source materials.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites 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, e.g. if student has previous external practical experience. The course will be open to enrolments from Monday 28th September at 10.00 am. Please sign up for the course through your own School (they will advise if this is done via your PT, SSO or Teaching Office). We do not currently keep a waiting list.
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2020/21, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  96
Course Start Semester 1
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 22, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 4, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 18, Formative Assessment Hours 0.5, Summative Assessment Hours 0.5, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 151 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) 100% Coursework all LO's are equally weighted.
Components of assessment 1,2,3 link directly to Learning Outcomes 1,2,3 ( 1:1, 2:2, 3:3) all outcome equally weighted
Students will submit the following:
1. Documentation of engagement (Photographs, films etc. capturing the live process) with material and process workshops (LO1)
2. Digital portfolio (15-20 pages PDF) highlighting and reflecting on key stages of personal experience and development of a final project (LO2)
3. Reflective statement approx. 1000 words (LO3)
Feedback Assessments will be 100% Coursework based
Formative: mid-semester assessment mid-semester. Feedback will be provided within 15 working days.
Students will submit the following against learning Outcomes and will receive feedback along with formative grades against the learning outcomes:
1. Documentation of engagement with material and process teaching completed to date (LO1)
2. Digital portfolio of drawings and 3D models completed so far on the course (LO2)
3. Reflective statement approx. 500 words (LO3)

Summative: End-semester assessment. Written Feedback will be provided within 15 working days
Students will submit the following via Learn against learning Outcomes:
1. Documentation of engagement with material and process teaching (LO1)
2. Digital portfolio (15-20 pages) highlighting and reflecting on key stages of personal experience and development of a final project (LO2)
3. Reflective statement approx. 1000 words (LO3)
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Generate and respond to a wide range of source materials, including the human body
  2. Demonstrate a range of processes of translation between 2D and 3D, and between source materials and design concepts
  3. Evidence a dynamic personal process of creative enquiry
Reading List
Cane, K. (2012). Making and Drawing. A&C Black Visual Arts.
Charny, D. (2011). The Power of Making: The Importance of Being Skilled. V&A Publishing.
Mick M. & Jack S. (2015). Drawing Projects ¿ an exploration of the language of drawing. Black Dog Publishing.
Schwartzman, M. (2011). See Yourself Sensing: Redefining Human Perception. Black Dog Publishing London UK.
Simblet, S. (2005). The Drawing Book. London, DK.
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills An awareness of health and safety practices in a jewellery workshop and studio environment
Understanding and application of visual research methods in the context of the discipline (primary and secondary)
Translating gathered visual research into finished three dimensional outcomes.
Self-organisation and time management (self-led projects and independent technical exploration)
Communication of ideas and critical reflection through sketchbooks and oral presentations in a group and individual context.
KeywordsJewellery,Materials,Design,Design Process,Development Process,Making,Studio,Practice
Contacts
Course organiserMs Mirka Janeckova
Tel: (0131 6)51 5448
Email: mirka.janeckova@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Georgia Dodsworth
Tel: (0131 6)51 5712
Email: georgia.dodsworth@ed.ac.uk
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