Undergraduate Course: Design Symposium 1 (DESI07005)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Design |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course encourages students to consider different approaches to knowledge and enquiry as they look at issues affecting the world in which we live. It is designed to help students develop a deeper critical understanding of their chosen area of study by setting the subject in a wider context.
The aims of the course are:
1. To introduce students to an issues-based approach to creative and intellectual endeavor
2. To provide the students with the opportunity to reflect on their discipline within a wider context
3. To encourage interdisciplinary collaborative activity and debate
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2012/13 Full Year, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: No |
Quota: None |
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. ANALYSE: demonstrate the ability to examine an issue from a number of viewpoints in a collaborative context.
2. REFLECT: demonstrate the ability to reflect on their discipline within a wider context.
3. COMMUNICATE: communicate proposals, concepts and responses orally, visually and in writing, using a variety of appropriate methods and forums. |
Assessment Information
| Coursework: compilation of appropriate written and visual material. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Gerardus Verhoeven
Tel: 0131 221 6284
Email: a.verhoeven@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Jane Thomson
Tel:
Email: jane.thomson@ed.ac.uk |
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