Undergraduate Course: Design Context 3 (incoming exchange) (DESI09015)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Part-year visiting students only |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Design |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Indicative course content
This course encourages you to develop a theoretical, narrative and historical perspective for your practice in relation to the fields of visual and cultural studies. The module consists of a short course designed to advance your creative confidence and analytical abilities.
Aims of course
1 To offer you a short course of study that allows you to pursue your key creative ideas in more depth and detail.
2 To allow you to engage in a rigorous and creative dialogue with the work of your contemporaries and gain a more sophisticated understanding of the nature of today's diverse visual cultures.
3 To introduce you to a variety of creative research approaches and to aid you in the development of appropriate research methods that you can test out in your own practice.
Mode of delivery
blended learning: lectures, workshops, tutorials, presentations, visits, social e-learning |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | This course is only available to ECA students on degree programmes belonging to Design. |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2012/13 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: No |
Quota: 150 |
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| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
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| Delivery period: 2012/13 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: No |
Quota: 150 |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. RESEARCH: Research and show an understanding of the principal methods of enquiry and employ a range of research applications and sources.
2. ANALYSE: Demonstrate an understanding of several areas of visual culture that enable you to analyse, evaluate and reflect on your own field.
3. COMMUNICATE: Successfully communicate your research and analysis in a well structured, coherent and creative form. |
Assessment Information
Assessment plan
Not entered |
Special Arrangements
| special agreements with exchange Universities |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Indicative Bibliography
Blaxter, L. et al (2001)How to Research. Buckingham: Open University Press. Booth, W. et al (1995)The Craft of Research. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.Cottrell, S (2005)Critical Thinking Skills: Developing Effective Analysis and Argument. Basingstoke: Palgrave. Rampley, M. (ed) (2001) Exploring Visual Culture. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.Rose, G (2001)Visual Methodologies. London: Sage.Sturken M & Cartwright L (2001)Practices of Looking. Oxford: Oxford University Press. |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Contact hours 18 hours
Directed study 12 hours
Self-directed study 70 hours
Total 100 hours |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Jessica Hemmings
Tel:
Email: j.hemmings@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Jane Thomson
Tel:
Email: jane.thomson@ed.ac.uk |
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