Postgraduate Course: Interior Design: Design Research (DESI11059)

Course Outline
School	Edinburgh College of Art	College	College of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	40	ECTS Credits	20
Summary	Students will define, collect and analyse a personally selected and justified area of creative research and practice that is innovative and critically aware. Students will produce a cohesive and mature body of research work within and beyond studio practice This course aims to: 1 Enable students to propose, justify and undertake a personal study plan with clearly defined critical aims, objectives and methods 2 Enable students to develop a sophisticated body of research material and evidence of practical exploration that communicates a progression of ideas and a critical awareness of contemporary practice and theory 3 Develop and consolidate students critical analysis and reflective appraisal of personal research themes
Course description	Not entered

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Semester 1
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 400 ( Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 130, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 30, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 232 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Learning Outcomes Assessed Portfolio and Oral Presentation Weighting 100%
Feedback	Not entered
No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: 1. ANALYSE: select and use appropriate methods to evaluate appropriate material, precedents and sources 2. CHALLENGE: recognise, rationalise and question thematic strands critically within personal practice-led and research investigations 3. PLAN: demonstrate a sense of purpose in the development of lines of inquiry in both research and practice