Postgraduate Course: Material Practice 1 (ARCH11228)

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	This course is intended to introduce students to a range of materials, how our thinking towards design and interpretation may change according to the nature of the materials and the underlying processes of production.
Course description	This course will also serve to give breadth to the experience of working in different environments, specific to the ECA as a precursor and to develop a series of short projects serving as an introduction for the students to different workshops, such as the Architecture, Glass, Textiles, Metal etc. As the programme evolves and numbers increase it may be possible to extend the number of projects and introduce a degree of selection in the workshop projects available. Each project will involve an introduction to the workshop and a short carefully defined project that helps students to understand both the creative potential and practical limits of the workshop. The broader aim of these workshops is to create critical and reflective appreciation of technique and process.

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 ( Seminar/Tutorial Hours 50, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 20, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 322 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	The course will be examined by: A series of short projects, reviewed and assessed collectively - 80% A written reflective report (2000 words) - 20%
Feedback	1. Formative feedback regular tutorials and review 2. Summative - Written feedback
No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: To introduce students to a variety of materials, material practices and processes. To have a critical understanding of the nature of materials through direct engagement with the materials and the associated processes. To understand and critically understand how differing materials and processes relate to each other in the context of a performance related objectives.