Postgraduate Course: Material Practice 3 (ARCH11232)

Course Outline
School	Edinburgh College of Art	College	College of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)
Course type	Dissertation	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	60	ECTS Credits	30
Summary	This is a dissertation - type course that allows students to research, in depth, issues, ideas and themes contained in Material Practice.
Course description	Students will develop and produce a major study in material practice, working across a variety of digital and physical media. Each project will be developed through discussion with the course organiser and core team of tutors. Students will be encouraged to develop topics that relate to their own response to Material Practice and to work directly with a particular tutor, whose expertise and interests align with the intended area of study It is intended to have a flexible and relatively broad approach to the range of topics, modes of practice and presentation. The topics will be developed during the second semester. A key aspect is the consideration of practical factors such as staff, technical resources and time. Therefore students will be required to produce a carefully prepared outline of work and plan that explicitly fits the proposal into the resources available. This is seen as an important pedagogical point concerning evaluation of technology and resources. Assessment includes recognition for planning, execution and reflection.

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	Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 600 ( Seminar/Tutorial Hours 6, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 4, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 578 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	The course will be examined by a portfolio of output including the production of physical pieces, a reflective analysis and description of methodology and research strategy - 100%
Feedback	1. Regular tutorial and review 2. Review of draft portfolio 3. Summative : written feedback
No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: The ability to undertake research in depth on a relevant topic related to Material Practice using material, digital and archival resources as appropriate. The ability to plan, develop and execute a research project leading to an agreed objective that responds to the resources and skills available. To present a coherent and structured research study through a portfolio of work encompassing physical, digital and written material.