Postgraduate Course: Building Description (AREA11014)

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	10	ECTS Credits	5
Summary	This is a lecture-based module with occasional local field walks. Subjects: Chief styles of western architecture; vocabulary of western architecture; descriptive writing; sketching; list descriptions. Aims: 1. To develop skills of close observation 2. To acquire a vocabulary of architecture
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: 100 ( Lecture Hours 6, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 2, External Visit Hours 3, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 4, Formative Assessment Hours 3, Summative Assessment Hours 3, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 77 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Assessment will be by means of two individual building descriptions, which will both test the same skills and will enable students to satisfy all three learning outcomes. Course grades will be 100% based on these piece of work, which will be equally weighted.
Feedback	Written feedback will be given on the first description, prior to preparation of the second description.
No Exam Information

Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS2)		Quota: None
Course Start	Semester 1
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 6, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 2, External Visit Hours 3, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 4, Formative Assessment Hours 3, Summative Assessment Hours 3, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 77 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Assessment will be by means of two individual building descriptions, which will both test the same skills and will enable students to satisfy all three learning outcomes. Course grades will be 100% based on these piece of work, which will be equally weighted.
Feedback	Written feedback will be given on the first description, prior to preparation of the second description.
No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: Display a knowledge of architectural terminology and a knowledge of the main styles and building. Demonstrate an ability to accurately describe buildings in written and graphic form. Display organisational, verbal and presentational skills specific to building description.