Undergraduate Course: Design Symposium 1 (DESI07005)

Course Outline
School	Edinburgh College of Art	College	College of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate)	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	20	ECTS Credits	10
Summary	This course encourages students to consider different approaches to knowledge and enquiry as they look at issues affecting the world in which we live. It is designed to help students develop a deeper critical understanding of their chosen area of study by setting the subject in a wider context. The aims of the course are: 1. To introduce students to an issues-based approach to creative and intellectual endeavor 2. To provide the students with the opportunity to reflect on their discipline within a wider context 3. To encourage interdisciplinary collaborative activity and debate
Course description	Not entered

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites	Students MUST also take: Design Studio 1 (DESI07007) AND Design Research and Context 1 (DESI07006)
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	This course is only available to ECA students on degree programmes belonging to Design.

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Full Year
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 200 ( Seminar/Tutorial Hours 4, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 62, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 130 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Portfolio of work - semester 1 and 2
Feedback	Not entered
No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: ANALYSE: demonstrate the ability to examine an issue from a number of viewpoints in a collaborative context. REFLECT: demonstrate the ability to reflect on their discipline within a wider context. COMMUNICATE: communicate proposals, concepts and responses orally, visually and in writing, using a variety of appropriate methods and forums.