Undergraduate Course: Design Research and Context 2 (DESI08006)

Course Outline
School	Edinburgh College of Art	College	College of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate)	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	60	ECTS Credits	30
Summary	In this course students will be introduced to basic research strategies appropriate to their specific discipline. Students will apply these methods to creatively inform and underpin their studio practice. The aims of the course are: 1. To introduce students to key theories, practices, contexts and debates in relation to their discipline. 2. To enable students to develop a body of research informed by an introduction to historical and contemporary creative practice, and user/audience needs 3. To develop studentsż abilities in the critical analysis and reflective appraisal of set research themes.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites	Students MUST have passed: Design Studio 1 (DESI07007) AND Design Research and Context 1 (DESI07006) AND Design Symposium 1 (DESI07005)	Co-requisites	Students MUST also take: Design Studio 2 (DESI08007) AND Design Symposium 2 (DESI08005)
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	Appropriate SCQF Level 7 qualification or equivalent

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: 600 ( Lecture Hours 10, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 30, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 30, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 98, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 420 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Portfolio of research and context work plus two written submissions
Feedback	Not entered
No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: INVESTIGATE: use a variety of practical and theoretical approaches to demonstrate an investigation of research themes SELECT: demonstrate the ability to analyse and select research themes and directions appropriate to specific projects and lines of enquiry COMMUNICATE: convey creative ideas in a range of imaginatively structured and coherent forms