Undergraduate Course: Design Research 3 (DESI09002)

Course Outline
School	Edinburgh College of Art	College	College of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate)	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	40	ECTS Credits	20
Summary	This course is only avaialble to students in the School of Design. Indicative course content In this course students will source, collect and analyse appropriate research that is creatively informed and critically aware. Students will begin to develop a personal research methodology that underpins studio practice. Aims of course 1 enable students to undertake research with clearly defined aims, objectives and methods 2 enable students to develop a body of research material that communicates a progression of ideas and an awareness of contemporary creative practice and user/audience needs 3 develop students critical analysis and reflective appraisal of given and personal research themes Mode of delivery Projects, Lectures, Seminars, Tutorials, Visits, Field Work
Course description	Not entered

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites	Students MUST have passed: ( Design Studio 2 (DESI08001) AND Design Research 2 (DESI08002) AND Professional Design Practice 2 (DESI08003) AND Design Context 2 (DESI08004)) OR (SCQF8 QUAL)	Co-requisites	Students MUST also take: Design Studio 3 (DESI09001) AND Design Research 3 (DESI09002) AND Design Context 3 (DESI09012)
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: 180
Course Start	Full Year
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 400 ( Seminar/Tutorial Hours 22, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 70, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 300 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Portfolio of work
Feedback	Not entered
No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: ANALYSE: select and use appropriate methods to explore and critically evaluate personally selected research themes QUESTION: recognise and question established approaches to research in order to determine appropriate personal directions SELECT: demonstrate the ability to select the most appropriate concepts for development for subsequent studio work