Undergraduate Course: Design Externality 3a (DESI09019)

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	Synopsis This course is designed to encompass studies undertaken either within ECA or on internship. Students work on a series of projects and are encouraged to collect and analyse research that is creatively informed and critically aware, and develop creative concepts through integrated iterative processes incorporating making, evaluating, presenting and reflection. Aims 1. To enable students to develop, and critically appraise, a body of clearly defined project material that communicates a progression of ideas and an awareness of contemporary creative practice and user/audience needs. 2. To develop advanced creative methods, techniques, approaches, materials and processes, exploring how practitioners personally conceptualise briefs. 3. To enable students to begin to position their personal practice within the discipline, exploring a range of appropriate design methodologies and strategies for the professional presentation, exhibition and documentation of work, as appropriate.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
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	Semester 1
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 400 ( Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 392 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Portfolio and documentation of project work.
Feedback	Not entered
No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: EVALUATE: evaluate and respond to project briefs, and formulate appropriate approaches DEVELOP: select and apply appropriate material and conceptual development through a transparent iterative process REALISE: realise project solutions through structured and transparent methodologies