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Undergraduate Course: Design Studio 2 - Graphic Design (DESI08046)

Course Outline
SchoolEdinburgh College of Art CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits40 ECTS Credits20
SummaryThis course introduces students to the fundamental knowledge and skills appropriate to their chosen discipline. Students work on a series of exercises and projects of differing time-frames and increasing complexity within a studio environment. Students are encouraged to develop an iterative creative process that incorporates making, evaluating, presenting and reflecting.

The aims of the course are:
1. To introduce appropriate creative methods, techniques and approaches
2. To explore how practitioners personally respond to briefs
3. To introduce appropriate materials and processes
Course description As Summary
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 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Full Year
Course Start Date 18/09/2017
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 400 ( Lecture Hours 3, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 20, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 48, External Visit Hours 8, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 27, Formative Assessment Hours 3, Summative Assessment Hours 3, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 280 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Portfolio of project work.
Feedback Feedback will be given within 15 working days from the hand-in date via Learn.
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. EVALUATE: evaluate and respond to project briefs and formulate appropriate approaches.
  2. DEVELOP: apply fundamental material and conceptual development through a transparent iterative process.
  3. REALISE: evaluate a body of research work, and select and realise suitable project solutions through structured and transparent methodologies.
Reading List
Graphic Design - Design Studio 2
- Ambrose, G. & Harris, P. The Layout Book. AVA Academia
(2005)
- Mark, G. Production for Print (Portfolio Skills). Laurence
King (2010)
- Lupton, E. Indie Publishing: How to Design and Produce
Your Own Book. (Design Brief), Princeton Architectural
Press (2008)
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserMr Michael Windle
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Course secretaryMiss Karolina Mazur
Tel: (0131 6)51 5712
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