Postgraduate Course: Design Exposition (DESI11079)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Dissertation |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 60 |
ECTS Credits | 30 |
| Summary | The culmination of your programme specialism, this course enables you to refine and reflect on your creative process and demonstrate your ability to prepare and present your work in a variety of contexts and formats. You will explore the wider dissemination and promotion of your practice to peers, public and professional audiences. |
| Course description |
The content of this course is specific to your programme specialism. Teaching is based in your specialist studios and workshops. The Portal (eca virtual learning environment) supports teaching and is used for delivery of projects that make up the content and structure of the course. The focus this semester is on the specific research methods of your programme specialism.
This course aims to:
1 Exercise autonomy, initiative and innovation in organisation, presentation and exposition strategies
2 Develop ability to critically examine, apply and disseminate the evidence of your creative work
3 Professionally document, archive and determine the means of individually promoting creative work to others
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
600
(
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 8,
Formative Assessment Hours 1,
Summative Assessment Hours 1,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
568 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
For your final summative assessment you are asked for a portfolio submission of artifacts, images and text to communicate your understanding of the learning acquired through the course. The portfolio elements evidence both your material and conceptual learning and map onto to the Learning Outcomes. Each Programme communicates the specific required portfolio elements via the ECA Portal (Virtual Learning Environment) |
| Feedback |
Feedback is regularly communicated through the course. This takes a number forms, verbally through group and individual meetings where work and ideas are discussed with both peers and tutor. There is also a specific mid semester formative feedback point when indicative grades are given. |
| No Exam Information |
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| Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
600
(
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 8,
Formative Assessment Hours 1,
Summative Assessment Hours 1,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
568 )
|
| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
|
| Additional Information (Assessment) |
For your final summative assessment you are asked for a portfolio submission of artifacts, images and text to communicate your understanding of the learning acquired through the course. The portfolio elements evidence both your material and conceptual learning and map onto to the Learning Outcomes. Each Programme communicates the specific required portfolio elements via the ECA Portal (Virtual Learning Environment) |
| Feedback |
Feedback is regularly communicated through the course. This takes a number forms, verbally through group and individual meetings where work and ideas are discussed with both peers and tutor. There is also a specific mid semester formative feedback point when indicative grades are given. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- RESOLVE: Complete work to an appropriate professional standard, demonstrating an integrated relationship between practice, theory and industry
- COMMUNICATE: Disseminate work persuasively within an appropriate professional context
- REFLECT: Evaluate their work critically, positioning themselves within and beyond their discipline
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Learning Resources
Hebdige, D. Hiding in the Light. London, Routledge (1998)
Highmore, B. The Design Culture Reader. London, Routledge (2009)
Animation
Richard Williams, The Animator¿s Survival Kit, Publisher: Faber and Faber; Revised Edition ISBN-10: 0571238343 ISBN-13: 978-0571238347.
Fashion:
Francesca Alfano Miglietti Fashion Statements: Interviews with Fashion Designers [Paperback] Publisher: Skira Editore; First Edition edition (11 Sep 2006) ISBN-10: 8876246878 ISBN-13: 978- 8876246876
Graphic Design:
Lupton, Ellen, Thinking with Type, Second Revised and Expanded Edition: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, and Students: Princeton Architectural Press
Lupton, Ellen, Indie Publishing: How to Design and Produce Your Own Book (Design Brief): Princeton Architectural Press
Veronique Vienne, Art Direction Explained, At Last! Steven Heller, Laurence King
Illustration:
Quentin Blake, The Magic Pencil, British Library 2002
Phil Baines Penguin by design : a cover story, 1935-2005
Film and TV:
Steven D Katz, Shot by Shot , Michael Weise Prod 1991
David Bordwell & Kristen Thompson Film Art , Addison-Wesley,London 1980
Jewellery:
Peter Dormer, New jewellery : trends and traditions. London : Thames and Hudson, 1994.
Amanda Mansell, Adorn : new jewellery, London, U.K. : Laurence King publishing, 2008
Interior Design:
Gibbs, Jenny Interior Design (2nd edition) Lawrence King 2009.
Plunkett, Drew Drawing for Interior Design Lawrence King 2010.
Performance Costume:
2D»3D: Design for Theatre and Performance compiled by Kate Burnett and Peter Ruthven Hall, London, Society of British Theatre Designers, 2002
Design for Performance: from Diaghilev to the Pet Shop Boys / edited by Peter Doherty and Tim White, London, Lund Humphries,1996
Product Design:
Laura Slack, What is Product Design? RotoVision (Oct 2006)
Lynn Haller and CherylDangel Cullen, Design Secrets: Products 2-50 Real-life Projects Uncovered, Rockport Publishers Inc (Oct 2006)
Penny Sparke, The Genius of Design, Quadrille Publishing Ltd (March 2010)
All Learning Resources are specific to each Programme and communicated via the ECA Portal (Virtual Learning Environment) and within Studio teaching. |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Be independent learners who take responsibility for their own learning, and are committed to continuous reflection, self-evaluation and self-improvement
appreciate and use talents constructively
Recognise the benefits of communicating with those beyond their immediate environments
Recognise the importance of reflecting on their learning experiences and be aware of their own learning style
Recognise the benefits of communicating with those beyond their immediate environments
Personal and Intellectual Autonomy
Be able to create and harness opportunities
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| Keywords | Design,MA,MFA,studio,Research,exploration,exposition |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Jessamy Kelly
Tel: (0131 6)51 5816
Email: |
Course secretary | Mr Ryan Farrell
Tel: (0131 6)51 7400
Email: |
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