Postgraduate Course: Advanced Sustainable Design Dissertation (distance learning) (ARCH11044)
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 | TThis is a distance learning course, delivered entirely online using as its main delivery platform our virtual learning environment . The choice of this mode of delivery enables you to shape your study pattern around your working day and other commitments.
The principal intention of the Dissertation is to provide you with an opportunity to investigate an architectural topic to a greater extent, in written form, than has been possible so far in your Masters Programme. A dissertation is more than just a description of gathered research material. The best dissertations use this newly acquired knowledge of a topic as the basis for a critical understanding and the synthesis of a personal interpretation. The Dissertation also involves the skills of working within the realm of academic research methodology, the gathering of information and the development of ideas in a mature and independent manner, and presenting them in a well-written, properly annotated format. You can choose a dissertation topic within the overall field covered by this masters degree. You can base your research area on curriculum from the programme or from your own professional and academic contexts.
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| Course description |
Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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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) |
Please contact the School directly for a breakdown of Learning and Teaching Activities |
| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
As the project is mainly research-based, we look for a substantial text in the region of 13 000 to 15 000 words. If your research involves work in design and visual representation then the text can be more concise, but at no point should the length of any text be less than 9000 words. The dissertation submission addresses all the learning outcomes of the course. |
| Feedback |
You will receive formative feedback at the following points:
¿ Preparation of the research question
¿ Submission of dissertation plan
In addition, you can expect no less than four meeting and feedback sessions with your tutor.
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Display the ability to independently define and critically appraise the ideas and work of others in the context of sustainable theory, strategies and the built environment.
- Demonstrate an ability to define rigorous aims and objectives and deploy them in the formation of critical and reflective research activity.
- Show skill in the production of a substantial text that is well structured, written, referenced and illustrated.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
no formal class sessions as course delivered by distance learning. |
| Keywords | sustainable design architecture dissertation |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr John Brennan
Tel: (0131 6)50 2324
Email: |
Course secretary | Mrs Lyndsay Hagon
Tel: (0131 6)51 5735
Email: |
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