Undergraduate Course: Design Studio 1 - Textiles (DESI07033)

Course Outline
School	Edinburgh College of Art	College	College of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate)	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	40	ECTS Credits	20
Summary	This course introduces students to a range of design practices through a series of projects enabling the development of fundamental creative and technical skills. Students are encouraged to develop a personal direction through making, evaluating, presenting and reflecting. The aims of the course are: 1. To introduce fundamental creative methods, techniques and approaches in response to project briefs 2. To encourage curiosity and a sense of risk taking 3. To introduce the fundamental materials and associated 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 24, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 59, External Visit Hours 8, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 32, Formative Assessment Hours 3, Summative Assessment Hours 3, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 260 )
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 via Learn.
No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: RESPOND: Demonstrate creative responses to project briefs. DEVELOP: Demonstrate a range of fundamental skills and knowledge of processes and materials, through creative projects. REALISE: Evaluate a body of research work and select suitable concepts for realisation in an appropriate form.