Undergraduate Course: Design Externality 3 Major (Semester 1) - Product Design (DESI09072)
Course Outline
School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
SCQF Credits | 40 |
ECTS Credits | 20 |
Summary | 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. The course will 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. Students will develop advanced creative methods, techniques, approaches, materials and processes, exploring how practitioners personally conceptualise briefs. They will 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. |
Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Additional Costs | Range of design materials and trips pertaining to programme specialism. Likely to incur general costs relating to photocopying, printing and so forth. |
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites | Only available to visiting students in the Design School |
High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered |
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.
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Reading List
Product Design
- Anderson, C. Makers: The New Industrial Revolution. Random House
Business (2013)
- Hudson, J. Process: 50 Product Designs from Concept to
Manufacture. Laurence King (2011)
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Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Manage and prioritise workload and time. Work to deadlines. Exercise autonomy and initiative. Use a range of IT applications to support and enhance work. Organisation. Problem-solving. |
Keywords | Evaluate,Develop,Realise,Produce,Present,Reflect,Practice |
Contacts
Course organiser | Dr Larissa Pschetz
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Course secretary | Ms Jane Thomson
Tel: (0131 6)51 5713
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