Undergraduate Course: Design Research 4 (20-credit option - Fashion) (DESI10020)
Course Outline
School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
Summary | This course is only available to students in the School of Design.
Indicative course content
In this course students will define, collect and analyse a personally selected and justified area of research that is creatively informed, innovative and critically aware to underpin their studio practice.
Aims of course
1 enable students to propose, justify and undertake a personal study plan with clearly defined aims, objectives and methods
2 enable students to develop a sophisticated body of research material that communicates a progression of ideas and a thorough awareness of contemporary creative practice
3 develop and consolidate students' critical analysis and reflective appraisal of personal research themes
Mode of delivery
Self-Generated Projects, Individual and Group Mentoring, Tutorials |
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- INVESTIGATE: use a variety of practical and theoretical methods to demonstrate a sustained and rigorous investigation of personal research themes
- CHALLENGE: analyse issues arising from the research and challenge established precepts and assumptions
- PLAN: demonstrate a sense of purpose in the development of lines of research inquiry
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Reading List
DESI10020 Design Research 4 (20 credit option)- Fashion
- Bruzzi, S. & Gibson, P.C. Fashion Cultures Revisited:
Theories, Explorations and Analysis. Routledge(2013)
- English, B. Japanese Fashion Designers: The Work and
Influence of Issey Miyake, Yohji Yamamoto and Rei
Kawakubo. Berg (2011)
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Additional Information
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Contacts
Course organiser | Mr Mal Burkinshaw
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Course secretary | Ms Jane Thomson
Tel: (0131 6)51 5713
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