Undergraduate Course: Professional Portfolio (ARCH10010)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 40 |
| Home subject area | Architecture and Landscape Architecture |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Indicative course content
A design project selected, & developed in an academic context, by students from their own experience during their professional placement period.
Aims of course
1 To develop students' abilities to resolve complex, contemporary design problems arising from individual experiences from practice.
Mode of delivery
A studio based module with design critiques. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | Pre-requisites
LA100001 Professional Placement
Co-requisites
LA100001 Professional Placement
Prohibited combinations
none |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: 50 |
Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
13/01/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
400
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 2,
Fieldwork Hours 24,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 4,
Formative Assessment Hours 7,
Summative Assessment Hours 7,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
348 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. fulfill the requirements of a design brief arising from professional experience.
2. respond creatively to the brief beyond the satisfaction of functional & technical requirements.
3. relate design development & intentions to relevant principles & theories of landscape architecture. |
Assessment Information
Assessment plan
Must be passed at grade C, or above, or equivalent to progress to MSc. |
Special Arrangements
| Landscape Institute criteria: landscape design; professional context. Students will return to College after their professional placement with a project & brief which can be developed in detail during term 3. |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Indicative Bibliography
Students will be required to underpin their individual project with a self-directed selection of texts which inform their design. However reference can also be made to texts used in stage 1 & 2 History & theory modules. |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Contact hours 180 hours
Directed study 0 hours
Self-directed study 220 hours
Total 400 hours |
| Keywords | BRIEF, PROJECT DEVELOPMENT, FEASIBILITY, SCOPING. |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Kenneth Fraser
Tel: (0131 6)51 5799
Email: kenny.fraser@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Margaret Dingsdale
Tel: 0131 651 5803
Email: m.dingsdale@ed.ac.uk |
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