Postgraduate Course: Architectural Technology Research (ARCH11075)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art | 
College | College of Humanities and Social Science | 
 
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) | 
Availability | Not available to visiting students | 
 
| SCQF Credits | 20 | 
ECTS Credits | 10 | 
 
 
| Summary | This course emulates the role of the researcher- practitioner, recognising that most architectural projects necessitate a level of technological investigation as a prerequisite to successful integrated design. | 
 
| Course description | 
    
     The course runs throughout Semester 1 with a series of trigger lectures on contemporary architectural technology and environmental issues. Students are required to develop and research a particular technological theme. The output from this will be prepared and presented as a distributed knowledge based resource to all students on the M.Arch programme through the student portal/LEARN. The study will be selected from a range of topics provided agreed by the M.Arch tutors. Students may choose to select alternative topics subject to agreement with course organiser. 
    
    
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites | 
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Co-requisites |  | 
 
| Prohibited Combinations |  | 
Other requirements |  None | 
 
 
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1) 
  
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Quota:  100 | 
 
| Course Start | 
Semester 1 | 
 
Timetable  | 
	
Timetable | 
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) | 
 
 Total Hours:
200
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 Lecture Hours 10,
 Seminar/Tutorial Hours 12,
 External Visit Hours 4,
 Formative Assessment Hours 6,
 Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
164 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) | 
 
  Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) | 
Learning outcomes are assessed by coursework. 
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| Feedback | 
Not entered | 
 
| No Exam Information | 
 
Learning Outcomes 
    On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
    
        - An ability to appraise the technological and environmental conditions specific to issues in contemporary architecture, eg. sustainable design.
 - An ability to analyse and synthesise technological and environmental information pertinent to particular context (eg. users, environment).
 -  An ability to organise, assimilate and present technological and environmental information in the board context of architectural design to peer groups.
 - An understanding of the potential impact of technological and environmental decisions of architectural design on a broader context.
 
     
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills | 
Not entered | 
 
| Special Arrangements | 
This course must be taken in Year 1 of the M.Arch. | 
 
| Additional Class Delivery Information | 
Semester 1, Lectures: Mondays 10.00 - 12.00, Tutorials Mondays 13:00 - 17:00 | 
 
| Keywords | Technology,Materials,Environment | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Dr Kate Carter 
Tel: (0131 6)50 2323 
Email: K.Carter@ed.ac.uk | 
Course secretary | Ms Helen Wallace 
Tel: (0131 6)50 2306 
Email: Ellie.Wallace@ed.ac.uk | 
   
 
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