Postgraduate Course: Material Exigencies (ARCH11231)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art | 
College | College of Humanities and Social Science | 
 
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) | 
Availability | Available to all students | 
 
| SCQF Credits | 20 | 
ECTS Credits | 10 | 
 
 
| Summary | The course is a complimentary programme of lectures and seminar that explores contemporary discourse and practice in materials and materiality, in the context of the environment, economy and culture. | 
 
| Course description | 
    
    The aim of the course is to develop a broad understanding of different perspective and positions that can be taken of the nature and on the practice of materials. It adopts a flexible structure that responds to skills and expertise of a range of tutors across the ECA.   It may include topics such as: Innovation, Disruptive technology, Studies in Material Practice, Modes of cross-disciplinary Craft and contemporary practice, Design and the circular economy, Digital Fabrication and performance.
    
    
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites | 
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Co-requisites |  | 
 
| Prohibited Combinations |  | 
Other requirements |  None | 
 
 
Information for Visiting Students 
| Pre-requisites | None | 
 
		| High Demand Course? | 
		Yes | 
     
 
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1) 
  
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Quota:  4 | 
 
| Course Start | 
Semester 2 | 
 
Timetable  | 
	
Timetable | 
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) | 
 
 Total Hours:
200
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 Seminar/Tutorial Hours 30,
 Feedback/Feedforward Hours 10,
 Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
156 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) | 
 
  Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) | 
The course will be examioned by: 
1	a series of short (400 word) synopses 40% 
2	A seminar and written submission 60% 
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| Feedback | 
1.	Formative feedback regular tutorials and review 
2.	Summative - Written feedback  
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| No Exam Information | 
 
Learning Outcomes 
    On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
    
        - To understand the economic, cultural and environmental drivers that influence strategies for material practice.
 - To understand and critically appraise different forms of collaborative material practice.
 - To understand and evaluate emerging technologies in relation to materials and material practice.
 
     
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills | 
Not entered | 
 
| Keywords | Not entered | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Dr Remo Pedreschi 
Tel: (0131 6)50 2301 
Email: R.Pedreschi@ed.ac.uk | 
Course secretary | Miss Jennifer Watson 
Tel: (0131 6)51 5735 
Email: Jennifer.A.Watson@ed.ac.uk | 
   
 
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