AIM705 - Heritage Practice: Fundamentals

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 1: Luke James
Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with: Nil
Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment:

4 x 2.5-hour lectures/practical experience (field trips) and 4 x 2-hour online seminars during the trimester

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment:

Online independent and collaborative learning activities including 4 scheduled online seminars.

Content

The unit will allow students to develop and apply their knowledge of the conservation and management of heritage places. In addition to learning the steps involved in significance assessment and values-based management of heritage places and areas, it will explore current debates, including issues in community engagement, professional ethics, and social, economic and environmental sustainability. This Unit allows consideration of the ways in which heritage places are managed and used in Australia and in other national and cultural contexts; and will develop student skills and knowledge of approaches to identifying and assessing heritage places.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1

Demonstrate and apply conceptual, theoretical and methodological frameworks for the identification and management of heritage places in Australia and in the international spheres of practice.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

ULO2

Assess the cultural significance and construct a statement of significance for a heritage place.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO2: Communication

GLO5: Problem solving

ULO3

Understand the structure and purpose of conservation management plans and prepare useful values-based management policies for a heritage place.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO2: Communication

GLO5: Problem solving

ULO4

Demonstrate a familiarity with current Australian and international practice in assessment and management of heritage places, including the application of relevant and emerging conceptual and methodological approaches.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO4: Critical thinking

GLO8: Global citizenship

ULO5

Apply the characteristics of good practice in heritage place management, including community engagement and ethical issues.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO8: Global citizenship

ULO6

Effectively communicate international and Australian heritage processes and concepts in written and digital forms.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO2: Communication

GLO3: Digital literacy

Assessment

Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1: Online Quiz 30-minutes 10% Week 4
Assessment 2: Report 2000 words 40% Week 7
Assessment 3: Report and presentation 8-12 minutes and a 500
word written summary
50% Week 11

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via AIM705
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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