AIM722 - Managing Collections
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Lorinda Cramer |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | SQM613 |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 4 x 2.5-hour on-site lectures/practical experience (field trips) per trimester 4 x 2-hour online seminars per trimester please refer to unit site for dates and times |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | 4 x 1-hour online seminars per trimester please refer to unit site for dates and times |
| 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. |
Content
There are three main themes:
1. Significance assessment and collection development
- assessment of significance of movable cultural heritage and museum acquisitions
- ethical and legal implications of moving, acquiring or disposing of an object or collection
- theoretical and practical guidance for development of management policies for movable cultural heritage and the development of museum collections
2. Managing Collections: Cataloguing and Documentation
- legal documentation, registration and cataloguing of movable cultural heritage and museum objects
- records management, identifying and using appropriate information systems
- documentation for object management
3. Care and Conservation of Objects
- strategies and plans for care of collections and movable cultural heritage
- conservator's role
- emergency preservation of movable cultural heritage
Learning Outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Understand and evaluate the processes and implications of acquiring, moving, and disposing of an artefact or collection | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO2 | Appreciate the importance of cultural protocols in working with specific communities and collections | GLO2: Communication GLO8: Global citizenship |
| ULO3 | Understand the impact of environmental factors on the conservation of movable artefacts and museum and gallery collections, and recognise how to put them into practice | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO5: Problem solving |
| ULO4 | Critically reflect on the role of preventative conservation in the arts and cultural heritage fields, and be able with awareness of available resources, to develop strategies for the best possible care of movable artefacts and collections | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO5: Problem solving |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: Report | 2000 words | 40% | Week 5 |
| Assessment 2: Quiz | 500 words | 10% | Information not yet available |
| Assessment 3: Report | 2500 words | 50% | Week 10 |
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 AIM722 can be found via the University Library.
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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