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RESPECT (CUMC90027)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
March
Please refer to the LMS for up-to-date subject information, including assessment and participation requirements, for subjects being offered in 2020.
Overview
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In this subject students explore issues relating to the preservation of culture. Students engage with individual guest lecturers who have extraordinary or senior cultural expertise and knowledge, and who lead students through the complexity of issues relating to context, disruption, authenticity, legal standing, development, reinvention, identity and minority status. Of particular focus are cultures that relate to the Australian, Asian and the Pacific Nations.
Intended learning outcomes
Upon completion of this subject students should be able to:
- understand the epistemology of cultural maintenance manifests in a range of societal and cultural practices; and
- appreciate and deeply understand the importance of material culture in people's lives.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Students enrolling in this subject must be admitted into the MC-CULMC Master of Cultural Material Conservation or the GCA-ARTS Graduate Certificate in Arts (Specialisation in Cultural Material Conservation).
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
Students who have completed CUMC40002 RESPECT are not eligible to enrol in this subject.
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Hurdle requirement: Hurdle requirement: Students must attend a minimum of 100% of classes in order to pass this subject. Students must pass all assessment tasks to pass this subject | During the assessment period | N/A |
An oral presentation equivalent to 1500 words
| During the assessment period | 20% |
An essay
| During the assessment period | 80% |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- March
Principal coordinator Robyn Sloggett Coordinator Robert Lazarus Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 36 hours - 12 hours of lectures and 24 hours of seminars over the intensive teaching period. Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 24 February 2020 Pre teaching requirements During the pre-teaching period students are expected to complete the course readings, review the lectures and any other course preparation as outlined on the LMS. The LMS will become available at the commencement of the pre-teaching dates. Teaching period 16 March 2020 to 27 March 2020 Last self-enrol date 28 February 2020 Census date 25 March 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 3 April 2020 Assessment period ends 26 April 2020 March contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
A subject reader will be available in the pre-teaching period.
Recommended texts and other resources
Additional texts may be recommended.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Urban and Cultural Heritage Specialisation (formal) Principles of Cultural Materials Conservation - Links to additional information
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 3 November 2022