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Conservation Actions 1 (CUMC90030)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
October
Email: nicoleat@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
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This subject builds on the current philosophical and ethical approaches and the materials and techniques used in conservation interventions of cultural collections. Students learn to document the condition and materials of collections, to examine the value-based frameworks for the development of decisions and apply these in conservation actions. Students develop and carry out minor conservation actions on selected collections that are ethical, sustainable and achievable.
This unit may include laboratory or field work in situ as an individual or group projects.
During the pre-teaching period, students are encouraged to participate in a 1-hour orientation forum, engage with the online lectures, complete the course readings and any other course preparation as outlined in the LMS. The LMS will be available at the commencement of the pre-teaching period.
Intended learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of this subject students should be able to:
- Examine, document and evaluate the condition and deterioration of cultural collections and their different materials and media
- Identify and propose treatment actions in the light of the cultural, social, historic, and scientific contexts, as well as the cultural collection's production processes, functionality and possible obsolescence
- Develop and apply conservation actions and incorporate the value-based frameworks in cultural materials conservation
- Demonstrate sound, critical and ethical diagnostic and decision-making skills
- Work safely, effectively, sustainably, and accountably in conservation contexts.
Generic skills
- Applied professional and ethical conservation actions
- The multi-modalities of value and significance in industry
- Effective methodologies, technical approaches and documentary practices
- Organisational and time-management skills
- Professional judgements, critical thinking and decision making
- Applied communication skills and written work
- Participation in collaborative actions.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Students enrolled in the 200-point MC-CULMC Master of Cultural Materials Conservation must have completed the following three subjects:
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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CUMC90028 | Introduction to Conservation Actions | No longer available | |
CUMC90032 | Technical Examination and Documentation | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CUMC90033 | Cultural Materials Conservation Science | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Students enrolled in the 150-point MC-CULMC Master of Cultural Materials Conservation must have completed the following two subjects:
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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CUMC90032 | Technical Examination and Documentation | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CUMC90033 | Cultural Materials Conservation Science | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
Students who have completed CUMC40005 Conservation Assessment and Treatment 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: 31 January 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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A draft technical report
| During the teaching period | 20% |
A seminar presentation (10 minutes)
| During the assessment period | 20% |
A final conservation treatment and report
| During the assessment period | 60% |
Hurdle requirement: Students are required to attend 100% of classes in order to pass this subject. Students must pass all assessment tasks to pass this subject. | During the teaching period | N/A |
Hurdle requirement: 2. Late Penalty and Assessment hurdle requirement: Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at five per cent (5%) of the possible marks available for the assessment task per day or part thereof. All pieces of assessment must be submitted to pass the subject. Each submitted assessment must be complete, constitute a genuine attempt to address the requirements of the task and will not be accepted after 20 University business days from the original assessment due date without written approval. | During the assessment period | N/A |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- October
Principal coordinator Nicole Tse Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 45 hours: 10 x 1 hour lectures, 7 x 2 hour practicals, 2 x 1.5 hour workshops and 18 x 1 hour workshops Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 23 September 2024 Pre teaching requirements During the pre-teaching period, students are encouraged to participate in a 1-hour orientation forum, engage with the online lectures, complete the course readings and any other course preparation as outlined in the LMS. The LMS will be available at the commencement of the pre-teaching period. Teaching period 14 October 2024 to 1 November 2024 Last self-enrol date 27 September 2024 Census date 18 October 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 1 November 2024 Assessment period ends 22 November 2024 October contact information
Email: nicoleat@unimelb.edu.au
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Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Online readings, prescribed texts and pre-teaching tasks will be made available in the pre-teaching period.
Our cultural materials conservation library guide includes links to key texts https://unimelb.libguides.com/cmc#s-lg-page-section-6627052Recommended texts and other resources
Additional texts may be recommended.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Specialisation (formal) Principles of Cultural Materials Conservation - Links to additional information
Last updated: 31 January 2024