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Conservation Actions 2 (CUMC90005)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 25On 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
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Overview
| Availability | February |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
Students undertake more complex assessment, documentation and conservation actions across different material and media types within an ethical and sustainable decision making framework. Content, processes and actions will depend on the values and functionality of the cultural and heritage collections but will include examination, documentation, digital and physical interventions. Each year alternative areas of study will be offered across objects, paper, paintings and other media. This unit includes individual or group projects in either the conservation laboratory at the Grimwade Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation with in the field, or off campus conservation treatments.
During the pre-teaching period students are expected to participate in a 1-hour online orientation forum, engage with the online lectures, complete the course readings, quizzes 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 completion of this subject students should be able to:
- Assess and document in detail the condition and appropriate actions for various cultural and heritage collections, their values, situated contexts and functionality
- Identify damage, its associated meaning and value to critically propose and perform conservation actions in a range of societal and cultural contexts
- Reflect on ways of knowing cultural and heritage collections in support of inclusive conservation actions
- Demonstrate sound, independent, critical, ethical and sustainable decision making skills in a professional conservation laboratory, institutions and in the field
- Undertake group and individual conservation actions and develop inclusive project management skills
- Present written, oral and new media reports to a professional standard and to broad audiences for social and cultural impact.
Generic skills
- Applied professional and ethical conservation actions
- Well-developed translation of research to industry and practice based projects
- Ability to negotiate value and significance for industry and diverse stakeholders
- Critical methodologies, technical approaches and documentary practices
- Advanced analytical, organisational and time-management skills
- Professional judgement, critical thinking and decision making
- Industry-focused communication skills and written work
- High level participation in collaborative conservation actions.
Last updated: 2 February 2023
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Students must meet one of the following prerequisite options:
Option 1
Admission into the 200pt Program course entry point in the MC-CULMC Master of Cultural Materials Conservation
AND
Completion of a minimum of 100 credit points of study
AND
| Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| CUMC90030 | Conservation Actions 1 | October |
12.5 |
Option 2
Admission into the 150pt Program course entry point in the MC-CULMC Master of Cultural Materials Conservation
AND
Completion of a minimum of 50 credit points of study
AND
| Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| CUMC90030 | Conservation Actions 1 | October |
12.5 |
Option 3
Admission into the 100pt Program course entry point in the MC-CULMC Master of Cultural Materials Conservation
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
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: 2 February 2023
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
A written report
| Week 1 | 10% |
An oral presentation due in the last week of the teaching period (10 minutes)
| During the teaching period | 10% |
Conservation treatment reports and practical treatments
| Three weeks after the teaching period | 25% |
A media presentation
| Four weeks after the teaching period | 10% |
Conservation treatment reports and practical treatments
| Four weeks after the teaching period | 45% |
| Hurdle requirement: Hurdle requirement: Students are required to attend a minimum of 80% of classes in order to pass this subject. Students must pass all assessment tasks to pass this subject and engage with the pre-teaching material prior to the teaching period. | Pre-teaching, teaching and assessment period | N/A |
Last updated: 2 February 2023
Dates & times
- February
Principal coordinator Jonathan Kemp Coordinator Paula Dredge Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 77 hours - 14 x 1 hour lectures, 10 x 2 hour practicals, 11 x 3 hour workshops, 2 x 3 hour seminars, 1 x 4 hour seminar Total time commitment 340 hours Pre teaching start date 16 January 2023 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 6 February 2023 to 10 March 2023 Last self-enrol date 20 January 2023 Census date 10 February 2023 Last date to withdraw without fail 10 March 2023 Assessment period ends 7 April 2023 February contact information
What do these dates mean
Visit this webpage to find out about these key dates, including how they impact on:
- Your tuition fees, academic transcript and statements.
- And for Commonwealth Supported students, your:
- Student Learning Entitlement. This applies to all students enrolled in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP).
- Completion rate. Students who started their course from 2022 and are in a CSP or receiving a HELP Loan (eg FEE-HELP) must meet the completion rate to continue to receive Commonwealth Support for that course.
Subjects withdrawn after the census date (including up to the ‘last day to withdraw without fail’) count toward the Student Learning Entitlement, and as a fail toward the completion rate, unless there are approved ‘special circumstances’.
Last updated: 2 February 2023
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-6627052
Recommended texts and other resources
Additional texts may be recommended.
- Links to additional information
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Additional information for this subject
Subject coordinator approval required
Last updated: 2 February 2023