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Conservation Actions 2 (CUMC90005)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 25On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
January
Email: paula.dredge@unimelb.edu.au
April
Email: jonathan.kemp@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
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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.
This subject will be offered twice: one intensive for paper and painting specialties, and the other intensive for object-based specialties. It 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: 31 January 2024
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 |
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CUMC90030 | Conservation Actions 1 | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
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 |
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CUMC90030 | Conservation Actions 1 | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Option 3
Admission into the 100pt Program course entry point in the MC-CULMC Master of Cultural Materials Conservation
Corequisites
Non-allowed subjects
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 written treatment proposal (minor and major)
| First week of teaching period | 10% |
Risk assessment, materials and sustainability report (minor and major)
| Second week of teaching period | 10% |
Oral presentation on individual treatment project (10 minutes)
| Last week of teaching period | 10% |
Conservation group (minor) treatment report and practical treatment
| Three weeks after the last day of teaching | 25% |
Individual (major) conservation assessment report and practical treatment
| Four weeks after the last day of teaching | 45% |
Hurdle requirement: 1. Attendance hurdle requirement: This subject has a minimum requirement of 80% attendance at tutorials, seminars, or workshops. There is an expectation that students attend lectures where offered. | Throughout 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. | Throughout the semester | N/A |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- January
Coordinator Paula Dredge Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 76 hours : 13 x 1 hour lectures, 1 x 1.5 hour lectures, 1 x 1 hour seminars, 1 x 1.5 hour seminars, 1 x 4 hour seminars, 7 x 2 hour practicals, 2 x 2.5 hour practicals, 1 x 3.5 hour practicals, 1x 1.5 hour workshops, 1x 3 hour workshops, 8 x 3.5 hour worshops Total time commitment 340 hours Pre teaching start date 2 January 2024 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 in the LMS. The LMS will be available at the commencement of the pre-teaching period. Teaching period 22 January 2024 to 16 February 2024 Last self-enrol date 5 January 2024 Census date 2 February 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 16 February 2024 Assessment period ends 15 March 2024 January contact information
Email: paula.dredge@unimelb.edu.au
- April
Principal coordinator Jonathan Kemp Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 72 hours : 14 x 1 hour lectures, 1 x 1 hour seminars, 1 x 2 hour seminars, 1 x 3 hour seminars, 8 x 2 hour practicals, 2 x 3 hour practicals, 3 x 2 hour workshops, 8 x 3 hour workshops Total time commitment 340 hours Pre teaching start date 25 March 2024 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 in the LMS. The LMS will be available at the commencement of the pre-teaching period. Teaching period 15 April 2024 to 9 May 2024 Last self-enrol date 29 March 2024 Census date 19 April 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 17 May 2024 Assessment period ends 7 June 2024 April contact information
Email: jonathan.kemp@unimelb.edu.au
What do these dates mean
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- 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).
Subjects withdrawn after the census date (including up to the ‘last day to withdraw without fail’) count toward the Student Learning Entitlement.
Additional delivery details
Students wanting to specialise in paper and painting conservation should enrol in the January intensive. Students wanting to specialise in object-based conservation should enrol in the April intensive. It is not permitted to enrol in both intensives.
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-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: 31 January 2024