Course Title: Inspect and monitor cultural places
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2014
Course Code: ENVI5056C
Course Title: Inspect and monitor cultural places
School: 155T Life & Physical Sciences
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5142 - Diploma of Conservation and Land Management
Course Contact : Judi McCann
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 8366
Course Contact Email:judith.mccann@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Bruce Partland
Phone : 9925 8323
Nominal Hours: 50
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
There are no pre-requisites for this Course
Course Description
This unit covers inspecting and monitoring cultural places and defines the standard required to: establish the cultural value and background of the place; prepare or source checklists for inspection; inspect the place to establish a schedule of maintenance and monitor site management; submit report and recommendations based on requirements of contract including a review of existing management systems; monitor surroundings to establish restoration, reclamation, modification and protection that is required in the immediate area; monitor stakeholder views for impact on cultural significance, approach to maintenance, restoration and modification, and current and proposed uses of the place or area.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
RTD4503A Inspect and monitor cultural places |
Element: |
1. Prepare for inspection |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1. Significance of place is sourced from conservation and management plans. |
Element: |
2. Carry out comprehensive inspection |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1. Condition of fabric is inspected for deterioration and damage. |
Element: |
3. Submit report and recommendations |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1. Situations requiring urgent action are addressed in accordance with conservation/management plan enterprise guidelines. |
Element: |
4. Monitor surroundings |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1. Condition of surrounds and setting of the place or area is monitored for deterioration, damage and for biological or geophysical changes. |
Element: |
5. Monitor stakeholder views on significance |
Performance Criteria: |
5.1. Stakeholders are periodically consulted to determine their views on the significance and maintenance of the place and area. |
Learning Outcomes
Details of Learning Activities
Learning activities will include a number of walks and Field trips with the purpose of familiarising students with a range of culural place types.
As far as possible these site visits will be guided and interpreted by an appropriate Indigenous representative.
Teaching Schedule
Inspect and monitor cultural places (1.30pm-4.30pm Tuesdays-unless otherwise stated)
Week Date Lecture Topic
1. 8/7
No class
2. 15/7 Walkin’ Birrarung tour
3. 22/7 Reflection on Walkin’ Birrarung
Introduction to Course Guide and Assessment for this Course
Concepts; Codes and guidelines for establishing cultural value; Types of cultural places
Tour of nearby cultural places around RMIT
4. 29/7 Monitoring surroundings to establish means of restoration, reclamation, modification and / or protection of immediate site area.
Threats to site or area (incl.visitor impacts)
(Coastal sites Case study)
Assessment 1.1 Definitions of cultural heritage terms
5. 5/8 Checklists for inspection-Fabric, setting, condition, protection.
Processes of deterioration and damage /
Construction techniques and materials
Cultural protocols investigated and explained
Assessment 1.2 Aboriginal cultural places and objects
6. 12/8 Self directed Learning (Readings to be supplied)
7. 19/8 Approaches to maintenance, restoration and modification.
Monitoring and responding to Stakeholder views
Case studies: Coastal middens; Scar trees; Ceremonial sites.
Assessment 1.3 Site Inspection Checklist
8. Wednesday 27/8
Note date change!
Wurundjeri sites tour:
Selection from: Middens, Scar trees (MCG, Murandaka); Meeting places (Bolin Bolin); Quarries (Mt William; Jacksons Ck); Eel trap (Yarra River or Maribynong) Ceremonial site(s) (MCG, Sunbury rings); Historic sites (Merri Ck)
9. 2/9 Self directed Learning (Readings and notes to assist final Report)
10. Reflection on Wurundjeri Sites Tour
Sites not visited
Preparation of Final Reports.
11. 16/9 Self directed Learning: Completing reports.
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
Students will undertake 3 in-class Assessment Tasks (1.1; 1.2, and 1.3) covering a range of required skills and knowledge
AND Complete a major report (Assessment 2) on a cultural place visited during the all-day Field Trip to Wurundjeri sites.
Assessment Tasks
The 3 parts of Assessment 1 (1.1; 1.2 & 1.3) will be completed largely in class time.
The Final Report (Assessment 2) will be a comprehensive assessment of a cultural place.
Details of all assessments are on Blackboard in the Assessments Folder.
Assessment 1.1 : Definition of Cultural heritage terms. Due: 29th July
Assessment 1.2: Aboriginal cultural places and objects Due: 5th August
Assessment 1.3: Site Inspection Checklist, Due: 19th August
Assessment 2: Report on a cultural place. Due: 16th September
Assessment Matrix
Other Information
Extension of time for submission of assessable work:
A student may apply for an extension of up to 7 days from the original due date.
They must lodge the application form (available on the web) at least the day before the due date.
The application is lodged with the School Admin Office on Level 6, Bdg 51.
Late work that is submitted without an application for an extension will not be corrected, and therefore will receive a zero grade.
Students requiring longer extensions must apply for Special Consideration (form available on the Web)
For missed assessments such as exams- you (& your doctor if you are sick) must fill out a special consideration form. This form must be lodged at the HUB or online with supporting evidence (eg medical certificate), prior to, or within, 48 hours of the scheduled time of examination
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