University of St Andrews

Key information

SCOTCAT credits : 15

ECTS credits : 7

Level : SCQF level 11

Semester: Full Year

Availability restrictions: Available to students enrolled on online PGT programmes

Planned timetable: N/A

This module will ground students in the principles and practice of digital methods for the promotion and preservation of natural and cultural heritage. It will investigate the value of material culture to communities as well as present and future threats. We will look at how technology, software and workflows combine to enable digital preservation. Advances in mobile and graphics technology are making digital promotion of heritage accessible and affordable. We will look at innovations in Virtual Museums, Virtual Reality and Mobile computing to develop our understanding of the limitations and possibilities for the digital promotion of heritage.

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact: Students should expect to engage in approximately six tutorials over the course of the module, which will be scheduled with an awareness of the pace at which they are progressing, rather than at a fixed time each week. Students should consider the amount of independent study time this module involves when planning their learning. There will be pre-recorded material for students to engage with asynchronously.

Scheduled learning hours: 6

Guided independent study hours: 121

Assessment pattern

As used by St Andrews: Coursework - 100%


Re-assessment: Coursework - 100%

Personnel

Module coordinator: Dr A H D Miller
Module teaching staff: Dr Alan Miller

Intended learning outcomes

• understand the role that heritage plays in society and the ways that it is beneficial to social inclusion and social cohesion
• understand the processes, benefits and costs related to the digitisation of cultural, natural and tangible and intangible heritage
• develop skills and competencies to create digital representations of heritage
• understand meta data and how it provides context, discoverability, and accessibility to digital data and representations of heritage
• develop skills and competencies in designing, developing and deploying digital exhibits and exhibitions of heritage
• develop competencies and strategies for evaluating ease of use, educational value and social impact of heritage interventions