CS5960 Digital Preservation and Promotion of Heritage

Academic year

2024 to 2025 Flexible study

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

15

The Scottish Credit Accumulation and Transfer (SCOTCAT) system allows credits gained in Scotland to be transferred between institutions. The number of credits associated with a module gives an indication of the amount of learning effort required by the learner. European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits are half the value of SCOTCAT credits.

SCQF level

SCQF level 11

The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) provides an indication of the complexity of award qualifications and associated learning and operates on an ascending numeric scale from Levels 1-12 with SCQF Level 10 equating to a Scottish undergraduate Honours degree.

Availability restrictions

Available to students enrolled on online PGT programmes

Planned timetable

N/A

This information is given as indicative. Timetable may change at short notice depending on room availability.

Module coordinator

Dr A H D Miller

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Module Staff

TBC: Module coordinator(s): Computer Science (cs5960.staff@st-andrews.ac.uk)

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Module description

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.

Assessment pattern

Coursework - 100%

Re-assessment

Coursework - 100%

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

The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

Guided independent study hours

121

The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.

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