GD5607 Group Public Engagement Project

Academic year

2024 to 2025 Summer after graduation

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

60

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 only to students on the Museum and Heritage Studies programme who have secured an approved work placement.

Planned timetable

To be confirmed

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

Module coordinator

Mr M J Sheard

This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

Module Staff

Ms Nicole Meehan Dr Karen Brown Dr Agnes Bos

This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

Module description

This module forms part of the vocational training that combines knowledge and skills development to prepare students for work in the heritage sector. Students will collaborate as a group within a museum or heritage institution to achieve a defined set of objectives that aim to engage the public with a theme or body of research. Students will build on and apply the knowledge they have gained in previous modules to develop either an exhibition, events programme or digital output, taking the project through key stages of the process with the support of professionals working in the field and a member of teaching staff from the University.

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisites

BEFORE TAKING THIS MODULE YOU MUST PASS GD5601 AND PASS GD5602

Assessment pattern

Coursework = 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

14 x 1.5 hour practical class in the form of meetings to develop the project, plus small group or individual meetings with host institutions.

Scheduled learning hours

51

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

Guided independent study hours

168

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

Intended learning outcomes

  • The module aims to give students experience of putting into practice the theory they have learnt in the pre-requisite modules through a real-world project.
  • Students will develop practical project-management and team work skills, learning how to work together to plan and handle the different elements of a complex public engagement project and respond to setbacks and risk.
  • Students will build on their understanding of communicating with public audiences and of making research accessible using museum collections.
  • Students will understand how the different roles and teams within a museum and/or heritage organisation function and how they interact, gaining experience in one of these roles.
  • Students will learn the different metrics for evaluating the success of a public engagement project and will gain practical experience of using and applying these.