Cultural Mediation and Heritage Dissemination

Code:

MHP012

Acronym:

MCDP

Instance: 2012/2013 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Heritage Studies
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in History and Heritage

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
EHP	3	Course Programme	1	-	8	80	216
MHP	7	MHP - Study Plan	1	-	8	80	216

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

General objectives:
To reflect upon the missions and objectives of museums in the contemporary world;
To critically analyse different theoretical concepts that contextualize current evaluation and research practices in museums and to understand its implications for the development of any communication programme in museums;
To understand and apply different evaluation and research methodologies in museums;
To reflect upon the implications of such studies in contemporary museum practice.

Program

1. Introduction: the development of the concept of museum. Functions, objectives and contemporary missions. The museum as a space of communication and inclusion.
2. The development of an evaluation culture in the museum sector.
3. Communication models in museums
4. The visitors: motivations and interpretative strategies in museums
5. Education and learning within the heritage and museological contexts.
6. Conclusion: contemporary values and professional strategies.

Mandatory literature

Gail Anderson (Ed.); Reinventing the Museum, Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on the Paradigm Shift, AltaMira Press , 2004. ISBN: 978-0759101708
Carbonell, Bettina (Ed.) ; Museum Studies. An Anthology of Contexts, Blackwell, 2004. ISBN: 978-0415067263
Sharon Macdonald (Ed.);; A Companion to Museum Studies, Blackwell Companions in Cultural Studies, 2006. ISBN: 978-1405108393

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical-practical classes; lectures and discussion of issues using texts, audiovisual aids and other material; field trips and presentation and discussion of analyses; exposition and discussion of case-studies. Class debates will be heavily promoted as an essential guarantee of participated, reflective and critical learning.

keywords

Social sciences > Political sciences > Public policy > Cultural policy > Museology

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	30,00
Fieldwork	Trabalho laboratorial	30,00		2012-06-06
Research work	Trabalho escrito	50,00		2012-07-17
Laboratorial practices	Trabalho laboratorial	20,00		2012-06-06
Tutorials	Participação presencial	10,00		2012-06-06
	Total:	-	0,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
Research, essay / report writing	Estudo autónomo	76	2012-07-17
	Total:	76,00

Eligibility for exams

75% of attendance

Calculation formula of final grade

Student participation and presentation of practical work: 40%

Final paper: 60%

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Not applicable

Classification improvement

Accordance with Assessment Regulations in force.