2024
Industrial Archaeology
Name: Industrial Archaeology
Code: HIS02466L
6 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours
Scientific Area:
Archeology
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
- Awareness for the problems pertaining to Ind. Heritage and Archeology
- Identification of the several typologies of the industrial heritage
- Mastering methods and techniques necessary to the creation of inventories of Ind. heritage
- Knowledge of the different strategies for preserving and increasing awareness for the value of the Industrial Heritage
Perception of the role that projects meant to increase awareness for the value of Ind.l Heritage may have in the dynamics of regions that are no longer industrial
- Understanding the vocabulary and conceptualization inherent to Ind. Heritage
- Capacity to identify and characterize objects, spaces and structures of the technological and industrial production
- Understanding of the methodologies regarding surveys, information gathering and inventorying of Ind. Archeology
- Capacity to elaborate projects for developing awareness for the importance of the Ind Heritage
- Capacity to identify and characterize objects, spaces and structures of the technological and industrial production
- Understanding of the methodologies regarding surveys, information gathering and inventorying of Ind.
Archeology
- Capacity to elaborate projects for developing awareness for the importance of the Ind Heritage
- Capacity to develop investigation in Ind. Archeology
- Identification of the several typologies of the industrial heritage
- Mastering methods and techniques necessary to the creation of inventories of Ind. heritage
- Knowledge of the different strategies for preserving and increasing awareness for the value of the Industrial Heritage
Perception of the role that projects meant to increase awareness for the value of Ind.l Heritage may have in the dynamics of regions that are no longer industrial
- Understanding the vocabulary and conceptualization inherent to Ind. Heritage
- Capacity to identify and characterize objects, spaces and structures of the technological and industrial production
- Understanding of the methodologies regarding surveys, information gathering and inventorying of Ind. Archeology
- Capacity to elaborate projects for developing awareness for the importance of the Ind Heritage
- Capacity to identify and characterize objects, spaces and structures of the technological and industrial production
- Understanding of the methodologies regarding surveys, information gathering and inventorying of Ind.
Archeology
- Capacity to elaborate projects for developing awareness for the importance of the Ind Heritage
- Capacity to develop investigation in Ind. Archeology
Contents
- Industrial Archeology and industrial heritage: interconnected concepts
- The appearance of Industrial Archeology and its development as scientific discipline
- Problems, sources and methods of Industrial Archeology
- Interdisciplinary aspects in Industrial Archeology
- Fieldwork and its relation with other sources and methods of Industrial Archeology
- Inventories of Industrial Heritage: objectives; several types of inventory; inventory files; surveying methods;
- The preservation, appreciation and new usages for Industrial Heritage: preservation in situ and link with the community; landmarking of Industrial Heritage; Industrial Heritage in museums; conversion and diverse new usages for Industrial Heritage.
- The appearance of Industrial Archeology and its development as scientific discipline
- Problems, sources and methods of Industrial Archeology
- Interdisciplinary aspects in Industrial Archeology
- Fieldwork and its relation with other sources and methods of Industrial Archeology
- Inventories of Industrial Heritage: objectives; several types of inventory; inventory files; surveying methods;
- The preservation, appreciation and new usages for Industrial Heritage: preservation in situ and link with the community; landmarking of Industrial Heritage; Industrial Heritage in museums; conversion and diverse new usages for Industrial Heritage.
Teaching Methods
Evaluation can be made according to the system of continuous evaluation or under the exams system. Under continuous evaluation the student will have to carry out a written work in which he/she will apply the concepts, sources and methods learned; he/she will also have to present and discuss that same work.
Tutorial Regime: providing that the course is given under tutorial authority the rules for evaluation, attendance and tutorial are defined by the professor and the students
A. Attendance Policies
1. Presence is required for 70% of the lectured classes
2. Elaboration of a practical work (to be defined between the student and the professor) implying the application of the concepts, sources and methods of Industrial Archeology. (60%)
3. Presentation and discussion of the presented work (40%).
B. Regime de exame/ exams Policy
Written exam about the lectured subjects
Tutorial Regime: providing that the course is given under tutorial authority the rules for evaluation, attendance and tutorial are defined by the professor and the students
A. Attendance Policies
1. Presence is required for 70% of the lectured classes
2. Elaboration of a practical work (to be defined between the student and the professor) implying the application of the concepts, sources and methods of Industrial Archeology. (60%)
3. Presentation and discussion of the presented work (40%).
B. Regime de exame/ exams Policy
Written exam about the lectured subjects
Teaching Staff (2023/2024 )
