Research and Communication in Archaeology

Code: HIS12026L

6 ECTS

Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours

Scientific Area: Archeology

Teaching languages: Portuguese

Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese

Presentation

The constant application of scientific information among researchers in archeology requires the preparation in communication and will this unit is intended to address the princiapis scientific communication rules , whether oral, written or scientific image means.

Sustainable Development Goals

Educação de qualidade - Assegurar a educação inclusiva, e equitativa e de qualidade, e promover oportunidades de aprendizagem ao longo da vida para todos.

Igualdade de género - Alcançar a igualdade de gênero e empoderar todas as mulheres e meninas.

Redução das desigualdades - Reduzir as desigualdades dentro dos países e entre eles.

Cidades e comunidades sustentáveis - Tornar as cidades e os assentamentos humanos inclusivos, seguros, resilientes e sustentáveis.

Consumo e produção responsáveis - Assegurar padrões de produção e de consumo sustentáveis.

Learning Goals

Knowledges: It is intended that the student understands the complete process of archaeological work, from scientific production to its transfer to society, focusing on the importance of transmitting knowledge and archaeological discoveries and preserving the archaeological heritage.
Skills: It is intended that the student can learn the main rules of scientific communication and develop the skills necessary to communicate scientific information, whether orally, written or graphically and audiovisual, in pairs and the general public and interrelate with the media. Keeping scientific information but adapting the language to non-specialized audiences. It is also intended to prepare students for communicative interaction with different audiences, both from an age and cultural point of view

0. Introduction: Archeology. What? Who? For what? For whom?
1. From scientific creation to dissemination
2. Scientific language and other languages
3. The scientific image and its communication
4. Organization of the scientific text
5. From the field to the museum or to the exhibition: the languages
6. From scientific text to informative text
7. The archaeologist, the media and the arts
8. Information on the network
9. Archeology and citizen scienc

Teaching Methods

Expository teaching method using the analysis of texts, images, maps and archaeological
artefacts.
System of continuous assessment (two assessment tests / or an assessment test and a job) or
system test.