Project Management and Communication
Code: 44751 ECTS Credits: 9| Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4318290 Archival Studies and Information Governance | OB | 2 | 1 |
Contact
- Name:
- Xavier Carmaniu Mainadé
- Email:
- xavier.carmaniu@uab.cat
Teaching groups languages
To check the language/s of instruction, you must click on "Methodolody" section of the course guide.
Teachers
- Adriana Espinet Patcho
- Antoni Esparó Torras
- Anna Vila Espuña
Prerequisites
L1. Marketing and Communication
No requirements
L2. Preventive conservation and archival equipment
No requeriments
L3. Project Management
No requirements
Objectives and Contextualisation
L1. Marketing and Communication
- Knowing both the basic concepts and the basic techniques of marketing and communication as well as the latest trends that are being developed in the world of cultural communication in general.
- Learning to apply all these acquired knowledge about the archives and know how to apply them both from the archives themselves and from the perspective of the independent professional.
L2. Preventive conservation and archival equipment
- Providing basic knowledge so that the student at the end of the course can identify the materials that make up a document collection, evaluate its conservation status, and determine the treatments and preventive measures to be taken to guarantee its conservation in it future.
- Providing knowledge about the different aspects that determine the good physical state of a fund, both in its normal storage, and during handling, during the consultation, digitization or exposure. The lines of action to be adopted in a preventive or direct manner on the documents.
L3. Project Management
- Understand the fundamental concepts and principles of project management.
- Learn skills and practical techniques for effective planning, execution, monitoring and control of projects.
- Develop the ability to plan and manage projects.
- Develop skills related to problem solving and communication skills in the context of project management.
Learning Outcomes
- CA25 (Competence) Devise a communication system and preservation conditions for an archive centre, using non-sexist language and from an ethical, democratic perspective of archival science.
- CA25 (Competence) Devise a communication system and preservation conditions for an archive centre, using non-sexist language and from an ethical, democratic perspective of archival science.
- CA26 (Competence) Design the process and quality management system of an archive centre in keeping with the principles of ethical responsibility and respect for diversity.
- CA26 (Competence) Design the process and quality management system of an archive centre in keeping with the principles of ethical responsibility and respect for diversity.
- KA36 (Knowledge) Describe the project management and strategic planning of an archive centre.
- KA37 (Knowledge) Describe the communication, marketing, dissemination and educational services of archives.
- KA38 (Knowledge) Identify pathologies and preventive conservation of physical documentation.
- SA29 (Skill) Determine an archive centre's management system.
- SA30 (Skill) Identify the equipment and conditions of archive services.
- SA31 (Skill) Develop communication and marketing plans for an archive.
Content
L1. Marketing and Communcation
1. Introduction to marketing
2. The marketing plan
3. The communication plan
4. The communication channels
5. The use of Public Relations as a tool for communication in Archive Institutions
L2. Preventive conservation and archival equipment
1. Conservation concepts; preventive conservation, curative conservation, restoration.
2. Traditional materials and typologies of documentary heritage
2.1 Documentary supports and elements supported
2.2 Document formats
3. Intrinsic causes of degradation and more common alterations (paper and parchment support)
4. Extrinsic causes of degradation and more common alterations (paper and parchment support)
5. Preventive conservation
5.1 Control of environmental variables
5.2 Pest control
5.3 Maintenance and cleaning
5.4 Manipulation and consultation
7. Deposit and storage
7.1 Types and characteristics of deposits
7.2 Furniture
7.3 Individual protection systems
8. Restoration processes
9. Action plans
9.1 Risk assessment
9.2 Prevention
9.3 Recovery
L3. Project Management
1. Introduction to Project Management
2. Project Organization and Planning
3. Project Execution
4. Project Monitoring, Control and Closure
Methodology
The course wil be teach in catalan
L1. Marketing & Comunication
The training methodology includes face-to-face/virtual lectures, as well as continuous assessment activities during the course (case studies, exercises, etc.) to be developed individually and/or in groups. This line also includes the completion of a final project where all the learning acquired throughout the sessions will be implemented.
L2. Preventive conservation and archival equipment
The methodology of the training course includes face-to-face/virtual classes, as well as assessment activities during the course (practicals and visits) to be carried out individually and/or in groups. This line also includes a final multiple-choice exam.
The language used during the course will be Catalan.
L3. Project Management
The training methodology includes face-to-face/virtual lectures, as well as continuous assessment activities during the course (case studies, exercises, etc.) to be developed individually and/or in groups. This line also includes the completion of a final project where all the learning acquired throughout the sessions will be implemented.
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Activities
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type: Directed | |||
| L1. Interactive classes (online if required) | 15 | 0.6 | CA25, KA37, SA31, CA25 |
| L1. Online sessions | 15 | 0.6 | CA25, KA37, SA31, CA25 |
| L2. Practical Activities | 15 | 0.6 | CA25, KA38, SA30, CA25 |
| L2. Virtual Sessions | 11 | 0.44 | CA25, KA38, SA30, CA25 |
| L2. Visit to Archival Institutions | 4 | 0.16 | CA25, KA38, SA30, CA25 |
| L3.Lecture | 2 | 0.08 | KA36, SA29, SA30, KA36 |
| L3.Oral Presentation | 1 | 0.04 | KA36, SA29, SA30, KA36 |
| L3.Workshops and Class discussions | 2 | 0.08 | KA36, SA29, SA30, KA36 |
| Type: Supervised | |||
| L1. Case study projects | 10 | 0.4 | CA25, KA37, SA31, CA25 |
| L2. To accomplish working files about practical activities and visits | 10 | 0.4 | CA25, KA38, SA30, CA25 |
| L3.Project Follow up | 5 | 0.2 | KA36, SA29, SA30, KA36 |
| Type: Autonomous | |||
| L1. Study and analysis of cases chosen by the students | 15 | 0.6 | CA25, KA37, SA31, CA25 |
| L2. Reading of papers and articles | 5 | 0.2 | CA25, KA38, SA30, CA25 |
| L2. Study and Analysis of case study | 5 | 0.2 | KA38, KA38 |
| L3.Preparation of Case Studies, Exercises, Research | 10 | 0.4 | KA36, SA29, SA30, KA36 |
| L3.Project Development | 5 | 0.2 | KA36, SA29, SA30, KA36 |
Assessment
L1. Marketing and Communication
The evaluation of the L1 will consist of a project and complementary exercises previously agreed upon at the beginning of the learning sessions.
L2. Preventive conservation and archival equipment
The evaluation of the L2 will consist of practical exercises, a written exam and a commentary on an archive visit.
L3. Project Management
The evaluation of the project management training line includes three evaluation blocks:
- Activities and Exercises: case studies, research, exercises and activities carried out throughout the course
- Development of a project
- Final presentation of the project
Assessment Activities
| Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L1. Evaluation activities | 50% | 10 | 0.4 | CA25, KA37, SA31 |
| L1. Participation | 10% | 5 | 0.2 | CA25, KA37, SA31 |
| L1. Practical exercices | 40% | 10 | 0.4 | CA25, KA37, SA31 |
| L2. Practical activities | 40 % | 20 | 0.8 | CA25, KA38, SA30 |
| L2. Technical Visit Assignment | 10 % | 5 | 0.2 | CA25, KA38, SA30 |
| L2. Writing Exam | 50 % | 20 | 0.8 | CA25, KA38, SA30 |
| L3. Assignments and Exercises | 40% | 12 | 0.48 | CA26, KA36, SA29, SA30 |
| L3. Development of a Project | 30% | 10 | 0.4 | CA26, KA36, SA29, SA30 |
| L3. Final Presentation | 30% | 3 | 0.12 | CA26, KA36, SA29, SA30 |
Bibliography
L1. Marketing & Comunication
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L2. Preventive conservation and archival equipment
AA.VV 2006. AA.VV. La problemàtica dels fongs en el patrimoni documental. Barcelona: Departament de Cultura, 2006. (Col·lecció Arxivística i gestió documental. Sèrie Conservació i restauració; núm. 1).
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WEBSITES
http://www.nedcc.org/free-resources/preservation-leaflets/overview
http://www.heritagepreservation.org/
http://www.getty.edu/conservation/
http://www.bl.uk/blpac/publications.html
http://www.bnf.fr/fr/professionnels/conservation.html
https://www.imagepermanenceinstitute.org/
https://www.culturalheritage.org/resources/collections-care
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https://www.conservation-wiki.com/wiki/Preventive_Care
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L3. Project Management
Cleland, D. I., & Ireland, L. R. (2020). Project Management: Strategic Design and Implementation. McGraw-Hill Education.
Kerzner, H. (2017). Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling. John Wiley & Sons.
Software
Microsoft Teams