Archives and Records - Practical Project

Wedi cwblhau'r modiwl dylai'r myfyrwyr fedru:

1. ​1. Plan, manage and complete a practical project to ensure the physical and intellectual control of an archival, cultural heritage or information collection.
2. 2. Apply relevant theories and best practice to appraise and arrange a collection.
3. 3. Analyse preservation and conservation requirements and undertake basic preservation activities for a collection’s ongoing care and access.
4. 4. Design appropriate data models for a collection’s documentation using relevant metadata standards and software.
5. 5. Undertake the documentation of a collection for its ongoing access and management using appropriate standards and software.
6. 6. Use reflective techniques to analyse and appraise personal professional development and learning.

Students are given the opportunity to implement theoretical knowledge and skills gained throughout the course by planning and undertaking an extended practical project. Working alongside relevant professionals they will prepare, process and document an archival, cultural heritage or information collection so that it can be made available to the designated users.

This project based practical module applies theoretical constructs, relevant standards and best practice guidelines to process an archival, cultural heritage or information collection for access and future management. Students will work to:

Plan, manage and undertake a practical project working with relevant professionals;

Apply relevant theories and best practice to appraise and arrange the material;

Identify and use software and standards to create relevant documentation and an interoperable catalogue for the collection;

Assess and report on relevant preservation and conservation requirements and undertake basic preservation activities;

Reflect on professional development and learning.

Mae'r modiwl hwn yn cydymffurfio a FfCChC Lefel 7