Course title | |||||
機械システム特別講義(自動車先端技術) [Special Lecture on Mechanical Systems] | |||||
Course category | fundamental courses | Requirement | Credit | 3 | |
Department | Year | 3~ | Semester | ||
Course type | Course code | W0209 | |||
Instructor(s) | |||||
兼橋 真二, 岡本 昭子 [KANEHASHI Shinji, OKAMOTO Akiko] | |||||
Facility affiliation | Center for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Prevention Research | Office | Email address |
Course description |
In this course, the operations of the museum and the curator's work would be learned and discussed through visiting several museums. Furthermore, the pallning methods of the special exhibition through handling the collections and creatin the exhibitted materials. Most of these trainings will be held on the Koganei campus. ※The details about this class will be explained in the prior guidance held in April. If you think to regster this class, please attend to that guidance. ※Note that the regstration method of this course is diffrenent from other classes. Please check the web bulletin board. |
Expected Learning |
Curators are often mentioned as the huge multitusk workers. They are often requried to be the experts for various fields. The experiences through the handling collections, visiting several museums, and creating the special exhibition and degital srchiving give your understandings abot the museum deppen, which would help you to become a museum expert in future. |
Course schedule |
Theme in the first period: Planning and implementation of hands-on science communication event 1: Science communication in museums (field trips) 2. science communication in the museum 2 (field trip) 3. reflections on the museum visit 1 4. Reflections on the museum visit 2 5. Preparation for planning: understanding the outline of museum facilities 6. Planning an event (7) Researching materials 1 8. Researching materials 2 9. Handling of museum materials 10. handling of museum materials 2 11. group work 1: theme planning 12. group work 2 13. group work 3 14. mid-term discussion 15. group work, theme presentation and discussion 16. planning and production 17. planning and production 2: handling of materials 18. planning and production 3: risk management in implementation 19. planning and production 4: creation of communication tools 20. planning rehearsal 21. planning rehearsal 2 22. planning and implementation (event implementation) 23. discussion of implementation plan 1 24. discussion of implementation plan 2 25. General discussion 26th - 30th Museum visits and report writing The first half of the course will be held on Saturdays between June and August. Please check the detailed schedule at the orientation. Organisation of the theme collection for the second semester Museum practical 1: Orientation for practical training Practical training 2: Tour of facilities and equipment and discussion of issues Practical training 3: Understanding digital archives 1 Practical training 4: Understanding digital archives 2 Practical training 5: Documentation of materials Lab 6: Creating a database of the library collection Lab 7: Creating exhibition captions Lab 8: Assisting in the creation of an exhibition Lab 9: Use and practice of digital data Lab 10: Use and practice of digital data Practical training at the museum 11: Exercises Practical training in a museum 12: Exercises Practical training in a museum 13: Exercises Practical training at the museum 14: Exercises Practical training at the museum 15: Discussion of the results of the practical training Conclusion: presentation and critique of the practical training report The second semester of practical training is scheduled for October/November. Please check the detailed schedule at the orientation. |
Prerequisites |
It is requried to complete to get the grades of all the subjects in curator course. |
Required Text(s) and Materials |
References |
Guidebook for Handling Museum Materials - Guide to Packing and Transporting Cultural Properties and Works of Art - |
Assessment/Grading |
Student participation for group works 50%, and report and presentation 50%. |
Message from instructor(s) |
First, it is required to understand the actual circumstances of museum management and curatorial works by visiting various museums. Second, it is necessary to learn a series of processes during exhibitions planning through training the object handling related in basic knowledge and skills. Finally, it is asked that deepen the comprehension of museum management and curatorial work inside actual museum. The functions of curator are so variable, and their work is asked plenty of experiences. Students will understand the fact of museum management and curatorial work from both theoretical and practical via experiential learning. Additionally, their practical skills as curators will be developed through real experience in museums. |
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Japanese |
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Last update |
4/4/2023 2:32:09 PM |