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Postgraduate Handbook 2015-2016 (archived)
Module ARCH53015: Air Photographs
Department: Archaeology
ARCH53015: Air Photographs
| Type | Level | Credits | Availability | Module Cap | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 4 | 15 | Not available in 2015/2016 | Durham |
Pre-requisites
- None
Corequisites
- None
Excluded Combinations
- None
Aims
- To equip the students with the ability to interpret aerial photographs and record key features onto map or plan formats.
Content
- Lecture/Seminar 1: Introduction: archeological air photography, its history and importance.
- Lecture/Seminar 2: The formation, visibility and survival of crop and soil marks.
- Lecture/Seminar 3: The interpretation and classification of features on archaeological air photos.
- Practical classes (3x2 hours): Instruction and practice in manual and computer methods of transcription and rectification.
Learning Outcomes
Subject-specific Knowledge
- By the end of the module, students will have gained:
- a critical and discriminating appreciation of the importance of aerial photography for archaeological survey;
- a critical and discriminating understanding of current practice in the profession for the production, storage and interpretation of air photos;
- a critical and discriminating understanding of the main processes that create crop and soil marks;
- a knowledge of the principles and practice of the classification of sites known from air photographs.
Subject-specific Skills
- By the end of the module, students will have gained:
- the ability to transcribe information from photo map/plan, using both manual and computer techniques.
Key Skills
Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module
- Through an intensive set of lectures, seminars and practical sessions involving library resources, set of air photographs and computer facilities.
Teaching Methods and Learning Hours
| Activity | Number | Frequency | Duration | Total Hours | Attendance Monitored |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 3 | Weekly | 1 hour | 3 | Yes |
| Seminars | 3 | Weekly | 1 hour | 3 | |
| Practicals | 3 | Fortnightly | 2 hours | 6 | Yes |
| Preparation & Reading | 138 | ||||
| Total | 150 | ||||
Summative Assessment
| Component | Component Weighting | Element | Length/Duration | Element Weighting | Resit Opportunity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | 100% | Manual and computer plots | 50% | ||
| Discussion document | 50% |
Formative Assessment
Student seminar presentations with feedback (oral and written)
Students who do not attend monitored activities shown under Teaching Methods
and Learning Hours, or who fail to complete the summative or formative
assessment(s) specified above, may be subject to the Academic Progress
procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be
required to leave the University.