Conservation of objects from indigenous and world cultures; integrated biology and microbiology (10 ECTS)

Learning outcomes

A student is familiar with the history and present of indegenous people (in this case the Sami), the collection at the Siida museum, how the collection has been collected and how the museum works with the Sami people.
A student understand the intangible and tangible elements of the Sami artefacts and is able to document, plan and carry out conservation.

Content

Co-operation with the Sami-museum Siida. Working with objects from the Siida collection in close co-operation.
Indegenous or world culture collections, colonialism, significance analysis, decision making process, biohazards, documentation methods, sources of information

Prerequisites

Non

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Student has a lot of absences from the teaching sessions. Activity during the teaching sessions and learning assignments is unsatisfactory. Student has problems in acting as a group member.
The capacity to formulate relevant problems associated with the work is limited and therefore the student has problems to apply theoretical studies to a practical work. The reasoning of the rehearsal works is faint and student has many gaps in former studies.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Student has taken part to all of the teaching sessions and learning assignments and the activity for the course is good. Student acts flexibly as a group member.
The studies proceed coherently. Student is able to understand the basic motifs of the course and is able to apply theoretical studies to a practical work. The reasoning of the rehearsal works is competent and student understands causes and consequences of one's choice.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The course objectives have been achieved in a competent manner. Student has taken actively and constructively part to the teaching and learning assignments. Student’s function enhances group activities.
Student masters the motifs of the course and prerequisites and is able to apply theoretical studies to a practical work. The reasoning of the rehearsal works is professional and student can validate causes and consequences of one's choice.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Student has a lot of absences from the teaching sessions. Activity during the teaching sessions and learning assignments is unsatisfactory. Student has problems in acting as a group member.
The capacity to formulate relevant problems associated with the work is limited and therefore the student has problems to apply theoretical studies to a practical work. The reasoning of the rehearsal works is faint and student has many gaps in former studies.