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ARCO6003: Fieldwork Experience

2024 unit information

The unit is intended to enable students to gain additional insight from the experience of fieldwork by considering the intellectual purpose which it serves, the social context in which it occurs and the relationship between the work which was carried out and the research outcome which was produced. The aim is to consider the role of fieldwork, its effect on the researcher, on other participants and on the communities in which and/or with whom it is carried out.

Unit details and rules

Managing faculty or University school:

Arts and Social Sciences

Study level Postgraduate
Academic unit Archaeology
Credit points 6
Prerequisites:
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None
Corequisites:
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None
Prohibitions:
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None
Assumed knowledge:
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None

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

  • LO1. • Be capable of carrying out the relevant fieldwork activities (e.g. survey, excavation) to a professional standard
  • LO2. • Gain one or more relevant skills in the nationally-recognised Australian National Committee for Teaching and Learning Skills Passport
  • LO3. • Produce a high-quality technical report on fieldwork activities that contributes to thesis progress as well as state or national reporting requirements for archaeological work
  • LO4. • Gain leadership skills and confidence as a supervisor or director of fieldwork activities
  • LO5. • Gain an understanding of working in a team and with members of local communities as well as the personnel of regional/national authorities

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Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 1 2024
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 2 2024
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 1 2021
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Outline unavailable
Semester 2 2021
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 1 2022
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Outline unavailable
Semester 1 2023
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 2 2023
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Outline unavailable

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