Module Details

Module Code: BUSS H2707
Module Title: Built Heritage Appreciation
Title: Built Heritage Appreciation
Module Level:: 6
Credits:: 5
Module Coordinator: Janette Davies
Module Author:: Edmund Joyce
Domains:  
Module Description: The aims of this module are to:
• To develop the students’ knowledge and understanding of how our built is embedded in the tourism sector.
• To develop an awareness in students of Ireland's Culture and Heritage
• To introduce students to how tourists consume, engage with and interpret Irish Built Heritage
• To make students aware of the political and social influences that helped shape our architectural heritage.
 
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to:
# Learning Outcome Description
LO1 Demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of Ireland’s built heritage
LO2 Identify and describe the different architectural styles most frequented in Ireland
LO3 Identify and evaluate the key important role that the built environment contributes to the tourism sector
Dependencies
Module Recommendations

This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is recommended before enrolment in this module.
No recommendations listed
Co-requisite Modules
No Co-requisite modules listed
Additional Requisite Information
No Co Requisites listed
 
Indicative Content
Buildings as a tourist attraction
Built heritage. Understanding the evolution of buildings in Ireland from medieval times to 1900. Understanding how tourists consume built heritage
Presentation
The care and presentation of cultural heritage. Using historic buildings as venues for tourism and event enterprises. Creating attractions around vernacular traditions
Module Content & Assessment
Assessment Breakdown%
Continuous Assessment100.00%

Assessments

Full Time

Continuous Assessment
Assessment Type Presentation % of Total Mark 5
Timing n/a Learning Outcomes 3
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
Students are required to present to their colleagues a 10minute presentation on a topic relating to the Regency period in Ireland’s architectural history.
Assessment Type Essay % of Total Mark 25
Timing n/a Learning Outcomes 1,2,3
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
Students will be required to find appropriate source material in order to compose a two thousand word research report on a topic relating to contribution that an aspect of built heritage makes to the tourism sector
Assessment Type Project % of Total Mark 20
Timing n/a Learning Outcomes 1,2
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
Students will be required to find appropriate source material in order to compose a two thousand word essay on a topic relating to the development of vernacular traditions in a given area.
No Project
No Practical
End of Module Formal Examination
Assessment Type Formal Exam % of Total Mark 50
Timing End-of-Semester Learning Outcomes 1,2,3
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
Final Exam

Part Time

Continuous Assessment
Assessment Type Essay % of Total Mark 20
Timing n/a Learning Outcomes 1,2,3
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
Students will be required to find appropriate source material in order to compose a two thousand word research report on a topic relating to contribution that an aspect of built heritage makes to the tourism sector
Assessment Type Presentation % of Total Mark 5
Timing n/a Learning Outcomes 3
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
Students are required to present to their colleagues a 10 minute presentation on a topic relating to the Regency period in Ireland’s architectural history.
Assessment Type Project % of Total Mark 25
Timing n/a Learning Outcomes 1,2
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
Students will be required to find appropriate source material in order to compose a two thousand word essay on a topic relating to the development of vernacular traditions in a given area.
No Project
No Practical
End of Module Formal Examination
Assessment Type Formal Exam % of Total Mark 50
Timing End-of-Semester Learning Outcomes 1,2,3
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
n/a
Reassessment Requirement
Exam Board
It is at the discretion of the Examination Board as to what the qualifying criteria are.
Reassessment Description
Marks for all projects/briefs are collated at the end of each semester. If a student fails to complete a project, re-assessment can take place if the student obtains the agreement of the tutor to submit completed work at the end of the semester. If part of a project involved group working then it is not possible to require students to submit such work and alternative assignments may have to be issued.

SETU Carlow Campus reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment

 

Module Workload

Workload: Full Time
Workload Type Workload Category Contact Type Workload Description Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload Hours
Lecture Contact Built heritage appreciation 12 Weeks per Stage 3.00 36
Independent Learning Time Non Contact Projects 15 Weeks per Stage 5.93 89
Total Weekly Contact Hours 3.00
Workload: Part Time
Workload Type Workload Category Contact Type Workload Description Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload Hours
Lecture Contact Cultural Studies 1 12 Weeks per Stage 1.50 18
Independent Learning Time Non Contact Projects 15 Weeks per Stage 2.97 44.5
Total Weekly Contact Hours 1.50
 
Module Resources
Recommended Book Resources
  • Rolf Loeber, Hugh Campbell, Livia Hurley, John Montague, Ellen Rowley. (2015), Architecture 1600-2000: Art and Architecture of Ireland, Yale University Pres, Yale.
  • by Matthew Rice. (2009), Rice's architectural primer, Bloomsbury, London.
Supplementary Book Resources
  • Matthew Rice. (2013), Rice's Church Primer, Bloomsbury Publishing, London.
  • Arnold, Dana. (2004), Reading Architectural History, Routledge, London.
This module does not have any article/paper resources
This module does not have any other resources
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