ARA8120 : Recording Historic Buildings
- Offered for Year: 2024/25
- Module Leader(s): Mr Alexander Paul Turner
- Owning School: History, Classics and Archaeology
- Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters
Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.
| Semester 2 Credit Value: | 20 |
| ECTS Credits: | 10.0 |
| European Credit Transfer System | |
Aims
This module provides an advanced introduction to recording and interpreting historic buildings. You
will acquire both theoretical and practical knowledge needed to help you record and understand
the development and use of historic structures. The module comprises lectures and practical
sessions taught both in the field and the computer lab which cover basic techniques, total station
survey, photography, laser scanning, image rectification and building interpretation.
The aim of this module is to provide an advanced introduction to surveying and interpreting historic
buildings.
All lectures and computer lab session will be delivered in person. Fieldwork will be located within Newcastle so that transport to and from site will not be necessary.
Outline Of Syllabus
1. Introduction: Desk-based assessment and integrating different sources
2. Basic techniques for building recording
3. Introduction to total station survey and photography
4. Introduction to photogrammetry for building recording
5. Introduction to Laser scanning and Structured Light Scanning
6. Interpreting elevations and plans
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 73 | 1:00 | 73:00 | N/A |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 4 | 1:00 | 4:00 | Lectures delivered PiP |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Practical | 4 | 3:00 | 12:00 | Supervised PiP computing workshops |
| Guided Independent Study | Directed research and reading | 36 | 1:00 | 36:00 | N/A |
| Guided Independent Study | Skills practice | 23 | 1:00 | 23:00 | Computing practice, unsupervised |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Fieldwork | 4 | 4:00 | 16:00 | Supervised PiP fieldwork sessions |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 36 | 1:00 | 36:00 | N/A |
| Total | 200:00 |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
The lectures introduce the principles and methods of standing building survey and interpretation. The field and lab sessions make students practice these techniques and apply them to real-life case-studies.
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Other Assessment
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | 2 | A | 100 | A 3,500 word report presenting the survey results and an analysis of the building recorded as part of the course. |
Formative Assessments
Formative Assessment is an assessment which develops your skills in being assessed, allows for you to receive feedback, and prepares you for being assessed. However, it does not count to your final mark.
| Description | Semester | When Set | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essay | 2 | M | A 500 word aesthetic and technical review of a recently published standing building report. |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
The analysis of a current professional level standing building report in the formative assessment will enable the students to develop a critical understanding of the mechanisms and processes of compiling such a report. This will provide a sound methodology for the collection and preparation of materials during the fieldwork and computer workshop phases of the course. It will also provide then with ideas for a framework within which they can create a standing building report of professional quality for the summative assignment.
The report should include an analysis of the fabric and development of the building and should be illustrated with phased plans derived from on-site drawings. The report should consider how building recording and analysis can contribute to an understanding of the wider context of standing buildings.
The report evaluates understanding of the principles and methods of historic building analysis, application of these analytical techniques to a research problem, and ability to write an analytical report
Submitted work tests intended knowledge and skills outcomes, develops key skills in research, reading and writing.
This module can be made available to Erasmus students only with the agreement of the Head of Subject and of the Module Leader. This option must be discussed in person at the beginning of your exchange period. No restrictions apply to study-abroad, exchange and Loyola students.
All Erasmus students at Newcastle University are expected to do the same assessment as students registered for a degree.
Study-abroad, non-Erasmus exchange and Loyola students spending semester 1 only are required to finish their assessment while in Newcastle. This will take the form of an alternative assessment, as outlined in the formats below:
Modules assessed by Coursework and Exam:
The normal alternative form of assessment for all semester 1 non-EU study abroad students will be one essay in addition to the other coursework assessment (the length of the essay should be adjusted in order to comply with the assessment tariff); to be submitted no later than 12pm Friday of the final week of semester 1 teaching. The essays should be set so as to assure coverage of the course content to date.
Modules assessed by Exam only:
The normal alternative form of assessment for all semester 1 non-EU study abroad students will be two 2,000 word written exercises; to be submitted no later than 12pm Friday of the final week of semester 1 teaching. The essays should be set so as to assure coverage of the course content to date.
Modules assessed by Coursework only:
All semester 1 non-EU study abroad students will be expected to complete the standard assessment for the module; to be submitted no later than 12pm Friday of the final week of semester 1 teaching. The essays should be set so as to assure coverage of the course content to date.
Study-abroad, non-Erasmus exchange and Loyola students spending the whole academic year or semester 2 are required to complete the standard assessment as set out in the MOF under all circumstances.
Reading Lists
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- ARA8120's Timetable