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Syllabus

Course Number and Title

HP 150 Introduction to Historic Preservation
Lecture course, three (3) credit hours

Credits

Three.

Preqequisites

None.

Place/Time

Tuesday and Thursday, 9:30 am - 10:50 am
Location Arch 143

Instructor

Philip C Marshall, Professor
email: Provided in class
mobile 508.951.8562 (call or text me any time)
office: SAAHP (Arch) 247

Office Hours

Advising hours sign-up sheet will be posted on my faculty office (Arch 247) door each week, a week in advance. This semseter they are:

• To be posted
  

Please sign up and bring an agenda. If you plan to discuss drafts, proposals, drawings, field notes, photographs, or similar material, please email me or leave a copy in my faculty mailbox with a note asking me to preview your work at least two days before your meeting — to provide enough time to consider carefully your work before getting together.

Catalog Description

Examination of the field of preservation focusing on built environment and the range of other material resources involved in this course of study. Guest lecturers include practitioners from organizations, agencies and the private sector. Field trips visit communities, origanizations, preservation sites, museums and other venues. Opportunities to explore career options are provided. Students are introduced to their professional responsibilities by participating in service-learning activities. (3 credits) Fall

Prerequisites

No prerequisites.

Course Description

The course begins with a brief history of the development of settlement, land use, planning and development of our built environment, in tandem with other social, political, cultural, technological and economic factors. Next, the courses addresses how to "read" the built environment, and its many changes. This is applied to the study of preservation in the context of Providence. Then, preservation is placed in the context of federal, state and local governance and related organizations. Finally, select lectures address conservation, and other specific preservation practices.

Course Goals

Refer to Schedule (Fall 2011)

Course Materials (including textbooks)

• Readings are both required books and Web-based material.
• Additional reading will be provided as class handouts and materials placed on reserve.

Library

• Main Library
• Architecture Library

Student Participation

• Attend all classes, site visits, and field trips
• Work as involved, responsible member of all project teams
• Actively participate in class discussions
• Complete assignments (word-processed or electronic, when written) by due dates
• Advise faculty about any concerns, tutoring, and special needs
• Compile printout of Web reading and notes.
• Come to site visits prepared, with necessary tools, equipment, and supplies

Evaluation (Grading Policy)

• Attendance, active participation mandatory
• Assignments and Tests (Fall 2011) handed in on time

Syllabus – Schedule of Class Meetings

Fall 2011

Assignments

• Assignments and Tests

NAAB Matrix

To be provided.

Format

• Course lecturers, with discussion
• Course readings, followed by class discussion
• Course readings, followed by independent analysis
• Team-oriented class assessment of sites
• Independent, self-directed documentation of particular sites
• Guest lecturers, with your active participation in discussion
• Site visits, conducted independently by students, alone or as a
  group
• Site visits, conducted by the entire class

Equipment and Supplies

Digital camera with at least 1 GB memory, able to take photographs at least 1024 x 768 pixels. Read your camera's instructions and field test your camera's features.

Plagarism

Students agree that by taking this course all required assignments may be subject to submission for textural similarity review to Turnitin.com for the detection of plagarism. All submitted papers will be included as source documents in the Turnitin.com reference database solely for the purpose of detecting plagarism.

Academic Resources

• You are encouraged to become familiar with, and use resources at the Center for Academic Development.
• Have fellow students read and comment on your writing asssignments.
• Have the Writing Center review and comment on your writing assignments.
• Cite all sources employing The Chicago Manual of Style, or equal.
• Citing Your Sources, Architectural Library

Students with Disabilities

If you are a student with a disability for which you wish to receive academic accommodations, you must first register with Disability Support Services on the second floor of the University Library in the Center for Academic Development.

Please feel free to set up a meeting with me to talk about any needs an/or concerns.