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The Cultural Resource Management Program at the University of Victoria, British Columbia is pleased to offer the following distance education course for professionals and volunteers working in heritage sites, heritage conservation and heritage planning offices.

Determining Significance of Historic Resources

HA 489C (1.5 units); distance offering

Defining the heritage value or significance of a historic place or resource is the foundation on which any heritage conservation process is built. This course begins with an exploration of the range of historical, aesthetic, social, and scientific values that establish the character-defining elements of historic resources, including buildings, structures, historic districts, and cultural landscapes. Various methods of inventory and evaluation, from numerical scoring systems to systems that establish historical contexts of thematic studies, are discussed, along with their roles in guiding subsequent conservation planning and decision-making.

This course develops your ability to:

• apply the principles of values-based management in designing an assessment or evaluation methodology
• articulate the different ways in which significance or value can be understood
• design a variety of different assessment or evaluation systems, depending upon program goals
• critique different evaluation methods
• design an evaluation program that meets program management and stakeholder requirements
• write a statement of significance
• describe the role of determining significance in the conservation process

Dates: January 12 – April 19, 2009

Please register by: December 10, 2008 (late registrations accepted if space permits)

To register in this course please visit https://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/forms/crm/online_reg.aspx.

Fee: CDN$641, including a CDN$70 materials fee (Canadian funds, credit and non-credit participation options) A CDN$170 registration deposit is required with each registration form.

 

Instructor: Alastair Kerr
Alastair Kerr is an expert in heritage planning and historic resource evaluation, and is a leading theorist in heritage conservation in Canada. He holds a BA and an MA in art and architectural history from the University of Victoria. For the past thirty-three years Alastair has worked for the British Columbia Heritage Branch where he has had extensive experience in policy development, strategic planning, historic resource evaluation, historic site and heritage planning, heritage law, public consultation and participation programs, downtown revitalization, dispute resolution, and training. Currently Alastair is the Manager of Heritage Programs in the Heritage Branch, Ministry of Tourism, Sport, and the Arts.

Course Outline

This course provides a comprehensive approach to determining significance, based on a values-based management approach to heritage conservation. The approach begins with identifying the purpose of a conservation program or project, traces this purpose through the types of heritage values that may be applicable (historical, aesthetic, social, cultural, scientific or spiritual), determines kinds of heritage resources (objects, buildings, structures, historic districts, and cultural landscapes) and the range of stakeholders who may have an interest in the values and resources, in order to define the program or project's identification and evaluation criteria.

Once the criteria have been established, information requirements can be defined and evidence gathered, analyzed and assessed. The final step in determining significance is to write the conclusions as a statement of significance, expressing the significance that has been determined.

Unit 1 - Introduction to Values, Significance, and Values-Based Management

Unit 2 - Know Your Purpose

Unit 3 - Understand the Types of Heritage Resources and Range of Heritage Values

Unit 4 - Know Your Stakeholders and Their Values

Unit 5 - Define Your Criteria for Selection and Evaluation

Unit 6 - Define Your Information Needs and Gather Your Evidence

Unit 7 - Analyze and Assess the Evidence, and Make a Selection

Unit 8 - Write A Statement of Significance

 

 

Enrollment options allow you to choose to take courses either to enhance professional development or build academic credit. Individual course descriptions and registration forms are available by contacting us at [log in to unmask] or by visiting our web site at:

http://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/crmp/home.aspx

 

For more information, please contact:

 

Cultural Resource Management Program

Continuing Studies, University of Victoria

PO Box 3030 STN CSC Victoria BC Canada V8W 3N6

Tel: 250 721-6119 Fax: 250 721-8774

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