Cultural Resource Management Program at the University of Victoria There are still a couple of spaces available for this short immersion session focusing on strategic planning for the heritage and cultural community. "HERITAGE PLANNING: STRATEGIC APPROACHES TO CULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT", October 21-25, 1996 with Alistair Kerr ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Planning that recognizes and integrates community needs and values is your key to successful preservation programs if you work in urban heritage conservation, community heritage, First Nations heritage, and heritage sites. This intensive course emphasizes the principles of strategic planning as a framework for: - reviewing and analyzing your resources, context, and issues - developing a vision and writing a mission statement - setting realistic goals and objectives - reviewing and selecting implementation options - defining budget - information and personnel requirements - undertaking a public participation program - issues in leadership, working with volunteers, time management and dispute resolution - elements of a heritage management plan You undertake a pre-course assignment based on a project or program from your workplace or community. This material is addressed and integrated throughout the course. As a course outcome, you develop an outline of a strategic plan for your project or program. Instructor: Alastair Kerr is a specialist in heritage planning with the British Columbia Heritage Branch Dates: October 21 - 25, plus pre-course activities Fee: $589 Canadian (credit or non-credit) Accommodation: on-campus bed & breakfast available at $61 Canadian/night. Program staff are pleased to provide information on off-campus alternatives For more information on this course and others offered this fall, please contact: Joy Davis, Program Director Cultural Resource Management, Division of Continuing Studies University of Victoria PO Box 3030 Victoria, BC V8W 3N6 Telephone (604) 721-8462 Fax: (604) 721-8774 E-mail: [log in to unmask] Website: http://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/crmp/ LEARNING OBJECTIVES You should understand the following concepts and be able to apply them in a work situation: - the principles of planning and the planning cycle - the difference between the task elements and relationship elements within the process of planning and how to manage them - the principles and role of dispute resolution in planning - how to undertake a comprehensive review and analysis as a start to planning - how to define a vision and write a mission statement - how to determine and set realistic goals and tasks based on the review and analysis - how to develop an achievable work plan OUTLINE SUMMARY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ October 14 - 18 Prepare description and analysis of a heritage project in your community MONDAY, October 21 * Welcome, Course Introduction and Participant Introductions * The Elements of Heritage Planning * Planning: A Problem-Solving Exercise TUESDAY, October 22 * Participants Presentations of Pre-Course Assignments and Selection of Projects and Teams * The Planning Cycle * Role Play: Community and Group Dynamics - Planning is also about Managing People * The principles of dispute resolution in managing the planning process WEDNESDAY, October 23 * Reviewing and Analyzing of the Current Situation - Answering the Question: Where Are We Now? * Defining a Vision and Writing a Mission Statement - Answering the Question: Where Do We Want to Get To? * Developing Criteria and Determining Priorities * Group Project Work THURSDAY, October 24 * Setting Goals Based on Priorities: Answering the Question: How Do We Get There? * Reviewing Implementation Options * Determining Realistic Tasks, Human Resources, Timelines, Budgets and Information Needs * Group Project Work FRIDAY, October 25 * Putting It All Together: Student Presentations * Where Do We Go Next? - Implementing and Evaluating Your Heritage Plan