Masters Classes in Archaeology- Semester 2 2008

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Artefact Illustration

Back by popular demand! For those who took the first class, James will do some advanced work with you. For those who haven’t taken this class yet, James will work with you to teach you the basics. Artefact Illustrationis a 1-day masters class aimed at familiarizing students with aspects of drawing artefacts for publication.  Artefact illustration is a skill all students can learn regardless of their artistic talents. Students will learn how to make line drawings and stippled drawings. This class will be taught by professional artefact illustrator James Hunter.
Location: Meet at Rm 113 Humanities
Dates: This is a 1-day masters class. 8 August
Costs: For Flinders University students (proof of enrolment is required) and there is no cost.
Equipment: You will need lunch or money to purchase lunch. All equipment will be supplied, but if you have drafting equipment, bring it.
Contact: James Hunter
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CPR and First Aid training

First Aid and CPR is a very useful certificate for archaeologists working in the field and you never know when you might need it!
Location: Meet at the Archaeology Lab (SSS 145) 9am.
Dates: This is a 1-day masters class. 15 August.
Costs: To be announced
Equipment: You will need lunch or money to purchase lunch.
Contact: Jennifer McKinnon
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Oxygen Administration (O2) training

Oxygen Administration is a very useful certificate for underwater archaeologists and is a requirement for all Flinders University Divers. If you are thinking about participating in the field school in Feb, please sign up for this class.
Location: Meet at the Archaeology Lab (SSS 145) 9am.
Dates: This is a 2-day masters class. 22 August.
Costs: To be announced
Equipment: You will need lunch or money to purchase lunch.
Contact: Jennifer McKinnon
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Job interview skills

Want to know the secrets of how to get the job you want? This master class will cover the skills you need to succeed at job interviews and show you exactly what to expect (and what's expected of you). As well as generic interview skills, you will learn how to address questions and issues specific to archaeology and cultural heritage management. This class will be taught by Mark Gregory and Meg Alexander from the Graduate Careers Office.
Location: Meet at Rm 105 Humanities, 3pm.
Dates: This is a 2 hour masters class. 29 August (3-5pm)
Costs: For Flinders University students (proof of enrolment is required) and there is no cost.
Equipment: None.
Contact: Alice Gorman
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Professional Presentations and Making a Professional Poster

This 1-day masters class is a tutorial on giving PowerPoint presentations at professional conferences and creating professional posters. It will walk you through the basics of good presentation skills – the dos and don’ts of giving presentations. It will also be a hands-on tutorial on how to make a poster for presentation at professional conferences.
Location: Meet at the Archaeology Lab (SSS145) 10am
Dates: This is a 1-day masters class. 5 September
Costs: For Flinders University students (proof of enrolment is required) and there is no cost.
Equipment: You will need lunch or money to purchase lunch.  All equipment will be supplied.
Contact: Emily Jateff
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Specialist Library Skills for Independent Research

This master class, delivered by Humanities Librarian Veronica Ghee, is designed to assist graduate students undertaking independent research for Masters or PhD theses, Directed Studies, Practicums and assignments to use electronic and library resources more effectively. A must for anyone who wants to succeed in their research!
Location: Library Computer Training Laboratory 152
Dates: Friday 12th September 3.00 - 5.00 pm
Costs: Free
Equipment: None
Contact: Alice Gorman
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Site Recorder Workshop

This is a one-day interactive workshop for anyone involved in management, fieldwork or data processing in maritime archaeology. The course is an introduction to Site Recorder 4, the versatile Information Management System (IMS) designed for use in maritime and intertidal archaeology. The workshop will demonstrate the use of the program for: project planning; excavation recording; survey recording; publication; reporting and archiving; data migration; geophysical data post-processing; resource evaluation and management. The workshop includes a mix of presentations and hands-on practical exercises allowing you to get real experience of the capabilities of Site Recorder 4. Site Recorder can manage thousands of finds, samples, photographs, dive logs and documents – all the information relating to a site or project. Items can be associated with one another allowing quick and easy retrieval for analysis and interpretation. Site Recorder has been specifically designed for collecting information during fieldwork and making site plans during excavations. Many separate programs used for data collection can be replaced by this one fully-featured computer program. For more information on Site Recorder please visit: www.3HConsulting.com
Location: Flinders University Social Sciences Computing Lab
Dates: This is a 1-day masters class. 28 September
Costs: $100 gst inclusive
Equipment: You will need to bring your lunch.
Contact: Jennifer McKinnon
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Collections Management and Disaster Preparedness

This Masters Class will provide students with an overview of archaeological collections management protocols and provide them with an understanding of how to properly care for artefacts, field documents, and photo records post-fieldwork. In the first portion of the course, emphasis will be on the procedures to properly archive finds so that collections may be accessed and used for future research. This will conclude with a brief assessment of the Flinders University archaeological collections currently housed in the Archaeology laboratory. Students will be asked to create a  proposal for inventorying the archaeological collections and provide ideas for alternate storage options.

The second portion of the course will introduce students to the field of disaster preparedness and response for archaeological collections. A background history of recent disaster events and their effect on collections will be given, followed by a presentation of preferred methods for disaster preparedness and response—including hands-on training. This portion of the course will conclude with a practical application wherein the students will build on their assessment of the Flinders University archaeological collections to create a working disaster preparedness and management guide for the Archaeology laboratory.
Location: Rm 113 Hum
Dates: This 1-day masters class will run 10 October
Costs: For Flinders University students (proof of enrolment is required).
Equipment: You will need lunch or money to purchase lunch.
Contact: Emily Jateff
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Goolwa Day

This masters class is an opportunity to travel to one of South Australia’s most important historic ports. The visit will include trips to the local museums, a look at the steamboat Oscar W and a tour of the historic Armfield Slipway where volunteers beautifully restore historic wooden boats.
Location: Meet at the Archaeology Lab (SSS 145) 10am.
Dates: This 1-day masters class will run 24 October
Costs: For Flinders University students (proof of enrolment is required). There may be a small cost associated with the museum visit.
Equipment: You will need lunch or money to purchase lunch.
Contact: Jennifer McKinnon
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Industry impacts and mitigation in cultural heritage management

Most consulting projects in cultural heritage management take place in the context of development such as mining, infrastructure construction, or urban expansion.  A critical skill in cultural heritage management, one that is usually acquired on the job, is interpreting an industry-specific scope of works, understanding what this means in terms of impacts on cultural heritage, and devising appropriate and effective ways of mitigating impacts in accordance with the relevant legislation, the constraints of the industry, and the directions of the Traditional Owners or other stakeholders.

In this two-day workshop, participants will learn how different industries actually carry out their projects.  Using case studies, they will work through project briefs or scopes of work, work out how these operations will affect different types of site, landscape or cultural values, and engage with the latest research on managing cultural heritage values in the development context.  The workshop is suitable for postgraduate students or professional cultural heritage managers.
Location:  Flinders University
Dates:  This weekend masters class will run on the 25th and 26th of October
Costs:  $330 including GST (for non-Flinders students only.  Flinders students are free).  This includes tea, coffee, lunch and course materials
Equipment:  None
Contact: Alice Gorman
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Basic Seamanship (Part 1)

Location:  TBA
Dates: TBA
Costs: TBA
Equipment: TBA
Contact: Jennifer McKinnon

Basic Seamanship (Part 2)

Location: TBA
Dates: TBA
Costs: TBA
Equipment: TBA
Contact: Jennifer McKinnon

Rescue Diving Course

Rescue diving is a crucial certification in your diving education and is recommended to all divers who may find a career underwater. The training takes you from a recreational diver to one with more technical knowledge and teaches you rescue and emergency skills. This course will provide training on incident minimization and management and will include practical dives. You must hold a basic underwater certificate to take this course
Location: TBA
Dates: TBA
Costs: TBA
Equipment: You will need lunch or money to purchase lunch.
Contact: Jennifer McKinnon
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