| Credit |
6 points |
| Availability |
not available in 2010 |
| Old unit code |
160.401 |
| Outcomes |
Students are able to demonstrate an understanding of weather forecasting, tides, tidal prediction, tidal streams, waves, swell, ocean currents and oceanography and know how to obtain data on the physical properties of the marine environment; understand the deterioration processes that occur on sites and that affect the preservation of artefacts (physical, mechanical, chemical and bacterial); show an understanding of the physical aspects of the marine environment relevant to the instrumentation that is likely to be used (optical, acoustic, chemical, thermal, hydrostatic and geographical); show an understanding of the physical aspects of the marine environment relevant to the techniques used in the field (survey, excavation equipment, etc.); understand the basic material types and their properties; understand the physics and physiology of diving; and understand the principles of the operation of remote sensing equipment. |
| Content |
This unit introduces students to the nature and properties of the ocean, as it is the medium in which much of the study of maritime archaeology is conducted. In addition, issues relating to in situ conservation and methods of monitoring and sampling sites are taught. This is achieved through lectures, applied reading of key literature, demonstration of techniques and group discussion. Students demonstrate their applied understanding of these topics through participation in tutorials, museum-based practical exercises and an examination. |
| Assessment |
This comprises an examination (40 per cent), essay (40 per cent) and tutorial presentation (20 per cent).
Supplementary assessment is not available in this unit. |
| Unit Co-ordinator(s) |
Associate Professor Alistair Paterson |
| Location |
UWA (Crawley), Maritime Museum (Fremantle) |
| Mode |
on-campus and off-campus |
| Unit Rules |
Contact hours—85 (lectures: 13 x 1 hr; museum-based practical exercises: 12 x 6 hrs)
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