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S. Goel, Om Vikas, and M. K. Sinha: Indo-US S&T Workshop, 2005
Guidelines for Masters in
Archaeo-heritage Informatics
Indo US S&T Forum Workshopon
Digital Archaeology 11-13 Nov, 2005, Mussorie, India
Sanjay Goel, Om Vikas, & Mukul K. Sinha
S. Goel, Om Vikas, and M. K. Sinha: Indo-US S&T Workshop, 2005
New Order of Knowledge based Society
Universal access to information
Universalisation of Creativity
S. Goel, Om Vikas, and M. K. Sinha: Indo-US S&T Workshop, 2005
Knowledge-based Society
• Problem will be Large, complex and inter-disciplinary
• Promote collectivism not individualism• Think global and act local• Collaborate for innovation
S. Goel, Om Vikas, and M. K. Sinha: Indo-US S&T Workshop, 2005
Knowledge-based Society
Archaeology, History, heritage studies, anthropology are already the favorite theme of television channels like Discovery, National geography, History and so on.
The need to understand the past will be much more
deeper in the emerging knowledge-based society.
ICT technology will help in furthering this understanding.
S. Goel, Om Vikas, and M. K. Sinha: Indo-US S&T Workshop, 2005
What do Archaeologists do?• Archaeologists do much more than excavation. • They teach, analyze artifacts and sites, publish the
results of their research, curate museum galleries, and also produce documentaries.
• They engage in surveys, monitoring, testing, data recovery, archival research, and preservation efforts.
• They undertake qualitative analysis and also apply mathematical and statistical concepts.
• …..
S. Goel, Om Vikas, and M. K. Sinha: Indo-US S&T Workshop, 2005
Research
Conservation & Restoration,
Dissemination
What do Archaeologists do?
S. Goel, Om Vikas, and M. K. Sinha: Indo-US S&T Workshop, 2005
Collaborators• Anthropologist,• Historians and art historians,• Linguists, • Geologist• Biologist, • Geophysicists • Chemist,• Environmentalist,• Architects, • Civil engineers, • Media specialists, and
• Information Technologists
S. Goel, Om Vikas, and M. K. Sinha: Indo-US S&T Workshop, 2005
Archaeology is Interdisciplinary
• Example:– Near-infrared spectroscopic imaging in art conservation: investigation
of drawing constituents By Michael Attas et al. Journal of Cultural Heritage, April 2003.
Seven authors are from five disciplines - Institute for Bio-diagnostics, Department of Chemistry, Department of Geography, Art Gallery, Department of History
• Specialized interdisciplinary educational programs in Conservation Architecture, Bio-archaeology , and Geo-archaeology are already well accepted.
S. Goel, Om Vikas, and M. K. Sinha: Indo-US S&T Workshop, 2005
• Archaeological Activities: Survey, Testing, Research, Conservation, Restoration,
Dissemination, and Management.
• IT is an enabling Technology to enhance:– Productivity– Quality – Efficacy– Creativity
and to facilitate Integration of Innovative Ideas
S. Goel, Om Vikas, and M. K. Sinha: Indo-US S&T Workshop, 2005
Archeological computing: Existing specialized programs
• University College London, UK
• Goteborg University, Sweden, and
• York University, UK
• University of Southampton, UK
• …...
S. Goel, Om Vikas, and M. K. Sinha: Indo-US S&T Workshop, 2005
Masters in Archaeo-heritage Informatics:
Opportunity drivers in Indian Context
• Emerging knowledge based society – India comes off the catch up phase and enter the
competing phase in IT.
– Abundance of Cultural ore.
– Challenge lies in leveraging our heritage knowledge to become pioneer in the emerging knowledge era
• Growing global Business and employment opportunities.
S. Goel, Om Vikas, and M. K. Sinha: Indo-US S&T Workshop, 2005
Knowledge Acquisition and application
Constructivism
Attitudes
Learning Objectives: Development of competencies
S. Goel, Om Vikas, and M. K. Sinha: Indo-US S&T Workshop, 2005
Dimension 1: Attitudes • System-level perspective (including Knowledge integration, consideration for
multilateral viewpoint, and User centeredness). • Ability to work in multidisciplinary, multi-locational and multicultural teams.• Sensitivity towards global, societal, environmental, moral, ethical and
professional issues and sustainability. • Readiness for lifelong learning. • Entrepreneurship. • Ability to assist others through mentoring and philanthropic donations. • Perseverance. • Sense of urgency. • Adaptability. • Quality Consciousness
S. Goel, Om Vikas, and M. K. Sinha: Indo-US S&T Workshop, 2005
Dimension 2: Constructivism
• Creativity.
• Critical thinking.
• Attention to detail.
• Numerical ability.
S. Goel, Om Vikas, and M. K. Sinha: Indo-US S&T Workshop, 2005
Dimension 3: Knowledge Acquisition and application
• Ability to apply knowledge.• Design skills. • Problem solving skills.• Technical competence. • Decision making skills.• Analytical skills. • Research and Experimentation skills. • Communication and Persuasion skills. • Project planning. • Mentoring skills. • Knowledge of contemporary issues. • Wealth creation skills.
S. Goel, Om Vikas, and M. K. Sinha: Indo-US S&T Workshop, 2005
Course Guidelines• Generic knowledge • Domain specific knowledge and case
studies, and • Group projects.
• The case studies and Project work shall be around using ICT for archaeological and heritage related studies.
S. Goel, Om Vikas, and M. K. Sinha: Indo-US S&T Workshop, 2005
Domain specific Case studies• Preservations and conservation: Modeling and
visualization
• Research : Documentation, Dating , Classification, …
• Analysis of Dissemination strategies: Digital Libraries,
Image indexing and retrieval, Walkthroughs • Heritage Knowledge Management• Business development in Archaeo-heritage
applications : Web design, Album and so on
S. Goel, Om Vikas, and M. K. Sinha: Indo-US S&T Workshop, 2005
Generic Courses
• Art, Archaeology, Anthropology, and Heritage studies courses
• Computing and Multimedia Courses • Communication and Management course
S. Goel, Om Vikas, and M. K. Sinha: Indo-US S&T Workshop, 2005
Pedagogy
• Cognitive Apprenticeship • Discovery based learning• Learning by doing• Total solution approach• Case studies
S. Goel, Om Vikas, and M. K. Sinha: Indo-US S&T Workshop, 2005
Proposed Curriculum: Semester I
• Basic Computing Tools• Digital Media• Oriental Philosophy and Linguistics• Art, architectural aesthetics, and Design• Anthropology• Learning Methods
S. Goel, Om Vikas, and M. K. Sinha: Indo-US S&T Workshop, 2005
Proposed Curriculum: Semester II
• Web-enabled Content Creation• Computer based Visualization• Computer Aided Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis • Archaeo-heritage Documentation Methods • Archaeo-heritage Conservation Methods• Group project
S. Goel, Om Vikas, and M. K. Sinha: Indo-US S&T Workshop, 2005
Proposed Curriculum: Semester III
• GIS and Digital field methods for Archaeology• Digital Library : Design and Management• Knowledge Management• Entrepreneurship• Archaeo-heritage Research Methods• Group Project
S. Goel, Om Vikas, and M. K. Sinha: Indo-US S&T Workshop, 2005
Proposed Curriculum: Semester IV
• Quality and creativity Management• Design Methods• Dissertation