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Evidence Guide: CULMS610C - Research, describe and document cultural material

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Tips for gathering evidence to demonstrate your skills

The important thing to remember when gathering evidence is that the more evidence the better - that is, the more evidence you gather to demonstrate your skills, the more confident an assessor can be that you have learned the skills not just at one point in time, but are continuing to apply and develop those skills (as opposed to just learning for the test!). Furthermore, one piece of evidence that you collect will not usualy demonstrate all the required criteria for a unit of competency, whereas multiple overlapping pieces of evidence will usually do the trick!

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CULMS610C - Research, describe and document cultural material

What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?

Describe cultural material

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Examine cultural material in accordance with industry best practice and organisational procedures

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Research relevantinformation sources regarding history and provenance of the cultural material

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Accurately identify unusual and distinctive features of the cultural material

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Clearly identify the cultural material wherever possible and provide a rationale for the identification

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Accurately and clearly record the results of the identification process in an appropriate format

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Assess significance

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Identify and consult with key stakeholders regarding the significance of cultural material

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Clearly identify the relationship of the material to related items in the collection and the significance of this relationship

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Identify the need for and seek appropriate expert advice where necessary

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Take action to ensure an item's condition and its conservation needs are fully described, and alert relevant personnel as required

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Summarise information

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Record descriptions in accordance with organisational procedures and practices

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Articulate the significance of the cultural material in an appropriate format and in sufficient detail in the description to meet organisational requirements

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Complete accession details

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Record accession details and allocate accession numbers according to organisational procedures and practices and from the correct sequence

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Confirm the identity of the cultural material before the accession process is implemented

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Accurately record the accession number in the appropriate information system

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Accurately record the accession number on the cultural material in accordance with organisational procedures and practices

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

The Evidence Guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

Evidence of the following is essential:

application of detailed knowledge of assessment and description techniques and procedures for cultural material

practical application of techniques through identification and description of a range of different types of cultural material.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure:

practical demonstration of skills

use of current industry systems to research, describe and document cultural material

access to relevant policies and procedures manuals

access to cultural material to be identified, described, documented.

Method of assessment

A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge. The following examples are appropriate for this unit:

direct questioning combined with review of portfolios of evidence and third party workplace reports of on-the-job performance by the candidate

evaluation of descriptions and records created by the candidate

evaluation of research processes undertaken by the candidate to identify and assess the significance of cultural material

evaluation of collection information prepared by the candidate to describe a number of different types of cultural material

oral or written questioning to assess knowledge of industry standards and procedures for identification, description and documentation of cultural material.

Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector, workplace and job role is recommended, for example:

CULMS502CAcquire/dispose of cultural material.

Required Skills and Knowledge

Required skills

research skills to conduct wide-ranging and detailed information searches on different types of cultural material

communication skills to hold consultations with stakeholders on potentially complex aspects of cultural material significance

planning and organisational skills to integrate research, consultation and recording processes

literacy skills to analyse and document potentially complex information on cultural material

numeracy skills to work with numerical accession systems.

Required knowledge

subject matter expertise related to the cultural material, including detailed knowledge of information sources

concepts of significance and significance assessment process

relevant sources of expert advice relevant to the work context

handling and examination techniques in the relevant work context

conservation policies and procedures as they apply to identification, description and documentation of cultural material

copyright, moral rights and intellectual property issues and legislation and their impact on identification, description and documentation of cultural material

cultural protocols for examining, identifying and reporting on cultural material, including Indigenous protocols

industry procedures and systems for examining, identifying and reporting on cultural material.

Range Statement

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.

Cultural material is defined as 'objects, collections, artworks, specimens, structures or sites' and includes:

archaeological material

books and manuscripts

cultural sites/buildings

ethnographic material

film/audiovisual material

flora and fauna

furniture

photographs

technological/industry items

textiles

works on paper/canvas

Relevant information sources may include:

other museums

previous holders of cultural material

other museum workers

publications

experts/specialists

organisation's collection

catalogues

reference works

written reports

local community members

archives

libraries

Internet

makers/artists

Key stakeholders may include:

donors

owners/custodians

cultural groups

users

community associations

experts/specialists

makers/artists

Appropriate format may be:

verbal

written

graphic

photographic

Detail in the description may relate to:

physical appearance of the item

significance (historic, scientific research)

provenance

previous owners

dimensions

intactness

condition (good to seriously degraded)

relationship to other material (within or outside of the collection)

conservation needs (care, handling, protection)

previous conservation

age

functionality

adaptations/repairs

marks/inscriptions

construction materials

construction method

maker/artist

associations with place

Accession details may include:

date of accession

details of previous ownership

brief description

registration number

acquisition method

costs e.g. value, maintenance costs

copyright details

maker/artist

date of creation

dimensions