- Docente: Silvia Mirri
- Credits: 6
- SSD: INF/01
- Language: English
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Ravenna
- Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Science for the Conservation-Restoration of Cultural Heritage (cod. 8537)
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student will have a general view of information communication technologies and their applications to the field of cultural heritage. In particular the student will acquire mechanisms and tools to document restoration and preservation processes, to exploit works and to store analytical data obtained from diagnostics survey. In particular the student will be able to manage information technologies and tools within the above mentioned environments.
Course contents
Networks:
- Computer Networks
- Internet
- Hypertexts
- Markup classification
- HTML and CSS
- Web 1.0 and Web 2.0
- Social networks and collaborative tools
- Cultural Heritage within the Web
- Metadata types and functions
- XML (eXtensible Markup Language): elements and attributes, DTD –Document Type Definition
- Metadata applied to cultural heritage: Dublin Core, ICCD, PICO AP, ecc.
- Introduction to multimedia systems
- Analogical media digitalization
- Digital images
Readings/Bibliography
No textbook is needed, since all the didactical materials will be available on the e-learning platform.
Teaching methods
- Lectures.
- Exercises in lab.
Assessment methods
The final exam aims to evaluate if the goals of the class have been reached:
- to learn concepts about information communication technologies and their applications to the field of cultural heritage;
- to acquire mechanisms and tools to document restoration and preservation processes, to exploit works and to store analytical data obtained from diagnostics survey.
The final mark is defined through a oral exams (which evaluates the knowledge of main concepts and theoretical aspects) and through the evaluation of projects developed during the practices in the lab.
Teaching tools
- Slides will be provided by the teacher.
- Additional didactical material will be available on-line.
Office hours
See the website of Silvia Mirri