Computers for History of Art [9921]
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Joaquim Ramos de Carvalho Institute: IHTI

Overview

The discipline offers a global perspective of computer tools and methodologies relevant to the History of Art, either in terms of investigation and information collection, or in terms of dissemination and content elaboration activities for the multimedia industry.

Learning outcomes

The students will get acquainted with computer sources for the study of the History of Art, and gain a general view of the computer processing of the main types of materials of this discipline, as well as of the competencies required for the production of contents for the new digital media.

Reference bibliography

  • The World Wide Web Virtual Library, http://www.chart.ac.uk/vlib/index.html
  • Digital Art History - A Subject in Transition: Opportunities and Problems, CHArt Conference Proceedings, volume four , Edited by Anna Bentkowska, Trish Cashen and John Sunderland

Specific competences

  • Clear-cut skills and techniques specific to the profession [2]

Generic competences

  • Knowledge of information handling techniques [4]
  • Planning and project management [5]
  • Group work [7]

Assessment

Periodical and by means of works to be conducted during the year.

Course Contents

1.The information sources on History of Art in the times of the internet and multimedia.

2.Techniques for computer processing relevant materials for the History of Art.

3.The History of Art and the production of contents for the new digital media

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