ORAL HISTORY AND DOCUMENTATION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE

About this Course

Course Description

This course provides students with the knowledge and technical skills in carrying out an oral history project as a method to document cultural heritage. This includes the planning for oral history projects, conducting interviews, transcription, dissemination, and preservation of oral history collection.

Course Learning Outcomes

1 ) Construct the procedures and processes involved in an oral history research project in a team.
2 ) Organize the oral history collections by applying information retrieval and management techniques.
3 ) Demonstrate the importance of oral history as a documentation, research and cultural activity through written discourse.

Course Details

STATUS : Open
DURATION : FLEXIBLE
EFFORT : 4
MODE : 100% Online
COURSE LEVEL : Beginner
LANGUAGE : English
CLUSTER : Science & Technology ( ST )

 Syllabus

Introduction to cultural heritage
1.2 Documenting cultural heritage
1.3 Oral history and oral tradition
1.4 Oral history and Information science
1.5 Digital humanities and digital preservation
1.6 Oral history as a narrative analysis

2.1 Oral history development around the world
2.2 Oral history in Malaysia
2.3 Technological development

3.1 Legal release agreement
3.2 Challenges to interview
3.3 Defamation and privacy torts
3.4 Copyright
3.5 The internet and social media
3.6 Deed of gift
3.7 Restriction


4.1 Planning and preparation
4.2 Preliminary literature review
4.3 The selection of resource person
4.4 Communication and preliminary interview
4.5 Interview techniques
4.6 Transcription


5.1 Project information
5.2 Aurality
5.3 Technical consideration

6.1 Metadata creation
6.2 Storage and retrieval
6.3 Dissemination programme
6.4 Preservation of digital and physical collection

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Our Instructor

MOHD. NAZIR BIN AHMAD

Course Instructor
UiTM Puncak Perdana

JAFALIZAN BIN MD JALI

Course Instructor
UiTM Puncak Perdana

ANIZA BINTI JAMALUDDIN

Course Instructor
UiTM Shah Alam

DR. HANIS DIYANA BINTI KAMARUDIN

Course Instructor
UiTM Puncak Perdana

 Frequently Asked Questions

A1 : List the themes, topics, or events you want to cover. This will help you determine what types of individuals you need to speak with, such as pioneers, experts, workers, or people directly impacted by the topic.