Week 1
PROLOGUE 0.1
Language learning
Monday
Steve Kaufmann: Seven concepts of natural language learning
(2009) (PDF).
Steve Kaufmann on learning languages
► 4:38 (2007 video) (transcript).
PROLOGUE 0.2
Quantity and quality
Wednesday
Herbert Lui: Why quantity should be your priority
(2013) (PDF).
Girl learns to dance in a year
► 1:50 (2013 video).
Trond Egil Toft: Better learning through handwriting
(2012) (PDF).
Week 2
TOPIC 1.1
Conservation and restoration
Monday
Assignment 1.
Intro to art conservation
► 10:49 (2014 video) (transcript).
TOPIC 1.2
Time management
Wednesday
A short guide to managing your time
► 4:36 (2014 video) (transcript).
Time management top tips
(2015).
Week 3
TOPIC 2.1
Archaeological sites
Monday
Assignment 2.
What is archaeology: understanding the archaeological record
► 6:45 (2017 video) (transcript).
TOPIC 2.2
Commercial correspondence
Wednesday
Writing business letters in English
(useful phrases and vocabulary) (PDF).
Dustin Wax: How to write a business letter that gets results
(2008) (PDF).
The dos and don'ts of e-mail etiquette
► 8:34 (2012 video) (transcript).
Jeremy S. Hyman and Lynn F. Jacobs: Eighteen etiquette tips for
e-mailing your professor
(2010) (PDF).
Week 4
TOPIC 3.1
Museums and collections
Monday
Assignment 3.
How to curate an exhibition
► 5:45 (2017 video) (transcript).
How to become a museum curator: job description, degrees and
salary
(2022).
TOPIC 3.2
Presentation skills (I)
Wednesday
How to create an awesome PowerPoint presentation
► 2:01 (2008 video).
Chris Thomas: Five memorable key steps to ensure a good
presentation
► 6:21 (2008 video) (transcript).
Week 5
TOPIC 4.1
Art market
Monday
Assignment 4.
Making art and making money
► 5:56 (2012 video) (transcript).
TOPIC 4.2
Presentation skills (II)
Wednesday
Donald Clark: Presentations
(1998-2015).
Present like Steve Jobs
► 6:54 (2008 video) (transcript).
Week 6
TOPIC 5.1
Ethics and aesthetics
Monday
Assignment 5.
Art forgery
► 9:27 (2013 video) (transcript).
The scourge of looting: trafficking antiquities, from temple to
museum
► 2:08 (2014 video) (transcript).
On ISIS destruction: human history "is permanent"
► 2:01 (2015 video) (transcript).
TOPIC 5.2
Library
Wednesday
Should I be using Google or the library resources for a paper?
► 1:40 (2013 video) (transcript).
Universal Decimal Classification summary.
Google Scholar.
Week 7
TOPIC 6.1
Agents of deterioration
Monday
Assignment 6.
Preventive conservation intern blog: Hanwell system
► 3:52 (2013 video) (transcript).
Preventive conservation intern: Monitoring the stores
► 3:22 (2013 video) (transcript).
TOPIC 6.2
Documentation
Wednesday
Introduction to citations
► 4:38 (2018 video) (transcript).
The Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS).
Manual de estilo Chicago Deusto
(PDF).
American Psychological Association: APA Style.
Interactive APA (OWLL, Massey University).
Estilo APA (Biblioteca Universitaria, Universidad de Alicante).
Week 8
TOPIC 7.1
Architecture
Monday
Assignment 7.
Architectural conservation
► 6:36 (2017 video) (transcript).
TOPIC 7.2
Plagiarism
Wednesday
Plagiarism: Lesson one ► 5:54 (2016 video) (transcript).
Week 9
TOPIC 8.1
Easel paintings
Monday
Assignment 8.
Conservation of a Renaissance work by Sebastiano Mainardi
► 9:17 (2007 video) (transcript).
Tia Ghose: Why this viral painting-restoration video gives experts
the chills
(2017). (Watch the video
► 1:15.)
(5 min each student).
TOPIC 8.2
Creativity
Wednesday
The secret to creativity ► 5:08 (2016 video) (transcript).
Group presentations.Week 10
TOPIC 9.1
Wall paintings
Monday
Assignment 9.
Laser cleaning of a wall painting from Byzantine Egypt
► 9:59 (2018 video) (transcript).
Zhimin Li et al.: A scientific study of the pigments in the wall
paintings at Jokhang Monastery in Lhasa, Tibet, China
(2014).
TOPIC 9.2
Outlining
Wednesday
How to write a book: from research to writing to editing to
publishing, by Ryan Holiday
► 5:42 (2016 video) (transcript).
Chittaranjan Andrade: How to write a good abstract for a
scientific paper or conference presentation
(2011).
IMRAD structure (2009).
Week 11
TOPIC 10.1
Book and paper
Monday
Assignment 10.
Conserving Old Master drawings: a balancing act
► 4:10 (2010 video) (transcript).
Photography restoration: old photograph restored
► 7:58 (2011 video) (transcript).
TOPIC 10.2
Drafting and editing
Wednesday
Purdue OWL vidcast: Drafting and revising ► 5:30 (2018 video) (transcript).
Week 12
TOPIC 11.1
Sculpture
Monday
Assignment 11.
After the fall: the conservation of Tullio Lombardo's
Adam
► 7:54 (2014 video) (transcript).
TOPIC 11.2
Job application
Wednesday
Europass: Curriculum Vitae
(2002- ).
How to write a great resume and cover letter
► 2:44 (2012 video) (transcript).
Week 13
TOPIC 12.1
Decorative arts
Monday
Assignment 12.
Royal Collection Trust: Restoring porcelain, part 5
► 7:41 (2013 video) (transcript).
Conservation of sculpture and decorative arts
► 5:17 (2012 video) (transcript).
TOPIC 12.2
Job interview
Wednesday
Paul Michael: How to answer 23 of the most common interview
questions
(2007) (PDF).
Interview dos and don'ts
► 4:15 (2007 video) (transcript).