1. Welcome Lesley Scott Lecturer, Contextual and Critical Studies Contact for dyslexia and other things GP20 Portacabin, Gray’s l.scott@rgu.ac.uk

2. Overview of Semester 1 Contextual and Critical Studies

3. The Museum without Walls Weeks 1 -6

4. The Brief: ‘Museum without Walls’ Introduce basic research skills Encourage the development of a wide range of approaches to information gathering Build knowledge and awareness of historical and critical context of art and design practice

5. Key stages Allocation of an iconic ‘object’ (today) Formal training in research skills using Library resources (tomorrow) Finding out whatever you can (this week and the next 3 weeks) to prepare an information sheet on your ‘object’. Meeting staff in groups to talk about your findings so far (see timetable) Add your information sheet to a First Year Timeline by Monday 22 October

6. What should be on the ‘information sheet’ ? Include at least ONE clear image of your ‘object’ and 300-500 words describing: –What it is, who ‘made it’ and when? –Why you think it might be important. –What it means to you? Make it INTERESTING and LEGIBLE Size? 2 sheets A4 max. Add your name and research sources

7. Key Dates and Times Tomorrow - meet in your Groups with Jim Fiddes Research : 1 2 3 4 Training 9.30 11.00 1.30 3.00 Meet in entrance to Library, Business School Building Wednesday, 3 October – Lesley and Jim available for advice on 5 th Floor of Library (2 floors up!) 10-12 Wednesday, 10 & 17 October – Research days. Attend seminar as scheduled. Wednesday, 22 October – Final deadline for posting information sheet.

8. Craft from other worlds have crashed on Earth. Alien craft are from both ultra-dimensional sources and sources within this dimension. Early U.S. government efforts at acquiring alien technology were successful. The U.S. government has had live alien hostages at some point in time. The government has conducted autopsies on alien cadavers. U.S. intelligence agencies, security agencies, and public agencies are involved in the cover-up of facts pertaining to the situation. People have been and are currently abducted, mutilated, murdered and kidnapped as a result of the UFO situation..

9. Wickedpedia

10. Research is fun

12. CCS WEBSITE http://www.studioit.org.uk For all CCS Briefs, course programmes, lecture notes etc. Click: Contextual Studies Support Files Click: Contextual and Critical Studies/Support Files 2007-8 Click: Stage.... etc.

13. The CCS Noticeboard Next to the Photocopier, just before the shop Remember to check it

14. Talk to the missing