CULTURAL MAPPING COURSE MODULE  

MACAU, 2015

Local culture & living heritage in Taipa Village & St. Lazarus Quarter  

1-month extracurricular module for 40 graduate students in Heritage Management at the Institute for Tourism Studies (IFT). Students met once a week and worked in groups through a series of guided exercises, lectures and field visits to identify 25 sites of significance in each neighbourhood. They then documented each of the sites through interviews and photographs.  

A purpose-driven learning experience working towards a real product: the task was to create a two-hour walking itinerary that highlighted the uniqueness of place, published in the form of a smartphone application and an illustrated map. Students also collaborated with local NGO’s to host a pop-up exhibition in St. Lazarus and a scavenger hunt in Taipa Village.  

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“An opportunity to apply skills in a real-life situation and deepen understanding of their own living environment” 

– Sharif Shams Imon, Assistant Professor, Institute for Tourism Studies