Module Identifier | HYM0410 | |||||||||||
Module Title | SKILLS & SOURCES OF THE HISTORIAN - SOURCES FOR MODERN HISTORY | |||||||||||
Academic Year | 2006/2007 | |||||||||||
Co-ordinator | Dr David Ceri Jones | |||||||||||
Semester | Semester 1 | |||||||||||
Other staff | Dr Iwan R Morus, Dr Paul B O'Leary, Dr Peter A Lambert, Dr Richard G Coopey, Dr Owen G Roberts, Dr Steven Thompson | |||||||||||
Co-Requisite | HYM0210 | |||||||||||
Course delivery | Seminars / Tutorials | 4 x 2 hour seminars & 1 hour tutorial | ||||||||||
Assessment |
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Four of the following will be taught in any one year
1. Oral History
2. Historians and newspapers
3. Sound and film sources
4. History and Memory
5. Using Government documents
6. Biography
Problem_solving | Develop original, creative and systematic approaches to problem solving; evaluate advantages and disadvantages of potential solutions. | ||
Research skills | Understand the development of a range of research methods within the discipline of history; understand how the boundaries of knowledge are advanced through research; produce academically appropriate pieces of written work. | ||
Communication | Read a wide range of both primary and secondary texts; demonstrate and develop the ability to communicate ideas in an essay; skills in oral presentation will be developed in seminars. | ||
Improving own Learning and Performance | Show awareness of own learning styles, personal preferences and needs; devise and apply realistic learning and self management strategies. | ||
Team work | Understand the concept of group dynamics; contribute to the setting of group goals; contribute effectively to the planning of group activities; play an active part in group activities; exercise negotiation and persuasion skills; evaluate group activities and own contribution | ||
Information Technology | Use various search tools to survey existing literature and sources; use range of commonly used software packages to prepare and present written work. | ||
Personal Development and Career planning | Develop awareness of skills needed to undertake the research project the student has in mind; plan and prepare for future course / career. | ||
Subject Specific Skills | Awareness of the need to place research within the broad context of debates occurring within modern history as an academic discipline |
This module is at CQFW Level 7