Problem_solving |
Students will be expected to identify and respond to historical problems and carry out appropriate research before the seminars and before writing essays. This will be assessed through essay writing. |
Research skills |
Locating and assessing source materials. Assessed through the essays. |
Communication |
Seminar discussion and essay-writing. The latter is formally assessed. |
Improving own Learning and Performance |
Seminar and tutorial discussion; tutors' feedback. |
Team work |
Seminar work |
Information Technology |
Locating source materials and surveying the historiography on the subject uses of various search tools. Essay-writing and presentation |
Personal Development and Career planning |
Studying the module puts students in direct contact with librarians and archivists at the National Library and elsewhere in the course of researching the location of primary texts and the development of the historiography |
Subject Specific Skills |
Develop a knowledge of, and familiarity with, a range of different sources. |