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EDF40060

Academic Year 2024/2025

Digital Methods (EDF40060)

Subject:
English, Drama & Film
College:
Arts & Humanities
School:
English, Drama & Film
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
10
Module Coordinator:
Dr Maria Mulvany
Trimester:
Spring
Mode of Delivery:
Online
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

Purpose & Overarching Content:
This module offers a unique opportunity for students to enhance their digital competence and build their capacity to interpret data. It will familiarize students with basic machine reading techniques in subject areas that do not traditionally offer technical expertise. It will also enhance the career prospects of students across a broad range of disciplines by equipping them with transferable digital skills and the capacity to work with data relevant to their academic discipline and beyond. Students will benefit from a range of online lectures and workshops by experts in humanities and computer science.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

What will I Learn?
- Enhanced digital competence, including introductions to digital storytelling (blogging, podcasting).
- Ability to understand and produce basic data visualisations, basic machine learning and digital tools for humanities research and dissemination.
- Ability to practically apply knowledge gained during the course to complete digital assignments.
- Ability to recognize and use appropriate copyright citation and licensing for online content.
- Learn digital communication strategies appropriate to a given work environment and the ability to communicate research effectively to wider audiences.
- Strengthen critical and research skills in online research, study and writing.

Indicative Module Content:

Indicative Module Content:
- Digital publishing in blog format;
- Introduction to working with data;
- Social network analysis for beginners;
- The art of the podcast;
- Digital mapping;
- Digital storytelling online
- Digital project creation and management

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

24
Specified Learning Activities

76
Autonomous Student Learning

100
Total

200

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
This course is taught online through a combination of live and recorded lectures. Practical workshops
will demonstrate digital methodologies in real time and will give an opportunity to practice exercises with digital tools. Class discussion will be facilitated by use of online classroom technology incorporating Zoom.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Assignment(Including Essay): This assignment option asks students to EITHER create a Wordpress blog and populate it with at least one blog post OR to create a social network visualization of a sample text. Practical assignment. Week 6 Graded No

25

 No
Assignment(Including Essay): This assignment asks students to EITHER create a map of a literary text and write a critical piece analysing its locations OR to compose an authoritative review of a digital archive or digital edition Week 10 Graded No

25

 No
Assignment(Including Essay): Students complete an individual digital project of their choosing - options include podcasts; mapping; social network analysis; blogs. In Wk 12, students will complete 5 minute presentation on project Week 12 Graded No

50

 No
Assignment(Including Essay): Students will complete a short project planning template in preparation for their digital projects Week 7 Other No

0

 No

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 

Remediation Type Remediation Timing
In-Module Resit Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Feedback will be primarily via Brightspace, with in person follow up if required

Name Role
Ms. Siobhan Grayson Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Assoc Professor Derek Greene Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Tim Groenland Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Mr Tim Groenland Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Professor Gerardine Meaney Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Maria Mulvany Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Karen Wade Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
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