Learning Outcomes:
To enable students to appreciate historical sources, context and nuance and to enable them to give expression to their historical imaginations.
Indicative Module Content:
Seminars, group discussions, presentations, archive visits.
Curricular information is subject to change.
This module is designed to get students using their historical imagination, by placing themselves in the role of a historical character or a participant in a controversial historical event. It is a small-group, seminar-based module and at the end of the semester it includes a day-long seminar where students present their own, originally composed document
About this Module
Student Effort Hours:
| Student Effort Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Specified Learning Activities | 87 |
| Autonomous Student Learning | 87 |
| Lectures | 0 |
| Seminar (or Webinar) | 26 |
| Total | 200 |
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Group work, discussions, seminars, student presentations and critical reading of primary and secondary sources.Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Not applicable to this module.
Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.Assessment Strategy
| Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assignment: To compose a written document based on the research of primary historical source material | Coursework (End of Trimester) | n/a | Graded | Yes | 40 |
Yes |
| Assignment: To give a presentation of an original written document based on the research of primary historical source material | Coursework (End of Trimester) | n/a | Graded | Yes | 40 |
Yes |
| Continuous Assessment: Attendance and participation in seminar discussions | Throughout the Trimester | n/a | Graded | Yes | 20 |
Yes |
Carry forward of passed components
No| Resit In | Terminal Exam |
|---|---|
| Autumn | No |
Feedback Strategy/Strategies
• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Peer review activities
• Self-assessment activities
How will my Feedback be Delivered?
Not yet recorded.