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HIS42920

Academic Year 2024/2025

Project Development (HIS42920)

Subject:
History
College:
Arts & Humanities
School:
History
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
10
Module Coordinator:
Professor Sandy Wilkinson
Trimester:
Autumn
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Pass/Fail (GPA Neutral)

Curricular information is subject to change.

The purpose of this module is to ready students for the Graduate Research Project due at the end of the spring term. Within a group setting (in HIS41910) as well as one-to-one meetings, you will work towards identifying a viable research topic, primary source base, and core secondary works.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

This module which runs in conjunction with HIS41910 is aimed at supporting the development of the Graduate Diploma research project. At the end of this module, students will have:

i) identified a viable topic for the research project
ii) identified the principal primary source base required for the project
iii) identified the main secondary sources required to realise the project
iii) worked hands-on with some of those primary sources

and will have been given the opportunity to present an outline of the project to a seminar group

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Specified Learning Activities

10
Autonomous Student Learning

198
Total

208

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
In-seminar work (in HIS41910)
One-to-one meetings as required with the module coordinator.

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
Participation in Learning Activities: ongoing progress updates to the module coordinator, one-to-one meetings, final presentation in week 11. Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7, Week 8, Week 9, Week 10, Week 11 Pass/Fail Grade Scale No

100

 No

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Spring No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

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