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On successful completion of this module students should be able to demonstrate:
1. Knowledge of the UCD Cultural Heritage Collections and the different repositories, collections, and materials preserved there.
2. Primary source literacy, including the ability to name, define, and provide examples of the different kinds of primary sources, and the critical skills of identifying and applying key questions to the interpretation of primary sources.
3. Developing research skills, including the ability to identify, locate and utilize appropriate primary and secondary materials in the analysis of primary sources.
4. Analytical skills, including the abilities to assess the distinctive values and methodologies of different disciplines and critically analyse a range of primary sources within their social, cultural and historical contexts.
5. Group work skills, including working effectively as part of a team, making an equitable individual contribution to group activities and supporting others to do the same, and dealing with difficulties.
The module will cover topics including:
UCD Cultural Heritage Collections
Primary Source Literacy
Materiality of Objects
Collections and Repositories
Exhibitions
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Specified Learning Activities | 40 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 40 |
Lectures | 8 |
Small Group | 12 |
Total | 100 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Group Work Assignment: Group exhibition on a primary source from UCD Special Collections (max. 12 slides and 3,000 words) | n/a | Graded | No | 40 |
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Group Work Assignment: Glossary of 15-20 key terms illustrated from the UCD Heritage Collections (max 1,500 words) | n/a | Graded | No | 30 |
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Individual Project: Individual Report on a pre-1900 item in UCD Special Collections (500 words) | n/a | Graded | No | 30 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Autumn | No |
• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Peer review activities
Written feedback to individuals and groups after assignments. There will be opportunities for informal feedback throughout the semester including self and peer assessment/review.
Name | Role |
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Assoc Professor Lucy Collins | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Ms Evelyn Flanagan | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Assoc Professor Naomi McAreavey | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Dr Elizabeth Mullins | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Assoc Professor Alexander Thein | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |