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On successful completion of this module:
Demonstrate familiarity with the history of writing and theorizing about archives and records.
Critically assess the significance of various strategies for appraising archives from both a theoretical and practical perspective.
Begin to formulate a thesis proposal covering areas such as research question, ethics, research design and methods.
Identify and appropriately discuss literature relevant to an archival / records management research topic.
Critically assess the merits of different research methods in conducting archivistics research.
The module will cover the following broad areas: Week 1 Introducing thinking and writing about archives; Week 2 Exploring archives as evidence - the writings of Hilary Jenkinson; Week 3 Archives and Memory; the theory and practice of Theodore Schellenberg; Week 4 : Thinking about Societal approaches - Documentation Strategies; Weeks 5: The influence of Postmodernism - the theory and practice of macroappraisal; Week 6: Community Archives; Week 7: Reading Week; Week 8: The archives of the individual; Week 9: Approaching the Dissertation: Topics, Literature Review, Research Ethics ; Week 10: Research Methods; Week 11 Research Methods Week 12 Thinking about your Findings , Dissertation Research in Practice.
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Seminar (or Webinar) | 20 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 110 |
Total | 130 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Assignment: Dissertation related assignment | Varies over the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 50 |
Assignment: Essay on appraisal theory and practice. | Varies over the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 50 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Spring | No |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
Individual feedback on the assignments is given in Brightspace. General feedback is given in class and also by appointment if requested by individual students.