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ENG32630

Academic Year 2024/2025

Digital Methods (ENG32630)

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

Curricular information is subject to change.

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 talks and workshops by experts in humanities and computer science. As part of this professional certificate, students will also be supported in completing their own digital project.

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.
- Ability to practically apply knowledge gained during the course to complete digital assignments and to create a digital portfolio
- Recognize and use appropriate copyright citation and licensing for online content.
- Strengthen skills in online research, study and writing.
- Strengthen your capacity to work independently and collaborate with mentors and gain experience and skills as part of creating your digital project.

*Please note that Generative AI technologies may not be used on this module in line with the UCD College of Arts and Humanities guidelines.

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.

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Specified Learning Activities

73
Autonomous Student Learning

150
Lectures

11
Seminar (or Webinar)

11
Project Supervision

5
Total

250

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 during a 2 hour weekly seminar. Individual assigments will give an opportunity to practice with digital tools. Class discussion will be facilitated by use of online classroom technology incorporating Zoom.

Please note that Generative AI technologies may not be used on this module in line with the UCD College of Arts and Humanities guidelines.

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 compose an authoritative review of a digital archive or digital edition Week 10 Graded No
25
 No
Assignment(Including Essay): Students will complete an individual project of their choosing - options include podcasts, mapping, social network analysis, blogging. In Wk 12, students will complete 5 minute presentation on project Week 12 Graded No
50
 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 Strategy: Feedback individually to students, on an activity prior to summative assessment Feedback individually to students, post-assessment Self-assessment activities

Name Role
Ms. Siobhan Grayson Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Assoc Professor Derek Greene Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Mr Michael Liffey Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Maria Mulvany Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Karen Wade Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
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