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To introduce you to university-level study, and instil some of the practical skills in researching, writing, and presenting your ideas that will undoubtedly prove critical to you over the course of your career in UCD (and beyond). You will gain an insight into a range of different methodological approaches and techniques which have inspired scholars across a range of different disciplines (e.g. history, languages, music, art). You will gain an appreciation for, and understanding of, the advantages and some of the challenges of interdisciplinarity. You will gain confidence in asking questions, arguing for and contesting different perspectives, and in presenting thought-out arguments.
For 2021-2022, the very broad theme will be The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Day, August 1572. This is in effect a hook for the course's main purpose which is to instil and develop critical skills: appreciating disciplinary difference; gaining a sense of the opportunities and challenges of interdisciplinary approaches;understanding how to undertake and present research; understanding the importance of challenging ideas as well as articulating what others have said and written; gaining an appreciation for a critical period in the history of Europe.
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Seminar (or Webinar) | 20 |
Specified Learning Activities | 45 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 45 |
Total | 110 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Reflective Assignment: weekly contributions and reports | n/a | Graded | No | 50 |
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Assignment(Including Essay): 2,500-word research essay | 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
You will receive regular feedback on your weekly reports. You will receive feedback on your proposed plans for your essays in class. You will receive written feedback on your final essays after the results have been published for the module.