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On completion of this module, students will:
1) Hone analytical skills through focused case-studies. Students will learn to categorise across thematic groupings to complement their future research
2) Critically engage with diverse primary and secondary sources, including unconventional sources and multidisciplinary methodologies
3) Gain experience focusing the skills of academics: such as how to research, synthesise readings and lecture content, meet deadlines, and present research findings through written work and small group discussions
4) Write analytical essays to the standards of a level one undergraduate student
5) Gain transferable skills: such as critical engagement with materials, self-reflection, clear communication, an assessment of tone, authorial intent, and the shaping effect of audiences
6) Think globally in order to reflect on issues of diversity and inclusion within academic spheres
Thematic Overviews-
Week 3: Global Perspectives
Week 4: Global Microhistories
Week 5: Global Commodities
Week 6: Global Intellectualism
Case Studies-
Week 7: Monuments vs Memorials [joint seminar with European Studies]
Week 8: I, Pencil: Economic Pathways
Week 9: What We Carry: Emotion and Affect
Week 10: Duel Wheeled: Red Rubber and Suffrage
Week 11: Diets and Deities: The Making of ‘Accidental Gods’
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Seminar (or Webinar) | 22 |
Specified Learning Activities | 50 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 50 |
Total | 122 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Participation in Learning Activities: Students will outline their final project on a single A4 sheet and present their project to the group. When not presenting, they are to offer constructive feedback to their peers. | n/a | Graded | No | 15 |
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Individual Project: A completed essay/blog/article(s)/short story of 1500 words or a 5 minute edited video or 10 minute podcast | n/a | Graded | No | 35 |
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Participation in Learning Activities: Students will be graded on their participation during the seminars (NB: this is not based on attendance, but rather active discussion and participation). | n/a | Graded | No | 20 |
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Reflective Assignment: Students are required to submit a total of five learning journals over the course of the trimester over a total of five weeks | n/a | Graded | No | 30 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Spring | No |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
Feedback on leading the seminar discussion will be provided orally, immediately following the seminar. Oral feedback will be provided on an ongoing basis in seminars in response to student contributions. Feedback on the learning journals will be provided weekly via brightspace. Feedback on the end-of-semester essay assessment will be provided in writing post-submission, via brightspace. Students will also have the opportunity for a one-to-one consultation to discuss their progress throughout the trimester.