HIS10390 Creating History

Academic Year 2021/2022

This is a module about the importance of critical thinking to the study and the writing of history. It will examine the relationship between what happened (or what might have happened) in the past and how we think about it now. We will attempt to look behind the scenes of the history books, articles, documents, films and other sources that you will encounter during the course of your studies and ask how history is written and debated. Also, we will ask what history is, what a historian is, and what exactly historians do.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module, students will:
1. Understand the fundamentals of studying history in a university
2. Be introduced to the basic skills used by historians
3. Be able to write an essay to the standard of a level 1 student of history
4. Be able to contribute to historical debate within the classroom
5. Understand the importance of critical thinking to the study and writing of history

Indicative Module Content:

Each seminar group examines a different topic decided by the seminar leader who provides detailed bibliography and assessments within the overall module handbook.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

0
Seminar (or Webinar)

10
Specified Learning Activities

50
Autonomous Student Learning

50
Total

110
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
This is a seminar-based course which places a high premium on student engagement. Attendance and participation is mandatory at seminars and the grading scale for participation is outlined in the module handbook. Set reading is supplied by the seminar leader before each class and students are expected to have read and to be prepared to discuss these readings in the course of the seminar. A variety of different class techniques are used by individual seminar leaders to provide insight into the specific course material for their group. 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Essay: 1,500 word essay Coursework (End of Trimester) n/a Graded No

50
Assignment: Essay plan assignment Week 6 n/a Graded No

20
Continuous Assessment: Attendance and contribution at seminars Throughout the Trimester n/a Graded No

30

Carry forward of passed components
No
 
Remediation Type Remediation Timing
Repeat Within Two Trimesters
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Peer review activities

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Feedback will be provided by appointment to each student following their completion of the assignment. This will include feedback on their performance in the class participation element. Peer review activities are incorporated into the in-class group work.

Name Role
Dr Declan Downey Tutor
Professor John McCafferty Tutor
Professor Paul Rouse Tutor