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HIS10390

Academic Year 2024/2025

Creating History (HIS10390)

Subject:
History
College:
Arts & Humanities
School:
History
Level:
1 (Introductory)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Dr Sandra Scanlon
Trimester:
Autumn and Spring (separate)
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

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. Seminars are led by faculty, who provide advice to students about studying History at UCD.

About this Module

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. Each seminar is led by a member of faculty, who also provides advice to students about the wider opportunities for studying History in UCD.

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

0

Seminar (or Webinar)

11

Specified Learning Activities

60

Autonomous Student Learning

60

Total

131


Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
This is a seminar-based course which places a high premium on student engagement. It provides every history student in first year with a faculty seminar leader, who gives advice about studying history in UCD. 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 Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Participation in Learning Activities: Students participate in class discussions of the reading set for each seminar. Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7, Week 8, Week 9, Week 10, Week 11, Week 12 Graded No
30
No
Assignment(Including Essay): Mid-term reading analysis. Week 6 Graded No
20
No
Assignment(Including Essay): Essay from a menu of set titles. Week 10, Week 11 Graded No
50
No

Carry forward of passed components
No
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Spring No
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 Edward Burke Tutor
Dr Jenna Byers Tutor
Professor Catherine Cox Tutor
Dr Declan Downey Tutor
Professor Diarmaid Ferriter Tutor
Dr Jeremiah Garsha Tutor
Dr Mark Jones Tutor
Dr David Kerr Tutor
Professor John McCafferty Tutor
Nathan Millin Tutor
Professor Tadhg O' Hannrachain Tutor
Dr Steffen Rimner Tutor
Dr Susannah Riordan Tutor
Professor Paul Rouse Tutor
Dr Conor Tobin Tutor
Assoc Professor Fionnuala Walsh Tutor
Dr Megan Welton Tutor

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
Autumn Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 Mon -
Autumn Seminar Offering 1 Week(s) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 Mon 16:00 - 16:50
Autumn Seminar Offering 2 Week(s) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 Mon 16:00 - 16:50
Autumn Seminar Offering 3 Week(s) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 Mon 16:00 - 16:50
Autumn Seminar Offering 4 Week(s) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 Mon 16:00 - 16:50
Autumn Seminar Offering 5 Week(s) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 Mon 16:00 - 16:50
Autumn Seminar Offering 6 Week(s) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 Mon 16:00 - 16:50
Autumn Seminar Offering 8 Week(s) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 Mon 16:00 - 16:50
Autumn Seminar Offering 10 Week(s) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 Mon 16:00 - 16:50
Autumn Seminar Offering 11 Week(s) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 Mon 16:00 - 16:50
Autumn Seminar Offering 12 Week(s) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 Mon 16:00 - 16:50
Autumn Seminar Offering 13 Week(s) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 Mon 16:00 - 16:50
Autumn Seminar Offering 14 Week(s) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 Mon 16:00 - 16:50
Spring Seminar Offering 1 Week(s) - 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 Mon 16:00 - 16:50