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On completion of the module, students should be able to:
analyse the American Civil War in a global context;
assess different historical arguments and approaches;
examine relevant primary sources;
communicate their own research on the subject in class and in a research paper.
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Seminar (or Webinar) | 22 |
Specified Learning Activities | 100 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 100 |
Total | 222 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Continuous Assessment: Students are graded on their contribution to seminars throughout the semester | Throughout the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 25 |
Essay: A 4000-word final paper | Week 12 | n/a | Graded | No | 50 |
Assignment: An annotated bibliography | Unspecified | n/a | Graded | No | 10 |
Presentation: Project presentation | Varies over the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 15 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Autumn | No |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
Feedback is given individually and in class, verbally and in writing, throughout the semester. Feedback on end-of-semester essays is given individually in writing and/or by appointment after submission and grading.
Name | Role |
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Mr Aaron Sheehan-Dean | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |