Postgraduate Course: Academic Practice and Methods (PGHC11289)
Course Outline
| School |
School of History, Classics and Archaeology |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
10 |
| Home subject area |
Postgraduate (School of History and Classics) |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
This course forms the second in a series of three courses designed to develop a student's study and historical research skills. This course involves several elements designed to familiarise students with the nature of academic history. With reference to a particular debate or historical issue, students learn how evidence and argumentation have been developed in ways that aid analysis and historical interpretation. The relationship between evidence and interpretation will form a key component of this course. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| Additional information |
Delivered by e-based distance learning |
| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
a) Knowledge and understanding:
- familiarisation with a particular area of scholarship
(b) Intellectual skills:
- understanding the historiography of the topic studied
- assembling arguments and ideas to present as an argument
(c) Practical skills
- practise bringing ideas and evidence together in a logical argument
- demonstrate knowledge of academic conventions regarding references, primary and secondary materials, and associated presentational skills
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Assessment Information
| One 2000 word essay |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords |
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Contacts
| Course organiser |
Prof Richard Rodger
Tel:
Email: Richard.Rodger@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Lindsay Scott
Tel: (0131 6)50 9948
Email: Lindsay.Scott@ed.ac.uk |
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