Postgraduate Course: Historical Sources in the Digital Age (PGHC11288)
Course Outline
| School | School of History, Classics and Archaeology |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This course forms the first in a series of three courses designed to develop a student's study and historical research skills. This element involves the presentation of digital resources central the programme, based on the Edinburgh University Library's collection of e-reference and subscription materials. Intensive use of these forms a key resource throughout the programme, and the student will be expected to explore maps, plans, data, contemporary accounts, images, and historical documents available in major public digital collections provided by the National Library of Scotland, National Archives, Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments, National Portrait Gallery, other Scottish museums and collections, as well as a number of digital resources nationally and locally available. This first course in the programme will also explain procedures for delivery of the course, submission of work, assessment and other administrative details.
The course will be assessed through a 2000 word report and commentary on the connections and uses of a national digital resource and a local one, with reference to a specific historical issue, for example, on the historical development of public parks. The Report will also require students to demonstrate bibliographical skills.
A list of 30 websites has been compiled.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
Summary of Intended Learning outcomes
(a) Knowledge and understanding:
- familiarisation with the major collections and electronic resources in the field
(b) Intellectual skills:
- ability to relate evidential material to intellectual arguments
- ability to evaluate and analyse a wide variety of sources
(c) Practical skills
- compilation of a academic bibliography on a specific theme, with a critical assessment of selected items
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Additional Information
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Delivered by e-based distance learning |
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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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