Postgraduate Course: Scottish Culture and Heritage Online: Resources and Research Methods (Online) (SCET11033)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Online Distance Learning |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Scottish Ethnology |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course introduces the core online and electronic resources for the study of the culture and heritage of Scotland, and the key tools for their interpretation and analysis. Students are introduced to the cross-disciplinary context of folklore and ethnology, and the key methodologies for research and study within these disciplines. Particular attention is paid to oral literature, performance and transmission as well as the past and present work and assumptions of collectors and researchers in the field. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15 Full Year, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: No |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
15/09/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 22,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
174 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course students should have
* a well-developed familiarity with the key online ethnological resources and their provenance
* fluency in their navigation, and a sound understanding of their inter-relationships
* an appreciation of the processes and techniques required for the digitisation of sound archives
* a base level understanding of the theoretical foundations of the disciplines of ethnology and folklore
* an understanding of 'the Traditional Arts' as an emerging area of policy development |
Assessment Information
Two archive data retrieval reports (each at 20%)
One reflexive learning journal report (30%)
One secondary literature review (30%) |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
1. Introduction to Core Online Empirical Resources - Tobar an Dualchais; Carmichael Watson; Calum MacLean, School of Scottish Studies Archives; Centre for Oral Tradition;
2. Defining the Traditional Arts - Scotland and Beyond
3. Mixed Media - Orality, Narrative and Song
4. Ethnological Genres - Introduction to Folkloristics
5. Collections and Collectors: the Dynamics of Archive Generation
6. Introduction to research methods and primary and secondary sources
7. Theory and practice in fieldwork and recording
8. Domain and discourse in oral literature and sound archives
9. Collectors and researchers, context and interpretation
10. Collections and archive generation
11. Ethics, consolidation and conclusions
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| Transferable skills |
* Confidence in handling online resources
* Ability to synthesise large bodies of ethnographic data
* Critical self-reflection in learning
* Written and oral communication skills
* Time management skills |
| Reading list |
Key electronic resources:
www.tobarandualchais.co.uk
www.oraltradition.org
http://www.siefhome.org/
www.scran.ac.uk
http://www.afsnet.org/
http://www.unesco.org/culture/ich/
Key electronic journals:
Bealoideas: http://www.jstor.org/action/showPublication?journalCode=bealoideas
Ethnomusicology: http://www.jstor.org/page/journal/ethnomusicology/about.html
Folklore: http://www.jstor.org/action/showPublication?journalCode=folklore
Folk Music Journal: http://www.jstor.org/action/showPublication?journalCode=folkmusij
Journal of American Folklore: http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/jaf/
Journal of Folklore Research: http://www.jstor.org/action/showPublication?journalCode=jfolkrese&
International Journal of Intangible Heritage: http://www.ijih.org/mainMgr.ijih?cmd=mainPageView
Review of Scottish Culture (copyright held by University of Edinburgh, not yet available digitally, and selected articles to be scanned and made available)
Scottish Studies (not yet available digitally but copyright owned by University of Edinburgh, and selected articles to be scanned and made available)
Key texts
A Fenton and M Mackay (eds) An Introduction to Scottish Ethnology. Scottish Life and Society Series, Vol 1. John Donald and European Ethnological Research Centre, 2013. Available as e-book.
J Beech et al (eds) Oral Literature and Performance Culture. Scottish Life and Society Series, Vol 10. John Donald and European Ethnological Research Centre, 2013.
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| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Each theme runs for two weeks, with one week of consolidation and reflection in Week 11 and revision in week 22. All materials are available via the Blackboard LEARN environment, and comprise
* Set of short video lectures
* Primary core reading lists
* Supplementary resource list
* Participation in themed seminar threads on discussion board
* Guidance and instructions for online primary research tasks
* Participation in synchronous virtual classrooms (using Collaborate) |
| Keywords | RaRM |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Gary West
Tel: (0131 6)50 4151
Email: Gary.West@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Sarah Harvey
Tel: (0131 6)51 1822
Email: Sarah.Harvey@ed.ac.uk |
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