Module overview
Linked modules
HIST3242
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Cognitive Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Analyse primary source material
- Structure and explain your own arguments carefully and clearly
- Evaluate the existing historiography on the topic
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- The range and usefulness of primary source material for your topic
- The wider historiographical material relevant to your research
- The broader historical significance of your chosen research question
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Present your work clearly and convincingly
- Produce a long and complex written text
- Organize your time effectively
- Research and analyse large amounts of material
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
---|---|
Lecture | 2 |
Tutorial | 4 |
Completion of assessment task | 100 |
Wider reading or practice | 194 |
Total study time | 300 |
Resources & Reading list
General Resources
MHRA Style Book: Notes for Authors, Editors and writers of Theses 5th ed. (London, 1996).
Textbooks
R. Higgins (1996). Approaches to research: a handbook for those writing a dissertation. London.
J. Young and J. Garrard (1993). How to write a dissertation. Salford.
L. Hampson (1994). How’s your dissertation going?. Lancaster.
B. Allison (1997). The student's guide to preparing dissertations and theses. London.
Assessment
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Dissertation | 100% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Resubmit assessments | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External