Module Specifications..
Current Academic Year 2023 - 2024
Please note that this information is subject to change.
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Description This module will provide students with a chance to work closely with primary sources and develop their understanding of the professional skills and materials historians use to create works of history. They will be introduced to relevant historical archives (whether digital or physical) and encouraged to explore them independently, honing their research skills as well as their critical analysis of primary sources. The module will also give students opportunities to assess historical works themselves in a critical fashion, displaying their understanding of the ways in which historians are shaped by their political, intellectual and social environment. Overall, the module aims to help students engage with the hands on work of historians and gain a greater understanding of the ways in which historical narratives are crafted from the raw materials provided by the primary sources that survive. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Learning Outcomes 1. Describe the differences and nature of the relationship between primary and secondary sources 2. Demonstrate an understanding of the ways in which evidence from primary sources can be used to build historical narratives 3. Apply analytical skills required to assess primary source material critically 4. Develop historical consciousness and understanding of the nature of historical change 5. Interrogate the work of historians with a critical understanding of the specific chronological, political, intellectual and social context in which they produced that work | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml |
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Other Resources 61134, Website, Central Statistics Office, 0, http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/, http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/, 61135, Website, Irish Newspaper Archives, 0, Irish Newspaper Archives, http://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA.Edu/Default.aspx#panel=home, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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