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Module Title	Researching Local History :People,Place & Tim
Module Code	HIS6
School	Open Education
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Module Co-ordinator	Dr James Brunton	Office Number	D102
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	15
Pre-requisite	HIS1
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

Description

In this module students are equipped with the skills and techniques necessary to carry out local history research as, in completing this module, students produce a piece of original research on a topic in local history. Students learn how to: approach such a project; identify, and analyse, appropriate documentary and non-written sources of historical information; research and write about local history; as well as how local history research is presented and published.

Learning Outcomes

1. Evaluate the methodological issues of concern to professional local historians
2. Discriminate between local history written according to high academic standards and that of inferior quality
3. Appraise the different strands that have contributed to the development of Irish local history in the past three decades and defend local history as a valid field of academic research
4. Assess research proposals and critically evaluate a piece of published local history
5. Generate a viable research proposal that identifies key primary and secondary sources and project milestones
6. Critique the documentary and non-documentary primary sources available for writing local history and demonstrate a facility in working with these sources
7. Carry out an original local history research project that complies with professional standards and conventions

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Tutorial	15	No Description
Online activity	60	No Description
Independent Study	300	No Description
Total Workload: 375

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

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Unit 1: Introduction to Local History

Unit 2: Approaches to researching and Writing Local History I

Unit 3: Researching and writing local history II

Unit 4: Documentary Sources for Local History (Part 1)

Unit 5: Documentary Sources for Local History (Part 2)

Unit 6: Documentary Sources for Local History (Part 3)

Unit 7: Non-written sources for local history

Unit 8: Guidelines for the presentation and publication of local history

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown

Reassessment Requirement
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; 1 = A resit is available for all components of the module 2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module 3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
Unavailable

Indicative Reading List

Other Resources

None

Programme or List of Programmes

BA	BA in Humanities
BADIP	Diploma in Humanities
BAEH	BA in English & History
BASM	BA Single Module

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