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Researching and Writing History - HIST3912
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Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
 
 
School:  School of History and Philosophy
 
 
Course Outline: See below
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.125 (more info)
 
 
Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: 12 units of credit at the HIST2000 level
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

A seminar and workshop series in which students are introduced to a variety of research methods, sources and styles of writing, e.g. biography, oral history, family history, use of land titles, newspapers, parliamentary papers, official and private archives. Students will receive hands-on experience in dealing with primary sources and visit major archives in Sydney and Canberra.


Learning Outcomes

Students who actively engage with and successfully complete this course will be able to:
  • Identify different types of primary sources relevant to different types of research projects
  • Identify specific primary sources relevant to particular research questions
  • Understand the basic principles of archival systems so as to locate and retrieve these sources from different kinds of archives
  • Conduct effective and ethical oral interviews
  • Construct historical narrative and argument based on analysis of primary sources
  • Design and execute a small research project.

Assessment

  • Project 1 - 10%
  • Project 2 (2000 words) - 40%
  • Project 3 (3000 words) - 40%
  • Seminar/Workshop participation - 10%

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