Availabilities:
| Location | Domestic | International |
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| Online | N/A |
Unit Summary
Unit aim
Undertaking a piece of original research as part of a greater understanding of the professional historical experience, students work in partnership with a community partner. The research is closely supervised and is expected to result in both a piece of public scholarship and an account of the historiographical issues raised during its completion.
Unit content
- Nature of research
- Techniques and methods
- Public scholarship
- Managing research projects
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | |
|---|---|
| 1 | undertake a literature search focusing on the area of the research topic |
| 2 | work with a community on a mutually defined research project |
| 3 | undertake a major research project in community history using historical research skills and methods |
| 4 | apply oral and written skills in communicating research findings. |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- undertake a literature search focusing on the area of the research topic
- work with a community on a mutually defined research project
- undertake a major research project in community history using historical research skills and methods
- apply oral and written skills in communicating research findings.
Prescribed texts
- No prescribed texts.