Module Code - Title:
HI6322
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HISTORY RESEARCH SEMINAR-ONLINE
Year Last Offered:
2025/6
Hours Per Week:
Grading Type:
N
Prerequisite Modules:
Rationale and Purpose of the Module:
The aim of this weekly interdisciplinary module is to train ONLINE students in the techniques of organising and presenting research, and to think across methodological and discipline boundaries. The seminar provides the opportunity to present one's preliminary findings (if presenting a thesis in the autumn), with reference to the existing scholarship in the area, the formulation of an appropriate research question, the nature of the available sources and the emerging argument. The presentation will be followed by questions and a discussion moderated by the Course Director(s).
Syllabus:
The seminar will convene weekly during the Spring Semester under the direction of the Course Director(s). It will be attended by each enrolled student and dissertation supervisor. Each member of the programme will be required to present the current results of research on their dissertation topic, with reference to existing scholarship in the area, the formulation of an appropriate research question, the nature of the available sources and the emerging argument. The presentation will be followed by questions and discussion. The module will be taught in seminar format, using reflexive discussion of student research proposals
Learning Outcomes:
Cognitive (Knowledge, Understanding, Application, Analysis, Evaluation, Synthesis)
On successful completion of this module, students will be able to:
Construct a research design
Identify research questions and hypotheses
Collect and organise data
Interpret data
Draw conclusions from the data that address the research questions
Affective (Attitudes and Values)
On successful completion of this module, students will be able to:
Upon completion of this module students will be able to:
Present material to peers and supervisors
Exhibit habits of good time management
Demonstrate capacity for sustained independent work
Adhere to research ethics protocols
Psychomotor (Physical Skills)
On successful completion of this module, students will be able to:
How the Module will be Taught and what will be the Learning Experiences of the Students:
Weekly seminars offered in online and blended formats.
Research Findings Incorporated in to the Syllabus (If Relevant):
Prime Texts:
Alan Bond (2004)
Writing a Thesis
, Studymates
Kjell Erik Rudelstam & Rae R. Newton (2001)
Surviving your Dissertation
, Sage
W.H. McDowell (2004)
Historical Research a Guide
, Pearson
Other Relevant Texts:
Programme(s) in which this Module is Offered:
Semester(s) Module is Offered:
Spring
Module Leader:
leanne.calvert@ul.ie