HI7010 - History Dissertation

This is an individual project which is negotiated between student and appointed tutor. There is therefore no set teaching syllabus but individual tutoring sessions dictate the learning. Core modules (HI0702 and HI0706) will provide students with information on sources, information retrieval, research skills, and managing the dissertation. Thereafter, students will meet with their supervisors monthly, on a one-to-one basis (on-site or virtually with Skype). These tutorials offer the opportunity for formative feedback and for discussing plans for future work.

Your academic development will be supported through engagement with your peers, academic tutors, and programme leaders. Academic support is provided through individual tutorials which allow specific issues to be addressed and to promote progress in academic development. Dissertation tutors will be accessible within publicised feedback and consultation hours and via email. Your peers will provide you with a collaborative learning environment, and your programme leader will guide you through the requirements and expectations of your course. You will also be supported through individual engagement with the course materials and resources available on the eLearning Portal.

All modules at Northumbria include a range of reading materials that students are expected to engage with. The reading list for this module can be found at: http://readinglists.northumbria.ac.uk
(Reading List service online guide for academic staff this containing contact details for the Reading List team – http://library.northumbria.ac.uk/readinglists)

Knowledge & Understanding:
1. Demonstrate expert knowledge and understanding of a research topic that includes an investigation of primary sources alongside a formal
historiographical analysis.

Intellectual / Professional skills & abilities:
2. Exercise time and project management skills.
3. Apply postgraduate research skills to a lengthy piece of expository and analytical writing.

Personal Values Attributes (Global / Cultural awareness, Ethics, Curiosity) (PVA):
4. Demonstrate an awareness of historical and contemporary relationships and how these relations shape our perceptions.

There is one summative assessment:
1. an extended dissertation of 15,000 words. The dissertation is intended to demonstrate a high-level of independence in research, problem-solving, writing and presentation.
MLOs 1-5.

The presentation of a question or topic, and the subsequent production and negotiation of a basic outline of the project followed by a plan is central to the first part of this process. The submission of draft chapters is important as feedback will be given to improve the work. This constitutes formative assessment which will aid the final, summative submission.

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Please find details of this module in the other sections provided.