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Master 2019/2020

Project Seminar

Type: Compulsory course (Applied and Interdisciplinary History «Usable Pasts»)
Area of studies: History
Delivered by: Department of History
When: 1 year, 3, 4 module
Mode of studies: offline
Master’s programme: Applied and Interdisciplinary History "Usable Pasts"
Language: English
ECTS credits: 2
Contact hours: 16

Course Syllabus

Abstract

The objectives of mastering the discipline "Project Workshop" are familiarity of students with the basic principles of developing and implementing projects in the field of the protection, representation and development of natural and cultural heritage objects, as well as applied history.
Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives

  • The student should masters new research methods independently, changes the scientific and production profile of his/her activities and be able to improve and develop his/her intellectual and cultural level, to build a trajectory of professional development and career
  • The student would be able to work with information: identify, evaluate and use information from a variety of sources for scientific and professional purposes , to analyze historical sources, scientific texts and reports, to review scientific literature in Russian and foreign languages
Expected Learning Outcomes

Expected Learning Outcomes

  • The student would be able to conduct independent fundamental and ap-plied research using classical and modern methodology, analysis of prob-lems, setting goals and objectives, selection of the object and subject of research, choice of research mode and methods, as well as assessment of its quality, to analyze the obtained information using modern software, to present the results of research with special terminology.
  • He/she would be capable of extracting, selecting and structuring information from a variety of types of sources according to professional objectives, be able e to mo-tivate other people to independent work and to develop strategies aimed at preservation, recognition of items and objects as monuments and sites of cultural and historical heritage
  • Presentations by invited participants, presentation of practical opportunities, discussion.
Course Contents

Course Contents

  • Introduction Seminar 1
    Presentations by invited participants, presentation of practical opportunities, discussion.
  • Group discussion of internship plans and results
    Students presentations. Group presentations on the results of trial practice.Discussion of plans for the passage of research practice, distribution and discussion of tasks.
  • Group project presentations.
    Final student presentations. Presentation of the results of research internships and practices of the first year. Group discussion of the projects for the future generation of students.
  • Introduction Seminar 2.
    Presentations by invited participants, presentation of practical opportunities, discussion.
Assessment Elements

Assessment Elements

  • non-blocking Project presentation
  • non-blocking Participation in classes
  • non-blocking Writing of a Project Design
    The exam paper is an essay where a student needs to describe the design of possible public history project based on student’s research topic. In the text student needs to explain  1) the overall idea of the public history project, 2) its elements and other details about its content;  3) possible audience for such project (who needs this and why) and ways of communication with the public; 4) analysis of (or references to) similar existing public history projects ; 5) possible plan of implementation and its further development. Exam is organized in a form of a take home final essay: this is essay-long discussion of randomly selected two questions from the list of exam questions. Exam asks students to debate across empirical material and different approaches covered in the course. Specifically, in answering each of these questions, students are required to use at least three individual pieces of writing from this course syllabus, not to repeat material in discussion of each of the two questions, and in answering both questions to draw on only one piece of readings that you presented on in class. Late assignments will be marked down by 10% of the mark per day and if you plagiarize, you fail. Formula for calculating accumulative and final marks:
Interim Assessment

Interim Assessment

  • Interim assessment (4 module)
    0.4 * Participation in classes + 0.2 * Project presentation + 0.4 * Writing of a Project Design
Bibliography

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

  • Shaping Higher Education with Students – ways to connect Research and Teaching. (2018). Netherlands, Europe: UCL Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.57D07FB9

Recommended Additional Bibliography

  • Lewis, M., Steele, J. L., Santibañez, L., Stecher, B. M., Hamilton, L., Faxon-Mills, S., … RAND Corporation. (2013). Proficiency-Based Pathways in Three Pilot Programs: Examining Implementation and Outcomes. Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness. Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=eric&AN=ED564063