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Cursus: GE2V17011
GE2V17011
Research Skills for Historians (IR)
Cursus informatie
CursuscodeGE2V17011
Studiepunten (EC)7,5
Cursusdoelen
Students will learn to:
•          select relevant primary sources from large quantities of source material;
•          critically evaluate the content and function of different types of primary sources (textual, visual, material, audiovisual and quantitative);
•          analyse primary sources and write a related report;
•          critically analyse sources orally and to defend their choices of source;
•          link sources to research questions;
•          devise a research design relating to primary sources and to present this design in writing and orally;
•          document and organise research materials;
•          give and receive peer reviews.
Inhoud
All historical research is based on historical sources. The ability to find, study and critically evaluate both primary and secondary sources and to use them effectively are crucial skills for any historian. This course will give you an in-depth insight into the essence of historians' working lives: research based on primary sources.
 
As part of this course, you will study archive collections in an archive institution as well as learn about the possibilities and idiosyncrasies of working with a wide variety of sources. You will also learn how to document, sort and manage the research data that you derive from these various resources. Finally, you will work actively on the link between sources and research questions. You will learn, for example, how to describe, critically evaluate and analyse different types of source material and how to contextualise them and use them in your own research project. This will equip you with the research skills required to carry out historical research.
 
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