Cynlluniau Astudio

the programme provides opportunities for students to develop and demonstrate knowledge and understanding, skills, qualities and other  attributes in the following areas:

• A1 ​Knowledge and understanding of human societies in the past through the advanced study of medieval politics and society.​

• A2 ​A critical awareness of current problems and recent developments in the study of medieval Britain.​

• A3 ​An understanding of the debates surrounding politics and society in medieval Britain.​

• A4 ​The ability to evaluate critically current research in the field.​

• A5 ​Reflexive and critical awareness of the forces of historical change and the ways in which they are explained in historiographical debates.​

• A6 ​The ability to frame historical questions in relation to current academic debates.​

• A7 ​A practical understanding of the techniques of research and enquiry which are used to produce and interpret historical knowledge.​

• A8 ​The marshalling of lucid and coherent arguments in written form, both in the form of shorter essays and projects and in the form of a dissertation.​

• A9 The ability to engage in original historical research: to formulate appropriate questions; to locate, gather, select, organise and synthesise large bodies of evidence; and to construct an extended historical argument drawing on that evidence.

Learning/teaching methods and strategies:

Assessment:

Formative assessment is by coursework (1-8), including bibliographical and documentary exercises, historiographical essays, on which learners are offered regular feed-back.  Summative assessment is by dissertation (6-9).

10.2.1 Intellectual skills

• B1 ​a willingness and ability to learn and acquire knowledge.​

• B2 ​the ability to deal with complex issues systematically and creatively and make sound judgments in the absence of complete data.​

• B3 ​the ability to reason critically. ​

• B4 ​the application of historical methods and concepts at an advanced level.​ B5

• ​the ability to formulate researchable problems.​

• B6 ​self-direction and originality in tackling and solving problems, and act autonomously in planning and implementing tasks.​

• B7 communicate knowledge and ideas clearly in a style appropriate to purpose

Intellectual skills are developed throughout the Programme in a variety of ways.  These include the development of skills of comprehension and critical analysis in reading and note-taking (1-2), seminars, tutorials, coursework, and the preparation of a dissertation (1-7).

Assessment

All forms of assessment measure learners’ abilities in each of the 7 intellectual skills by means of written responses in a variety of formats.  Oral communication is not formally assessed, but is developed in seminar and tutorial work and through the oral presentation of students’ research proposals.

10.2.2 Practical skills

• C1 ​the ability to search out, sift, assimilate and deploy large bodies of historical evidence from a variety of sources.​

• C2 ​self-discipline in time-management and an ability to work independently.​

• C3 ​the ability to read secondary sources critically.​

• C4 ​the ability to analyse primary sources in complex ways, including an ability to establish their provenance, analyse their content and language, cross-reference them with other primary and secondary sources, and use them in the formulation of an historical argument.​

• C5 the employment of a range of bibliographic skills.

• On completion of the Programme students will be able to

• D1 ​initiative, self-motivation, and independent learning ability.​

• D2 ​flexibility and independence of mind.​

• D3 ​effective presentation and communication skills, orally and in writing.​

• D4 ​the ability to manage time and work to deadlines.​

• D5 ​the ability to search for and locate information in a wide variety of sources, including electronic media.​

• D6 ​contextualisation, evaluation and cross-reference diverse forms of (often incomplete) information.​

• D7 ​the ability to work constructively in groups, and assess the value and relevance of the ideas and arguments of others.​ D8 the ability to formulate and manage a research proj

  Learning/teaching methods and strategies The Programme develops these qualities cumulatively, and in a number of ways. 1 and 2 are learned principally in essay and preparation and individual essay tutorial and seminar discussion, while 3 and 4 are learned in essay-writing, tutorial and seminar presentation. 5 is developed in all research-based exercises, from essay and seminar preparation to the Dissertation.  6-7 feature strongly in all aspects of the Programme.  8 is developed in working on the Dissertation. Assessment The Programme’s marking criteria reward quality demonstrated in 1-3 and 5-6 at both formative and summative levels. 4 is not formally assessed. 7 is not formally assessed, but 8 is assessed through the marking of the Dissertation.