Module Information
Course Delivery
Delivery Type | Delivery length / details |
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Lecture | |
Other | Visits as appropriate to National Library of Wlaes, Ceredigion Record Office, RCAHMW. |
Assessment
Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
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Semester Assessment | Report – 3000 words | 50% |
Semester Assessment | Report – 3000 words | 50% |
Supplementary Assessment | Submission of a specified resit report – 3000 words | 50% |
Supplementary Assessment | Submission of a specified resit report – 3000 words | 50% |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
Discuss the development of local studies and community heritage
Assess the impact of growing professionalization on the discipline
Appraise the range of sources available for the study of local communities
Critically examine the wide range of sources available for the study of local communities
Identify and critically evaluate the range of heritage organisations providing support for local studies and the services they offer
Demonstrate the research skills required to collect, analyse, and interpret relevant data for a community heritage project
Brief description
This module explores developments in the field of local studies, from the earliest antiquarian endeavors to its growing professionalization in the 21st century with the growth of heritage centres, cross-domain co-operation, and academic specialization. It considers the range of sources available for local studies, extending beyond documentary heritage to consider issues in relation to the built environment and the particular issues posed by intangible heritage, as well as the services and professions which support this field.
Module Skills
Skills Type | Skills details |
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Application of Number | Only tangentially |
Communication | Written skills through assignments Oral communication through seminar presentations ( oral presentation skills not assessed) |
Improving own Learning and Performance | Reflection upon learning and information skills will be encouraged, and assignment feedback will allow further reflection. |
Information Technology | IT will be used by students for the development of assignments, and in the identification of appropriate primary and secondary sources. |
Personal Development and Career planning | Consideration of the skills developed in the module will be explored in relation to career options. |
Problem solving | Through critical interpretation of essay questions |
Research skills | Through identification and critical analysis of appropriate primary and secondary source material |
Subject Specific Skills | Outreach – through consideration of the work of organisations and visits |
Team work | This will be developed through seminar exercises |
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 7