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HINQ201 Researching and Applying History

Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Trimester 2 Off Campus
Armidale Trimester 2 On Campus
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites HINQ100 and HINQ101
Co-requisites None
Restrictions None
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Nathan Wise (nwise@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit is an exploration of the different forms history takes and the ways history is applied in different fields (such as journalism, photography, filmmaking, archaeology or geography), in today's world. The unit gives students a sense of the various fields and professions into which an academic historical education can take them, and the value of various skills learned in studying at this level. Students learn to locate, 'read' and employ historical sources beyond the traditional and textual (e.g. movies, television, photographs, maps, political cartoons, music) and are introduced to cross-disciplinary interpretations that can enrich our historical understanding.
Materials Textbook information will be displayed approximately 8 weeks prior to the commencement of the teaching period. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment Assessment information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. demonstrate detailed knowledge of the professional, political, social, commercial and cultural uses of history and historical scholarship in today's world;
  2. display knowledge of how the use to which history will be put affects or determines the form that history takes;
  3. understand the nature of historical debates and arguments;
  4. write and present well-constructed and well-referenced historical prose;
  5. reflect upon their own understanding and engagement with the nature of historical knowledge; and
  6. conduct research appropriate to studying history at second year tertiary level.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Knowledge of the history discipline is essential as this unit is taught on an external basis only through online discussions with the teaching material being made available online. The unit will be assessed through an online test and written essays. 		True True
2 Communication Skills
Students will be taught communication skills through written feedback on the assessment tasks and via online discussion. Students will be assessed on the style of writing, clarity of writing, expression and development of ideas and referencing. Students will practise their communication skills through completing the assessment tasks. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
The study of history, by definition, provides students with insights into the world of a different time and place and it therefore demands an appreciation of different values and cultures. This unit examines the development of history globally, including the dominant Western intellectual tradition, but also incorporating non-Western traditions and their impact on the historical discipline. Students will be assessed on this in their essays and practice this through the writing up and discussion of global perspectives on history. 		True True
4 Information Literacy
Students will be directed to relevant historical literature and taught how to assess its validity. Students will be assessed on their ability to identify issues and critically analyse the relevant literature. 		True True
5 Life-Long Learning
By completing the assessments, students will be provided with the necessary lifelong skills to be able to research, write and discuss key intellectual issues. These skills can be transferred to any discipline and will be useful in any research positions. These attributes will be assessed in all of the assessments. 		True True
6 Problem Solving
Students are taught how historians research, analyse and interpret the past and the impacts and limits of the given format in which they write/produce history. Problem solving therefore lies at the heart of discussions and essay writing, as students attempt to deduce possible limitations which colour historical scholarship and then account for these fairly. The skills are both practised and assessed in essays. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
The unit engages specifically with the way history is used for socio-political purposes and how major debates in history have often centred around the perception that the ends obscure the pursuit of historical accuracy or 'truth'. Questions about the responsibility of the historian to her/his society feature as part of the assessed tasks, as well as an ongoing aspect of discussion and teaching. Students will transfer their engagement with these issues to their broader studies and their lives beyond the university. 		True True True
8 Team Work
Students will practise their teamwork skills through participating in online discussion postings. They will be required to discuss the weekly topics with their fellow students in a thoughtful and respectful manner. 		True
   

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