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HIST402H History Hons Dissertation

Credit Points 24
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Year Long Honours - Period 1 Off Campus
Armidale Year Long Honours - Period 1 On Campus
Intensive School(s)
Start Finish Attendance Notes
N/A N/A Mandatory 4 days in consultation with supervisor
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites HIST401H (part-time students)
Co-requisites HIST401H (full-time students)
Restrictions HIST400
Notes

Honours candidates only
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Richard Scully (rscully@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

Candidates complete an extended research dissertation on a History research topic of their choice (subject to availability of supervision) of the Honours program. They will work under the guidance of a supervisor to write a 15 000-17 000 word dissertation, based upon the student's own question and independent research. The involves formulating a research question and utilising higher order independent research skills and advanced analysis to combine a broad range of research materials. Candidates will also demonstrate a broad knowledge of the overall subject area and an understanding of methodological issues relating to History.
Prescribed Material
Mandatory 		Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.

Please consult coordinator
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Dissertation 100% 15,000-17,000
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-5 GA:1,2,3,4,6

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. exhibit an ability to formulate intellectually significant questions pertaining to a selected area of History;
  2. exhibit higher order, independent research skills;
  3. exhibit advanced analytical abilities and a skill in combining a broad range of research materials, from various resources in order to answer their dissertation question;
  4. write up an extended research dissertation based on the student's own question and research; and
  5. demonstrate an understanding of methodological issues and a broad knowledge of the overall subject area relating to History.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Students will deepen their knowledge of the discipline of History particularly in their selected area of research. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
T: through feedback on draft sections of the dissertation and oral communication with their supervisors, students will be taught to communicate effectively in the discipline of History; A: appropriate formal style and clarity of argument, expression and referencing are important criteria in the examination of the dissertation P: in writing their dissertation, students will practise written communication skills of a high order. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
T: Students will be taught History as a global discipline without national boundaries. A: They will be assessed on their capacity to understand history as a global discipline dealing with global conceptual problems. 		True True
4 Information Literacy
Students are encouraged to develop research skills in collecting and evaluating data, including the skills to assess the utility of information, identify the most useful sources of information and critically examine those sources. 		True True
5 Life-Long Learning
T: Students will be taught research, writing and presentation techniques that will equip them to a professional standard in contexts beyond the field of history. This will influence them beneficially long after they conclude this honours unit. P: Students will be required to practise skills and techniques that have a direct bearing on their ability to operate and work in a range of other fields requiring these skills and techniques. 		True True
6 Problem Solving
T: The writing of a dissertation will, by its very nature, teach students strategies for solving intricate problems that arise when thinking about social life and working out how to study it. These skills can be applied in a broad range of areas. A: Problem solving, especially as it relates to thinking about social life, will be directly assessed. P: A large part of this unit will involve the spelling out of intellectual problems and their resolution in theoretical and/or methodological terms. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
All students writing dissertations in history must take into account issues of social responsibility. This is part of the topic selection process, the research and the final formulation of an argument. 		True
8 Team Work
Team work is part of the seminar process that all Honours students participate in as part of their candidature. At the dissertation writing stage this is apparent in the way they interact with supervisors and in their presentation of seminar papers. 		True
   

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