Researching the Humanities - AIX2012

Assessment 2: Other

Five-entry bibliography formatted to APA with a sentence to summarise the source.

Annotated bibliography

Assessment 1: Written assignment (coursework)

500-word description of an issue (e.g. ethics, AI, digitisation), method (e.g. archival, interviews) or approach from a list.

Description of one research issue/method/approach  

Assessment 2: Written Assignment

1500-word dissertation proposal (on a topic selected from a list) including thesis statement, research questions, primary sources, chapter outline and annotated bibliography.  

Dissertation proposal 

Assessment 1: Written Assignment

3500-word literature review on a topic chosen from a list provided.  

Literature review

This module develops the research skills you acquired at Foundation level, giving you the skills and confidence required to complete a major piece of independent research in your final year of your degree. You will learn from expert researchers and archive/heritage professionals. We will discover together how research uses different methods and approaches to answer specific research questions, engaging in scholarly debate to further knowledge. We’ll learn about the ways in which we build on existing research to generate new insight, and how research findings make a difference in the real world. The module gives you the freedom to research a wide range of relevant topics in your discipline with the structure and support of subject specialists.

School of Arts and Humanities

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<li>Abbott, M. (2009). History skills: A student's handbook. Routledge. <a href="https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203892664" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203892664</a></li>
<li>Armstrong, C. (2016;2015;). Using non-textual sources: A historian's guide (1st ed.). Bloomsbury Academic. <a href="https://doi.org/10.5040/9781474283656" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.5040/9781474283656</a></li>
<li>Ashton, P., &amp; Trapeznik, A. (2019). What is public history globally?: Working with the past in the present (1st ed.). Bloomsbury Academic. <a href="https://doi.org/10.5040/9781350033306" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.5040/9781350033306</a></li>
<li>Brown, S. L., Senf, C. A., &amp; Stockstill, E. J. (2018). A research guide to gothic literature in English: Print and electronic sources (1st ed.). Rowman &amp; Littlefield.</li>
<li>Pears, R., &amp; Shields, G. J. (2022). Cite them right: The essential referencing guide. Bloomsbury Academic.</li>
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English Literature

AIX2012 - Researching the Humanities

Researching the Humanities

Formulate and plan an independent course of enquiry and study, including appropriate research questions, which will lead to the creation of an extended project.  

Demonstrate an awareness of research methods, academic integrity and ethical standards.  

Be able to engage actively with scholarly arguments and debates.  

Understand where to locate and how to analyse primary sources.  

Understand how to identify, gather, synthesise, and organise scholarly literature and evidence on a specific topic.

Be able to apply scholarly research and bibliographic skills.