Resources for the Medieval Studies

Code:

MHMR009

Acronym:

REIM

Instance: 2010/2011 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of History, Political and International Studies
Course/CS Responsible:	Masters in Medieval and Renaissance Studies

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MFIL	0	MFIL - Study Plan	1	-	5	-
MHMR	7	Study Plan- Medieval and Renaissance Studies	1	-	5	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

- To identify medieval documental sources and the institutions responsible for them.
- To examine and systematize useful data for research in Medieval History.
- To apply new methodologies to research in Medieval History (databases, journal and other bibliographical sources).
- To organize selected material and present a final project.

Program

1.Usefulness of electronic resources for the study of Medieval History.
2. Databases, libraries and archives.
3.Bibiographica, documental, iconographic and cartographic resources.
3.How to quote from different sources.
4. Research projects.

Mandatory literature

BARLOW, Jeffrey; Globalism and changes to the internet: Editorial Essay, JAHC, volume 5, nº 1, JAHC, 2002
MINUTI, Rolando; Internet e il mestiere di storico. Riflessioni sulle incertezze di una mutazione, Cromohs, 6, p. 1-75. , Cromohs, 2001

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lectures and practical classes: lectures on class contents, research material and electronic resources. Supervision of students’ field work.

keywords

Humanities > History > Medieval history

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	0,00
	Trabalho escrito	30,00		2011-07-15
	Total:	-	0,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
	Frequência das aulas	15	2011-07-15
	Estudo autónomo	90	2011-07-15
	Total:	105,00

Eligibility for exams

Accordance with Assessment Regulations in force.

Calculation formula of final grade

Presentation of research project - 10%
Research work - 70%
Presentation and discussion of research work - 15%
Class participation - 5%

Examinations or Special Assignments

Accordance with Assessment Regulations in force.

Classification improvement

Accordance with Assessment Regulations in force.