Seminar in Early Modern History II

Code:

HISTO081

Acronym:

SHMOII

Instance: 2011/2012 - 2S

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

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
HISTO	8	Study Plan - Hist. w/ Minor in Geography	3	-	6	54	162
		Study Plan - History	3	-	6	54	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Students will acquire, practise and develop the methodological skills needed to produce research work in modern history. The end result of this research will take the form of a scientific report.

Program

in continuity with Seminário de História Moderna I
Seminars

5. Methods of validation and evaluation of data in document sources
6. Systematisation of information
6.1 Building a database
6.1 Data processing methods: qualitative and quantitative analysis

PL CLASSES (Practical and laboratory)
Field work in information retrieval spaces

TUTORIALS
Monitoring of work in progress
1. Presentation, by students, of projects and preliminary research results
2. In-class discussion of research paths
3. Monitoring of work in progress

Mandatory literature

AZEVEDO, Carlos A. Moreira, AZEVEDO, Ana Gonçalves ; ; Metodologia Científica. Contributos práticos para a elaboração de trabalhos académicos,, E. Autor, 1996
ECO, Umberto; Como se faz uma tese em ciências humanas, Ed. Presença, 1995
BELL, Judith ; Como realizar um projecto de investigação: um guia para a pesquisa em ciências sociais e da educação, Gradiva, 1997

Teaching methods and learning activities

Seminars will be devoted to the following activities: presentation and discussion of concepts, research methods and analysis, and debates on the problems arising from ongoing students’ research.

Practical classes will be devoted to field work, research in public and private archives, libraries, museums, documentation centres. They will also be used to tutor students in their ongoing research projects.

keywords

Humanities > History
Humanities > History > Modern history

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	28,00
Critical survey about data	Teste	20,00		2012-03-31
definition of the systematic selection of data	Teste	15,00		2012-04-13
Database construction	Teste	25,00		2012-05-04
Data analysis	Teste	15,00		2012-05-31
development of the final report	Teste	15,00		2011-06-10
Laboratory	Trabalho laboratorial	28,00		2012-06-08
autonomic work of students	Trabalho escrito	16,00		2012-06-08
	Total:	-	0,00

Eligibility for exams

Mandatory 75% attendance of classes, a requirement for assessment, will be controlled by means of attendance records.

Calculation formula of final grade

Final gradel: CF(25%)+ G (10%) + CBD (10%) + TI (15%)+TF (40%)

CF - critical appraisal of data
G - text about citeria of data selection
CBD - data base constitution
TI - description of methods of analysis
TF - writing of results

Examinations or Special Assignments

Students subject to special arrangements may request specialised supervision

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

All students subject to special arrangements, namely working students, must comply with all assessment components. Depending on the regulations applicable to specific cases, it may be necessary to establish a special timetable agreed between lecturers and students at the beginning of the academic year.

Classification improvement

The improvement of final grades is obtained through the review of the assessment components considered not satisfactory

Observations

The evaluation of the paper should be submitted to a jury.