Introduction to Research Skills: AIH 2020

22 November 2012Dr Pat Hill

Dr Janette Martin

Aims of the module

• To help you develop necessary skills:Generating ideas Getting organisedResearching

PrimarySecondary

Writing a proposalCompiling a bibliographyConstructing an argumentOral presentation

How it’s taught

• 3 workshops – • Wednesday January 9th

Archives - tasters – research skills

Monday February 18th

Bibliography – proposal - historiography

Friday March 8th

Presentation - organisation - methodology

Assessed work

What you should be doing now

• Read through the module handbook• Look at the staff specialisms document on

Unilearn [learning resources/ staff research specialisms and ideas for dissertation topics]

• Explore the extensive range of online historical resources in the folders for Medieval, Early Modern and Modern on Unilearn

• Talk to your tutors• Visit an archive ….

A morning at the archives ….