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Interpreting Scottish History
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| SCQF level: |
09: |
| SCQF credit value: |
20.00 |
| ECTS credit value: |
10
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| Module code: |
SSC09111 |
| Module leader: |
DR JOHN BURNETT |
| School |
Life Sport & Social Sciences |
| Subject area group: |
Social Science |
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Prerequisites
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There are no pre-requisites for this module to be added
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 2013/4, Trimester 2, Face-to-Face, Napier University
| Occurrence: | 002 | | Primary mode of delivery: | Face-to-Face | | Location of delivery: | NAPIER | | Member of staff responsible for delivering module: | DR JOHN BURNETT | | Module Organiser: | | | Learning, Teaching and Assessment (LTA) Approach: |
Learning & teaching methods including their alignment to LOsLO 1-6 Each taught input uses a wide variety of audio-visual resources, group discussion and activity to foster student engagement. Tutorial tasks are used to ensure a balanced approach to learning and development is being adopted. A range of material will be made available on Moodle to facilitate the completion of tutorial tasks and assist and guide the students in their independent learning.Embedding of employability/ PDP/ scholarship skillsLO 1-4 An appreciation of the formative experiences in contemporary Scotland is relevant for a number of careers that students may pursue.LO 1-5 Enhances analytical and problem solving skills.LO 1-5 Requires student to research independently, manage their time effectively and communicate effectively in both oral and written form. These skills are developed in tutorials and tested in the assessments for components 1 and 2LO6 Planning, critical appraisal and reflection are also required in the evaluative report & exam. Assessment (formative and summative)LO1-6 Students discuss relevant material in tutorials using research questions, core and additional reading material and tutorial tasks provided beforehand. Group discussion provides for formative feedback. Moreover, the practise of public speaking and voicing opinions builds student confidence.LO 1-6 Summative assessment in the form of a written exam tests the ability of students to reflect on different aspects of the module. The exam is designed to ensure that content from across the module is covered. Oral and written communication skills are developed in formative assessment in tutorials and summative assessment. Students will work individually, choose one of the primary sources made available by the tutor and prepare an evaluative report. Their critical reflections and analysis will be presented in a written report format (limit of 1500 words).Research/ teaching linkagesThe module leader is research active in a number of areas that directly relate to the module content. This enhances credibility of input and authoritative presence.LO1-5 requires student participation in discussion and needs their input in activities which allow feedback on directed study work for formative assessment. Supporting equality and diversityLO 1-6 All materials are available on webct to cater for the diverse student group.Timetabled academic supervision is available each taught week of the module to support students.InternationalisationLO 1-5 Comparative historical examples are used where appropriate. This helps build awareness about the wider, international context to key themes in Scotland's development.LO6 The assignment can include an international dimension if chosen by the student.
| | Student Activity (Notional Equivalent Study Hours (NESH)) | | Mode of activity | Learning & Teaching Activity | NESH (Study Hours) | | FACE TO FACE | Lecture | 22 | | FACE TO FACE | Tutorial / Seminar / Class Groupwork | 11 | | Independent Learning | Individual Learning Activities | 165 | | Formal Exam | 2 | | Total Study Hours | 200 | | Expected Total Study Hours for Module | 200 |
| Assessment | | Type of Assessment | Weighting % | LOs covered | Week due | Length in Hours/Words | | Centrally Time Tabled Examination | 70 | 1-6 | 14/15 | HOURS= 3.00 WORDS= | | Report | 30 | 1-6 | 10 | HOURS= WORDS= 1500 | | Component 1 subtotal: | 70 | | | Component 2 subtotal: | 30 | | | | | Module subtotal: | 100 | | | |
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What you will learn and what this module is about:
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The aim of this module is to introduce you to seminal themes and events from Scotland’s past that have defined and shaped the nation since the 1707 Act of Union. You will be encouraged to adopt an inter-disciplinary approach to the study of Scottish history, engaging in both theoretical frameworks and empirical controversies. Throughout the course, the contemporary relevance of economic, social, political and cultural themes and issues from the past will be emphasised in order to help you understand recent and current developments in Scottish Society. The module will be based largely on secondary readings, but will aim to introduce you to a selection of primary source material, including film and pictorial sources.
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Description of module content:
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Interpreting the Union of 1707; Memorialising Scottish Jacobitism; Emigration, Diaspora & Homecoming; The Scottish Enlightenment; Urbanisation & Industrialisation; Class, labour & protest; Irish immigration – causes, consequences & legacy; The Highlands: Clearance, Resistance & Reform; Cultural Representations: Language, Literature & Film; Unionist Nationalism? Empire, Britishness & Scottish identity; The politics of Home Rule & Devolution.
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Learning Outcomes for module:
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LO1: Demonstrate an appreciation of the formative influences on Modern Scottish society.LO2: Critically reflect on contentious issues and debates on key themes in contemporary Scotland.LO3: Interpret some of the major controversies among academics who have written about Scotland in this period.LO4: Demonstrate an appreciation of the importance of theory and historiography in the writing of Scottish history and how this influences contemporary society. LO5: Engage in primary source criticism, discussion and understanding of the scope and variety of sources in modern Scottish history. LO6: To develop study, computing, written and oral communication skills.
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Indicative References and Reading List - URL:
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T1: Cooke, A., et al, (eds.), Modern Scottish History, 1707 to the Present Volume 1: The Transformation of Scotland, 1707-1850, (East Linton: Tuckwell, 1998).T2: Cooke, A., et al, (eds.), Modern Scottish History, 1707 to the Present Volume 2: The Modernisation of Scotland, 1850 to the Present, (East Linton: Tuckewell, 1998). T3: Devine, T.M., The Scottish Nation 1700-2000 (London: Penguin, 2nd ed., 2006).T4: Devine, T.M. & Finlay, R.J. (eds.), Scotland in the Twentieth Century (Edinburgh: Edinburgh UP, 1996).T5: Macdonald, C.M.M., Whaur Extremes Meet - Scotland's Twentieth Century, (Edinburgh: John Donald, 2009).T6: Journals: Scottish Historical Review, Scottish Affairs, Journal of Scottish Historical Studies.
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