2026/7, Trimester 2, IN PERSON, Edinburgh Napier University
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| Occurrence: | 001 |
| Primary mode of delivery: | IN PERSON |
| Location of delivery: | SIGHTHILL |
| Partner: | Edinburgh Napier University |
| Member of staff responsible for delivering module: | John Burnett |
| Module Organiser: | |
| Student Activity (Notional Equivalent Study Hours (NESH)) |
| Mode of activity | Learning & Teaching Activity | NESH (Study Hours) | NESH Description |
| Face To Face | Practical classes and workshops | 14 | A series of interactive two-hour workshops in a computing lab will take you through the key tasks linked to the assessment. Building on preparatory work from the online practical sessions, you will be guided in evaluating media sources, identifying the historical context for each primary source, analysing key themes, and finding readings for your evaluative report. [LOs 4-5] You will also be introduced to some of the main databases and digital archives used for researching Scottish history. |
| Online | Guided independent study | 147 | Your guided independent study time involves going over lecture, tutorial, practical demonstration seminars, and workshop notes after classes, engaging in independent reading beyond the essential and recommended readings, and working on the different parts of the assessment. [LOs 1-5] |
| Face To Face | Lecture | 14 | You will receive a two-hour in-person weekly lecture covering key themes and events in Scottish history from the 1707 Act of Union to the present day. Drawing on an interdisciplinary approach, lectures will present differing empirical debates and contemporary controversies, encouraging you to think critically about how Scotland's history is represented. Short extracts from documentaries will be used to highlight specific aspects and connect with the questions you’ll discuss in tutorials. [LOs 1-4] |
| Face To Face | Tutorial | 7 | Tutorials are one-hour in-person sessions that build on what you’ve covered in the lecture. They’re designed to deepen your understanding of the week’s topic through discussion and close engagement with key texts.
Make sure you come prepared by completing the assigned pre-reading before each session, so you can contribute to the discussion and engage with any additional material provided that week. [LOs 1-4] |
| Face To Face | External visits | 6 | As part of this module, you will have the opportunity to visit the National Museum of Scotland to reflect critically on how different aspects of Scotland’s story are presented to the public. Alongside this, you will have the chance to tour some of Edinburgh's most significant historical venues and heritage sites, bringing the events and periods studied in lectures and tutorials to life in a tangible and memorable way. [LOs 1-4]
This is provisionally scheduled for week 5 as it is subject to confirmation from NMS staff in terms of availability. |
| Independent Learning | Seminar | 12 | A series of online practical seminars will focus on tasks to help you complete the assessment successfully. These will feed into the face-to-face workshops that follow through formative assessments. Guidance will be provided on the key aspects of the primary sources you’ll need to engage with, and on how to find the reading material required for the assignment. [LOs 1-5] |
| Total Study Hours | 200 | |
| Expected Total Study Hours for Module | 200 | |
| Assessment |
| Type of Assessment | Weighting % | LOs covered | Week due | Length in Hours/Words | Description |
| Report | 100 | 1~2~3~4~5 | Week 13 | , WORDS= 2500 words | Working independently, you will choose one of the primary sources made available by the tutor and prepare an evaluative report. Your reflections and analysis will be outlined in a 2500-word report worth 100% of your mark, submitting your final copy to Turnitin by week 13. [Covering LOs 1- 5]The report has three core sections: first, reflect on newspapers as a historical tool — thinking about bias, tone, readership, and how your newspaper specifically fits into the broader media landscape of its era. Second, place your article in its historical context, explaining what was happening in society at the time and how that shaped both what was written and how it would have been received. Third, focus on 3–4 specific aspects from the newspaper source you’ve chosen to analyse, grouped under clear thematic headings, and use authoritative academic sources (with proper page numbers in your citations) to offer some critical evaluation and analysis. |
| Component 1 subtotal: | 100 | | |
| Component 2 subtotal: | 0 | | | | |
| Module subtotal: | 100 | | | | |