HISA1015 Historical Methods (5 cr)
Study level:
Intermediate studies
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
Finnish
Responsible organisation:
Department of History and Ethnology
Coordinating organisation:
Open University, Department of History and Ethnology
Curriculum periods:
2024-2025, 2025-2026, 2026-2027, 2027-2028
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Opintojaksolla perehdytään historiantutkimuksessa käytettyihin keskeisiin menetelmiin luennoin ja demoin.
Description
The course focuses on the main methods used in history research through lectures and demonstrations.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will:
- be familiar with the main aspects and approaches of historical research, as well as the theoretical and methodological starting points
- be familiar with the most important research methods and be able to apply some of them
- understand the interpretive nature of research
- be aware of the ethical aspects of historical research
- have honed their teamwork and information retrieval skills and
- be able to analyse a variety of texts critically.
Additional information
Historian tutkinto-opiskelijoille suositellaan suoritettavaksi 2. opiskeluvuoden aikana.
Completion methods
Method 1
Description:
Osallistuminen opetukseen
Evaluation criteria:
Kurssi arvioidaan numeerisesti asteikolla 0–5. Hyväksytty suoritus edellyttää osallistumista opetukseen sekä kurssin aikaisten tehtävien hyväksyttyä suorittamista. Tuntiaktiivisuus voi nostaa arvosanaa enintään yhdellä numerolla. Ylimääräiset poissaolot korvataan lisätehtävillä.
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Method 2
Evaluation criteria:
Verkko-opetus ja oppimistehtävä
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Parts of the completion methods
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Participation in teaching (5 cr)
Type:
Participation in teaching
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
Finnish
Teaching
1/15–5/8/2025 Lectures
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Independent study (5 cr)
Type:
Independent study
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
Finnish