Keele Badge

HIS-40016 - Module Specification
School of Humanities
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

For academic year: 2021/22 Last Updated: 16 February 2022

HIS-40016 - Reflective Practice in the Humanities
Coordinator: Rebecca M Bowler Room: 2.037 Tel: +44 1782 7 33017
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 7
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733147

Programme/Approved Electives for 2021/22

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2021/22

In the Humanities, we tend to work within our own disciplines ¿ even those of us who truly work across disciplines, or who have `interdisciplinary¿ topics, usually identify ourselves within a particular discipline. But there is much to be gained from looking beyond our disciplines, to other approaches and theories adopted in the Humanities (or even further afield). There are ways in which these approaches or theories might be adopted or adapted for our own purposes; and some ways in which the approaches used in other disciplines might not be applicable to our own research.
Throughout this module, you will be asked to `reflect¿ on a variety of approaches to Humanities disciplines. What do we understand the `Humanities¿ to be, and how does our research fit into and help to broaden the Humanities?

Aims
¿ Enhance your awareness of central ideas and issues within the Humanities.
¿ Explore the intellectual connections between your research area and wider fields of study.

Talis Aspire Reading List
Any reading lists will be provided by the start of the course.
http://lists.lib.keele.ac.uk/modules/his-40016/lists

Intended Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate an awareness of and critical engagement with central ideas and issues within the Humanities
: 1
Show an ability to draw intellectual connections between your research area and wider fields of study: 1

Study hours

Teaching will be two-hour seminars every week, with lecturers from across the Humanities.
128 hours independent study including preparation for lectures, assessments and completion of assessments.

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Reflective Diary weighted 100%
Reflective Diary 3000 words
In the Reflective Practice seminars, you will read a range of theoretical and critical texts. The diary records your reading and thinking during the module. It should reflect on the ideas that arise from individual study, on the issues discussed during the seminars, and on the relationship between the readings and your emerging research project. Because the diary encourages an experimental mode of reflection, it need not be written in the formal prose normally expected of academic writing. You must make a diary entry for each seminar, although these do not need to all be the same length ¿ there may be some sessions that you wish to expand on in more detail. Although the diary can take various forms, there are some elements that must be present. There must be clear engagement with both the set readings and with the seminar discussions. You must reflect on how these readings/sessions might impact on the development of your own research. If you feel that a particular session has not been relevant, you must be clear about explaining why ¿ do NOT simply write off a session as `irrelevant¿; this does not show any reflection on the content of the session. In general, students should describe and demonstrate the ways in which they have considered the research process and developed during the course of the module. The Reflective Diary should consist of 3,000 words (10% either way on the word count is permitted). You are encouraged to consult your supervisor and/or the module co-ordinator for further advice and guidance.

Please note that for the 2021/22 Academic Year all programmes will be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there will be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 16 February 2022