Syllabus
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Class: HSS 4026 TR 2:00-3:15 pm
Office Hours: HSS 4038 TR 9:15-11am and by appointment
Office Phone: (870) 680-8067
Course Overview
As the foundational course of the History Department's Digital Humanities Certificate Program, this course aims to provide you with a theoretical, creative, and experiential introduction to the scholarship, methods, and tools of the digital humanities. The first 7 modules of the course consist of two class sessions beginning on Thursdays. In preparation for the first session, you will read and collaboratively annotate the module's assigned readings and/or websites. Because annotations are designed to prepare you for in-class discussions, they must be completed before class. After each in-class discussion, the remainder of class will provide you with a hands-on introduction to the module's workbook assignment. Workbook assignments are due on Tuesdays, when they will be presented to the class for review. In Module 8, which consists of three class sessions, you will design and present a Scalar portfolio that showcases your best work from the first half of the course. In Module 9, you will work in groups to contribute to the ongoing digital humanities project Changing Landscapes: From "The ASU Story" to Modern A-State. Please note that while you do not need to disclose your identity on the project website, it is a course requirement that you publish your group contribution at the end of the course.Course Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes
1. Students will demonstrate the ability to critically assess information and information technologies.2. Students will demonstrate the ability to integrate digitally driven research methods with humanistic inquiry.
Program Learning Outcomes
Research Skills: A graduate with a BA in History will be able to utilize effective historical research skills.Critical Thinking: A graduate with a BA in History will be able to synthesize primary and secondary historical sources.
Content Knowledge: A graduate with a BA in History will be able to articulate historical content and broader historiographical trends.