Information Studies Undergraduate Summer Research

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In this course you will pursue an independent research project in Information Studies guided by a supervisor and will attend group seminars on research skills and methods. Projects will draw on the University of Glasgow’s outstanding research facilities and resources. You will produce a research paper and share your findings at a course conference.

Topics offered each year will typically feature a range of thematic and geographical interests in the Humanities, from areas such as Archaeology, Celtic Studies, Classics, History, Information Studies (Museums, Libraries, Archives, Digital Humanities) and Philosophy. They will include a focus on the study of Scottish and British topics.

You will be asked to indicate your top three project choices after you have a place on the course.

Course aim

This course aims to:

- Provide an opportunity to undertake an independent research project in the Humanities under supervision.
- Introduce approaches to research and analysis in the Humanities
- Develop professional skills in research and analysis and transferable skills in oral and written argument.

By the end of this course you will be able to:

- Assess scholarly literature and available sources to formulate a viable research question in the Humanities
- Contextualise and critically analyse sources to produce a convincing argument
- Express analysis and argument in written and oral forms

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