Seminar which teaches the student how to translate research problems in to fieldwork strategies and in multi-disciplinary research. Students learn how to write coherent and well argumented research briefs (programma’s van eisen).
Admission requirements
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<span en-gb="" lang="EN-GB" style="\"mso-ansi-language:">SAP and exchange students: admission after approval by the Graduate School of Archaeology. </span>
Learning objectives
*Knowledge on the Dutch Quality Norm (KNA 3.1.); *Ability to assess critical factors in research (risc anaysis); *Ability to apply theoretical, interpretative approaches to data of prehistoric archaeology; *Ability to process archaeological research data into accessible information which can be interpreted; *Knowledge of different field methods and how to apply these in a fieldwork strategy; *Ability to voice the pro’s and contra’s of possible fieldwork strategies; *Ability to formulate research questions, can make a critical motivation for a fieldwork strategy and can apply this to the practical fieldwork and laboratory work; *Ability to present the chosen fieldwork strategy on the case study and the research briefs in an power point presentation; *Ability to present the chosen fieldwork strategy and the research brief in an essay, taking into account the given feedback; *Ability to critically assess the different presentations; *Ability to work in a team and come to a combined presentation and research brief; *Ability to argument the pro’s and contra’s of different theoretical approaches in the current issues of prehistoric archaeology; *Ability to voice one’s own well argumented opinion on current issues in prehistoric archaeology.
Method of instruction
After two formal lectures students are grouped and every group will study a case study. In five sessions each group present their own research briefs in the seminar. The presentations will be critically analysed and every group will write a final research brief processing the given feed-back.
Examination
Assessment is based on the oral presentations and on the written assignment (research brief).