Admission requirements
None.
Description
The goals of this course are to review academic skills, such as proper referencing and citation, outline-writing, etc., and to learn new organisational skills that will help you develop an archaeological research project.
The latter will include choosing research questions, methods and datasets; identifying stakeholders; acquiring funding; project planning; project reporting and communication strategies; and risk assessment.
We will also discuss some of the broader issues surrounding ar-chaeological research, including various archaeological traditions, ethical considerations, and the open science framework.
Course objectives
Correctly apply the Faculty of Archaeology's guidelines for written assignments, including formatting of in-text citations and bibliography, proper use of figure captions, proper titles, correct outlines for a research thesis;
Search for information using library resources, and prepare an annotated bibliography;
Identify research lacunae and assess the match between research questions and methods;
Prepare a project summary for peers and other stakeholders;
Identify and discuss ethical issues related to archaeological research, including plagiarism, record keeping, and the open science framework.
Timetable
Course schedule details can be found in MyTimetable.
Log in with your ULCN account, and add this course using the 'Add timetable' button.
Mode of instruction
In-class lectures;
In-class discussions.
Assessment method
Final written assignment will be to create an annotated bibliography of five sources and an outline of a thesis document (on a real or “made up” topic), graded on a 10 point scale (75%)
Research journal that documents the steps you take to come to the final written assignment. Graded pass/fail (25%)
Assessment deadlines:
The dates of exams and retakes can be found in MyTimetable. The deadlines of papers, essays and assignments are communicated through Brightspace.
Reading list
Thomas S. Mullaney and Christopher Rea, Where Research Begins.
Registration
Enrolment for all components of your study programme through MyStudymap is mandatory. This applies to both compulsory elements and elective credits. If you are not enrolled, you may not participate.
General information about registration can be found on the Course and exam enrolment page.
Exchange and Study Abroad students, please contact the exchange coordinator for information on how to apply.
All information for those who are interested in taking this course as a Contractstudent is on the Contractonderwijs Archeologie webpage (in Dutch).
Contact
For more information about this course, please contact Dr. G.L. (Gerrit) Dusseldorp or Dr. M.E. (Martin) Berger.