FF:PV1A200 Introduction to AHS and AS I - Course Information
PV1A200 Introduction to Auxiliary Historical Sciences and Archival Studies I
Faculty of ArtsAutumn 2020
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/0/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Přemysl Bar, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Stanislav Bárta, Ph.D. (lecturer) - Guaranteed by
- Mgr. Přemysl Bar, Ph.D.
Department of Auxiliary Historical Sciences and Archive Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Olga Barová
Supplier department: Department of Auxiliary Historical Sciences and Archive Studies – Faculty of Arts - Timetable
- Wed 10:00–11:40 B2.34
- Prerequisites (in Czech)
- !NOW( AR1A200 Introduction I )
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
- fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- Auxiliary Historical Sciences (programme FF, B-PV_) (3)
- Course objectives
- This course aims to define the content and goals of historical sciences with an emphasis on auxiliary historical sciences and archive science. It will summarize information on memory institutions in the Czech Republic and describe sources and the types of information which can be drawn from them. It will explain the difference between primary and secondary sources and examine the different approaches which they use. Students will learn about the main types of academic texts and the principles for working with them, including any ethical aspects.
- Learning outcomes
- Students will be able to:
Explain the structure and institutional foundation of historical sciences;
Characterize the main memory institutions;
Describe the network of archives and libraries in CZ;
Find and assess primary and secondary sources;
Differentiate the main types of academic text and apply citation rules in academic texts;
Describe the methods and approaches used in historical sciences. - Syllabus
- • Historical sciences, the standing of AHS and archive science within historical sciences;
- • The organization of historical science with an emphasis on AHS and archive science (departments in the Czech Republic and the rest of the world);
- • Memory institutions as sources of information (archives, museums, libraries, the National Heritage Institute);
- • The archive network in CZ;
- • Legislation and the basic concepts of Czech archive science;
- • Libraries in CZ, catalogues, literature searches;
- • Primary and secondary sources, sources and literature;
- • Types and groups of sources, principles of criticism;
- • Accessing sources (archive aids, source editions);
- • Bibliographies, their types, the principles for creating a bibliographical record, citations;
- • Types of academic texts, principles for working with sources, ethical aspects;
- • Methodologies and approaches in historical sciences.
- Literature
- DVOŘÁK, Tomáš, Lukáš FASORA, Bronislav CHOCHOLÁČ, Tomáš MALÝ, Denisa NEČASOVÁ, Zdeňka STOKLÁSKOVÁ and Martin WIHODA. Úvod do studia dějepisu 1 (Introduction to history 1). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, 164 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-7012-7. Digitální knihovna FF MU info
- BOROVSKÝ, Tomáš, Lukáš FASORA, Bronislav CHOCHOLÁČ, Tomáš MALÝ, Denisa NEČASOVÁ, Jiří NĚMEC and Martin WIHODA. Úvod do studia dějepisu 2 (Introduction to history 2). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, 134 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-7016-5. Digitální knihovna FF MU info
- HROCH, Miroslav. Úvod do studia dějepisu. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1985, 304 s. URL info
- HLAVÁČEK, Ivan, Rostislav NOVÝ and Jaroslav KAŠPAR. Vademecum pomocných věd historických. 3. opravené a doplněné vy. Jinočany: H & H, 2002, 544 stran. ISBN 8073190044. info
- ŠTOURAČOVÁ, Jiřina. Archivnictví. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2013, 192 s. ISBN 9788021065116. URL info
- Teaching methods
- Lectures, class discussion.
- Assessment methods
- There is a written test at the end of the course.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further Comments
- Study Materials
The course is taught annually. - Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2020, recent)
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