PG6011/DH6014 Digital Skills for Research Postgraduates in the Humanities and Social Sciences
(5 credits)
Credit Weighting: 5 Credits
Dates: 1, 8, 15, 22 February and 1, 8 March 2021.
Time: 2.00 - 4.00pm
Venue: ONLINE VIA CANVAS
http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=51.89212&mlon=-8.49645#map=19/51.89212/-8.49645&layers=N
Applicability: MRes, MPhil and PhD Students
How to register: If you wish to take this module for credit please self register at https://www.ucc.ie/en/study/postgrad/currentresearchstudents/modules/
This module will provide professional training for postgraduate students in the humanities and social sciences. It will introduce students to a range of digital skills and key concepts for online publication of a range of texts / contexts / materials within the humanities. Skills include:
a) Defining content
b) Managing content
c) HTML - Hyper Text Markup Language
d) XML - Extensible
e) Markup Language
f) TEI - Text Encoding Initiative - the international standard for markup in the humanities
g) Open source softwares for graphic / image
manipulation and design Understanding IP and copyright issues
i) FTP - File transfer protocol for transfer of files
On successful completion of this module the student will be expected to:
a) Create a hypertext of material from their research focus
b) Mark up an essay relevant to their course for online publication according to best international standards
c) Generate a website for their research portfolio
The kickstarter workshop will be amplified and extended by online course materials, online course work and online participation.