HKDRPNP008 Sources, Literature, Information Sources

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2023
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Irena Korbelářová, Dr. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Irena Korbelářová, Dr. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Irena Korbelářová, Dr.
Institute of Historical Sciences – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Timetable
Tue 13:05–13:50 M6
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
HKDRPNP008/A: Tue 13:55–14:40 M6, I. Korbelářová
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
Course objectives
The course aims to provide basic methodological equipment for data collection and evaluation, research and practical activities in the field of cultural and historical development, cultural heritage and their application in regional practice, tourism, etc. It provides orientation in the typology of information sources in general (primary, secondary, tertiary, etc.). It characterizes traditional historical sources (written/official, non-official, personal; iconographic; cartographic; material sources) and modern/contemporary sources (film and photographic; oral testimonies/memories, interviews, electronic sources, etc.). It draws attention to written, iconographic and other editions. It introduces the possibilities of a literature typology useful for historical research and its application to regional practice and cultural tourism ((scientific, popular science, national history, fiction). It introduces the procedures and rules of working with literature, introduces the basics of heuristics and information criticism. The course presents procedures and methods of work, including analysis, critical procedures, interpretation, evaluation, comparison. Within the course, students are acquainted with original sources, thematically oriented sets of literature and information sources on selected areas of cultural heritage and their processing into a leisure/tourist product, for solving a professional assignment, student work, etc. They get information on needs and methods of verifying information from open Internet sources.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction, study literature.
  • 2. Structure of information sources from the point of view of information studies and historical sciences.
  • 3. Historical sources: typology, terminology, narrative value and credibility.
  • 4. Modern/contemporary information sources.
  • 5. Procedures and methods in the use of historical sources and information sources.
  • 6. Model presentations of sources on a chosen topic; editing of sources.
  • 7. Literature, categorisation. Procedures and rules when working with literature with regard to the objective of research and application of knowledge.
  • 8. Specifics of literature on cultural heritage and its use in practice (animation, presentation, leisure, cultural tourism, etc.).
  • 9. - 10. Model presentations of literature on the chosen topic. 11. Electronic and digital information sources, their typology, specific features, criticism.
  • 12. - 13. Heuristics, analysis and interpretation of literature, sources and information sources on the chosen topic in terms of the genre of the text/product (example exercises).
Literature
    required literature
  • Fabián, Ondřej. Elektronické informační zdroje. 2009. info
  • Horský, J. Dějepisectví mezi vědou a vyprávěním. Úvahy o povaze, postupech a mezích historické vědy. Praha 2009. info
  • KAPOUN, Pavel. Informační zdroje. OSU, 2013, 77 pp. info
  • Kolektiv autorů. Úvod do studia dějepisu. Díl I. Brno, 2014. info
  • Vymětal, J. Informační zdroje v odborné literatuře. Praha 2010.
    recommended literature
  • Anderson, I. History and computing, [on-line] (https://www.history.ac.uk/makinghistory/resources/articles/history_and_computing.html).
  • Merhaut, L. Co říci o české Wikipedii,[on-line] (www.ipsl.cz/index.php?id=173&menu=echa&-sub=echa&str=aktualita.php).
  • Další informační zdroje dle zvolených témat k výuce.
Assessment methods
Oral exam.
Course attendance (75%); presentation.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2021, Summer 2022, Summer 2024, Summer 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Summer 2023, recent)
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