J425, History Capstone Seminar, Spring 2022

Prof. Konstantin Dierks

LEARNING OUTCOMES

A successful student will, by the end of the semester, demonstrate the following:

• the ability to define a meaningful, manageable historical question or challenge.

• the ability to discover, evaluate, and analyze primary sources that could be used to answer the question, and secondary sources to provide historiographical framework and historical context.

• the ability to produce a clear, original, and compelling analytical argument based on appropriately selected primary and secondary sources.

• the ability to present research and analysis in a coherent and well-crafted form.

• the ability to discuss and present research and analysis orally.