1. Understanding the nature of the historical discipline and analysis

Operations commonly required for this component & assessment

Learn the interpretive nature of the historical discipline

Illustrate how historians make interpretations of the past using primary and secondary sources.

Appraise historical interpretations

Synthesize multiple historical interpretations

2. Dealing with evidence: Primary sources

Operations commonly required for this component & assessment

Learn how to analyze/learn to question a primary source

Interpret the human agency within the context of how an artifact from the past was produced.

Evaluate trustworthiness of sources and contrast diverse and conflicting primary sources

Develop relationships among multiple sources

3. Dealing with evidence: Secondary sources

Operations commonly required for this component & assessment

Identify author’s arguments

Distinguish between an author’s main arguments and secondary points.

Evaluate author’s argument and evidence

Synthesize issues in scholarly writings

4. Dealing with evidence: Textbooks

Operations commonly required for this component & assessment

Summarize important themes and supporting details

Dissect the textbook and connect it to major course themes.

Use the textbook to contextualize other scholarly writings

Textbook is used only to understand broader contextual issues, not as a source

5. Constructing and evaluating arguments

Operations commonly required for this component & assessment

Recognize broad arguments

Produce arguments based on primary and secondary documents.

Produce arguments based on evidence to address historical problems, imagine counter-arguments, and develop own voice

Develop an argument based on original research

6. Conducting historical research

Operations commonly required for this component & assessment

Practice all other 100-level skills to prep for doing research

Practice all other 100-level skills to prep for doing research.

Learn to find scholarly articles, books and primary sources

Select problem of study and find appropriate resources

7. Writing for history

Operations commonly required for this component & assessment

Develop thesis statement supported by evidence

Further develop skill of producing clear arguments supported by evidence.

Create an argument, marshal evidence and use endnotes, footnotes, and bibliography

Writing historically, employ appropriate use of a citation style