Course: Archive Studies 1

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Course title Archive Studies 1
Course code KHI/XAAR1
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Chobot Karel, PhDr.
  • Štěpán Jan, PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Peřinová Markéta
Course content
The content of lectures is the introduction into archival science - i.e. explanation of basic terms, secondary literature and archives´ functions. Students will be familiar with various terms connected to this field. The attention is also paid to an archive such as an institution nowadays, same and different features of archives, museums and libraries (possibly other institutions of memory) and a role of archival science in a system of public administration, science, culture and informatics. Signicicant personalities are also discussed. Seminars usually deal with excursions into archives in Olomouc and Opava. HF

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
The aim of lectures is to acquaint students with archival science and its importance. Students are gradually familiar with basic terminology of this field, secondary literature and generally also with an archive´s role, its position in a system of public administration and the raltion to other institutes of memory. The aim of seminars is to acquaint studnets with a concrete state of Czech archival science, moreover, thanks to excursions into concrete archives. HF
A students gains basic knowledge of archival science and its terminology. He understands roles of archives under the terms of public administration and their position among other institutes of memory. HF
Prerequisites
There are no special prerequisities. HF

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance

Active class and excursion participation, carry out the tasks - papers and reviews. HF
Recommended literature
  • Bartoš,J.:Úvod do archivnictví pro historiky. Olomouc 1995..
  • Metodické návody a instrukce pro zpracování archivního materiálu, Sborník archivních prac.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Archival Works (2015) Category: History courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter