Module manager: Dr N. Kıvılcım Yavuz
Email: n.k.yavuz@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable
Year running 2026/27
This module is approved as a discovery module
This module encompasses a broad range of digital methods and approaches used in the fields of history, art and literature. Students will both engage with theoretical frameworks for digital methodologies and gain hands-on practical experience in working with digital tools and platforms. There will be opportunities to reflect on the impact of digital technologies on the production and dissemination of knowledge as well as to consider issues about diversity and inclusion, especially in the context of accessibility and sustainability of digital resources. Please note this is an optional module and runs subject to enrolments. If a low number of students choose this module, then the module may not run and you may be asked to choose another module.
Drawing on current trends and developments in digital technologies, the objective of this module is to provide you with an understanding of digital approaches to scholarship and to enable you to gain practical experience with a range of digital tools and platforms for the study of history, art and literature.
On successful completion of the module you will have demonstrated the following learning outcomes relevant to the subject:
1. Engage with and evaluate key terms, concepts and debates in the field of digital humanities;
2. Demonstrate knowledge of a broad range of contemporary digital approaches and practices;
3. Use a range of digital tools and platforms to evaluate, analyse and present humanistic data and information.
Skills Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of the module you will have demonstrated the following skills learning outcomes:
4. Deliver effective and engaging oral and visual presentations to a variety of audiences;
5. Employ technology appropriately and ethically and identify appropriate technologies and digital platforms for discrete tasks;
6. Engage with new digital practices and perspectives to solve problems, make decisions and answer new questions.
Details of the syllabus will be provided on the Minerva organisation (or equivalent) for the module
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Practical | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| Seminar | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| Independent online learning hours | 22 | ||
| Private study hours | 158 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 20 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200 | ||
You will submit a critical review for a digital project as a formative assignment in advance of choosing your case study and submitting your first summative assignment. This formative assignment is designed in order for you to closely examine a digital humanities project (for example, in order to understand how humanistic content works with digital elements and to identify good practices as well as shortcomings). You will receive peer-feedback as well as feedback from the module leader for this formative assignment. You will then apply what you have learned from your observations of these projects and the feedback you received for developing your summative assignments.
You will be actively learning to use a variety of digital tools and platforms through a variety of applied tasks throughout the module practicals. The practicals themselves will provide opportunities for formative feedback from the module leader as you develop your skills.
You will receive feedback on your presentation, which you will use as a starting point for your digital portfolio. You will consolidate the feedback you received on your presentation and your work in practicals into the digital portfolio at the end of the module. Therefore, feedback (written and oral) on summative work also has a key formative function.
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | Presentation | 30 |
| Coursework | Digital portfolio | 70 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100 | |
The resit will take the same form as the original assessment. For this assessment you will be permitted to resubmit an improved version of your original submission, taking into account the tutor’s written feedback to help improve the reworked version. You can highlight the changes that have been made from the original version on the re-submitted work. Alternatively, you may prefer to choose to do an alternative question/title and should discuss this with your module tutor. Please note that if you are required to resit this assessment as the outcome of an academic integrity hearing you will need to submit an entirely new piece of work on a different question.
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Last updated: 30/04/2026
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