In this introductory history course, students read sources and regularly complete SOCC Analyses (Source, Observe, Contextualize, Corroborate). 消消犯 evaluate the origins of sources, assess what a primary source can reliably tell them about the past, identify the historical context in which the primary source is produced and how the context changes their interpretation. 消消犯 also think critically about when the primary source is used and give a specific example of other data they would need to better understand the assigned source. To help students understand that historians must go out and find primary sourcesthey arent provided in pre-printed anthologies, students complete an Archive Dig, visit the 消消犯 Archives, and are introduced to the ethical considerations of organizing and collecting archival sources.

Approved for Data Intensive Course Designation starting Spring 2024.