A revolution is underway in humanities and social science research. New questions can be asked when texts, images and sound can be rearranged in ways unimaginable before the digital era. New analyses come into being when we can query millions of texts at once. New ways of disseminating and visualising information are being explored on the internet. This course will introduce some of the most exciting areas in digital humanities research on texts, from their creation, mining and analysis, to their visualisation including geo-spatial data, and on to their archiving and dissemination. Through discussions, hands-on tutorials, projects and lectures, students will learn the theoretical and practical foundations for working with texts and other cultural phenomena in ways relevant to languages, linguistics, history, literature. No technical background is required.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:- Demonstrate a basic understanding of key research areas in digital humanities.
- Demonstrate research skills allowing them to conduct research using one or more of the new digital humanities methods
- Discuss the theoretical implications of modelling data through these methods
- Examine and evaluate digital humanities projects
Indicative Assessment
Online/tutorial exercises 40% (LO 2, 4)Presentation 10% (LO 3, 4)
Written assignment (3,000 words) 50% (LO 1, 2, 3, 4)
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Workload
3 weekly contact hours and 7 hours per week outside classes.Prescribed Texts
On-line reading brick.Majors
Minors
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Students continuing in their current program of study will have their tuition fees indexed annually from the year in which you commenced your program. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 1
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1994-2003 | $1164 | |
| 2014 | $2484 | |
| 2013 | $2472 | |
| 2012 | $2472 | |
| 2011 | $2424 | |
| 2010 | $2358 | |
| 2009 | $2286 | |
| 2008 | $2286 | |
| 2007 | $2286 | |
| 2006 | $2286 | |
| 2005 | $2286 | |
| 2004 | $1926 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 1994-2003 | $2574 |
| 2014 | $3246 |
| 2013 | $3240 |
| 2012 | $3240 |
| 2011 | $3240 |
| 2010 | $3240 |
| 2009 | $3240 |
| 2008 | $3240 |
| 2007 | $3132 |
| 2006 | $3132 |
| 2005 | $3132 |
| 2004 | $2916 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
ANU utilises MyTimetable to enable students to view the timetable for their enrolled courses, browse, then self-allocate to small teaching activities / tutorials so they can better plan their time. Find out more on the Timetable webpage.
Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.
First Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5004 | 17 Feb 2014 | 07 Mar 2014 | 31 Mar 2014 | 30 May 2014 | In Person | N/A |