Digital certificate of the Historical Institute for Bachelor

Basic module 4: Digital skills for historians

Explanation of the concept:

• The acquisition of the "Digital Competencies" certificate is optional.
• According to the conditions of the module handbook, participation in both courses and passing the final module examination (written exam) is sufficient.
• Students wishing to obtain the certificate must take and pass a 30-minute online test after the first exercise (basic digital skills).

Contents of the courses

Course ‘Researching digitally’ (Bachelor degree)

Which skills can be acquired in this course?

• Data Literacy: Ability to conduct web-based literature research in catalogues and meta search engines; knowledge of subject-relevant databases and bibliographies; understanding of algorithm-based search processes; competence to verify digital sources and documents with regard to their reliability and quotability;
• Digital Responsibility: Ability to reflect on the impact of digital searching and publishing spaces on the presentation of historical topics and the study of history;
• Digital Teaching and Learning: Introduction to utilising and strengthening digital self-study through tutorials via eStudies and ILIAS learning modules.

Course ‘Digital Work Organisation’

Which skills can be acquired in this course?

• Data Literacy: competent use of software in academic work processes (e.g. software for statistics, desktop publishing or citation management);
• Digital Literacy, Digital Teaching and Learning as well as New Work Methods and Practice: Experience with platforms for collaborative work; handling file formats for exchange and long-term archiving;
• Digital Responsibility: Basic knowledge of copyright law for the correct use of digital born or retro-digitised sources, critical reflection on requirements posed by digital sources for the historical-critical method.

For each course it is possible to take part in a 30-minute electronic exam.

After finishing both parts of the exam, the participants receive the Certificate I: Basics of digital academic skills.