1. General information
Course:
CONTEMPORARY AMERICA
Code:
66245
Type:
ELECTIVE
ECTS credits:
6
Degree:
371 - UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMME IN HISTORY
Academic year:
2021-22
Center:
2 - FACULTY OF LETTERS
Group(s):
21
Year:
Sin asignar
Duration:
First semester
Main language:
Spanish
Second language:
English
Use of additional languages:
English Friendly:
Y
Web site:
Bilingual:
N
Lecturer:
JOSE GREGORIO CAYUELA FERNANDEZ
- Group(s):
21
Building/Office
Department
Phone number
Email
Office hours
Facultad de Letras/312
HISTORIA
3164
josegregorio.cayuela@uclm.es
2. Pre-Requisites
Not established
3. Justification in the curriculum, relation to other subjects and to the profession
Not established
4. Degree competences achieved in this course
| Course competences | |
|---|---|
| Code | Description |
| B01 | Possess and understand knowledge in the historical discipline, from the base acquired in secondary education and in the baccalaureate |
| B02 | Apply the knowledge to their work or vocation in a professional manner, as well as possess the skills that are usually demonstrated through the elaboration and defense of arguments and the resolution of problems within their area of ¿¿study. |
| B03 | Collect and interpret data in the historical discipline to make judgments that include a reflection on social, scientific and ethical issues. |
| B04 | Transmit information, ideas, problems and solutions to a specialized and non-specialized public. |
| B05 | Develop those learning skills necessary to undertake further studies with a high degree of autonomy |
| E01 | Detailed knowledge of each of the specific periods of the past of human societies and of the phases of transition and change between some stages and others |
| E02 | Know the historical sources, both archaeological and documentary and the new resources and information support for the history |
| E04 | Knowledge of specific techniques to study archaeological records and historical documents of different periods, from epigraphy and paleography to audiovisual and internet resources |
| E06 | Knowledge of the national history itself in its European and world contexts |
| E07 | Knowledge of European history with a comparative perspective and in the global context of each era |
| E08 | Knowledge of the plurality of social processes and trends in world history |
| E10 | Understand the fundamentals of human geography and physical geography as spaces in which historical processes are developed |
| E15 | Understand and understand the ideological and aesthetic relationships between literature and society. |
5. Objectives or Learning Outcomes
| Course learning outcomes | |
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| Not established. | |
| Additional outcomes | |
| Description | |
6. Units / Contents
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Unit 1:
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Unit 1.1:
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Unit 1.2:
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Unit 2:
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Unit 2.1:
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Unit 2.2:
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Unit 3:
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Unit 3.1:
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Unit 3.2:
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Unit 4:
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Unit 4.1:
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Unit 4.2:
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Unit 5:
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Unit 5.1:
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Unit 5.2:
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Unit 6:
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Unit 6.1:
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Unit 6.2:
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7. Activities, Units/Modules and Methodology
| Training Activity | Methodology | Related Competences (only degrees before RD 822/2021) | ECTS | Hours | As | Com | Description | |
| Class Attendance (theory) [ON-SITE] | Lectures | B01 B02 B03 B04 B05 E01 E02 E04 E06 E07 E08 E10 E15 | 1.92 | 48 | Y | N | ||
| Writing of reports or projects [OFF-SITE] | Combination of methods | B01 B02 B03 B04 B05 E01 E02 E04 E06 E07 E08 E10 E15 | 3.6 | 90 | Y | Y | ||
| Progress test [ON-SITE] | Reading and Analysis of Reviews and Articles | B03 B04 B05 | 0.4 | 10 | Y | Y | ||
| Final test [ON-SITE] | Assessment tests | B01 | 0.08 | 2 | Y | Y | ||
| Total: | 6 | 150 | ||||||
| Total credits of in-class work: 2.4 | Total class time hours: 60 | |||||||
| Total credits of out of class work: 3.6 | Total hours of out of class work: 90 | |||||||
As: Assessable training activity Com: Training activity of compulsory overcoming (It will be essential to overcome both continuous and non-continuous assessment).
8. Evaluation criteria and Grading System
| Evaluation System | Continuous assessment | Non-continuous evaluation * | Description |
| Final test | 60.00% | 70.00% | |
| Progress Tests | 10.00% | 0.00% | |
| Theoretical papers assessment | 30.00% | 30.00% | |
| Total: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
According to art. 4 of the UCLM Student Evaluation Regulations, it must be provided to students who cannot regularly attend face-to-face training activities the passing of the subject, having the right (art. 12.2) to be globally graded, in 2 annual calls per subject , an ordinary and an extraordinary one (evaluating 100% of the competences).
Evaluation criteria for the final exam:
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Continuous assessment:Evaluation criteria not defined
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Non-continuous evaluation:Evaluation criteria not defined
Specifications for the resit/retake exam:
Evaluation criteria not defined
Specifications for the second resit / retake exam:
Evaluation criteria not defined
9. Assignments, course calendar and important dates
| Not related to the syllabus/contents | |
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| Hours | hours |
| Unit 1 (de 6): | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 8 |
| Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Combination of methods] | 18 |
| Progress test [PRESENCIAL][Reading and Analysis of Reviews and Articles] | 2 |
| Final test [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests] | 2 |
| Group 20: | |
| Initial date: 15-09-2021 | End date: 01-10-2021 |
| Group 21: | |
| Initial date: 15-09-2021 | End date: 01-10-2021 |
| Unit 2 (de 6): | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 8 |
| Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Combination of methods] | 14 |
| Progress test [PRESENCIAL][Reading and Analysis of Reviews and Articles] | 3 |
| Group 20: | |
| Initial date: 06-10-2021 | End date: 20-10-2021 |
| Group 21: | |
| Initial date: 06-10-2021 | End date: 20-10-2021 |
| Unit 3 (de 6): | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 8 |
| Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Combination of methods] | 14 |
| Progress test [PRESENCIAL][Reading and Analysis of Reviews and Articles] | 2 |
| Group 20: | |
| Initial date: 21-10-2021 | End date: 29-10-2021 |
| Group 21: | |
| Initial date: 21-10-2021 | End date: 29-10-2021 |
| Unit 4 (de 6): | |
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| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 8 |
| Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Combination of methods] | 14 |
| Progress test [PRESENCIAL][Reading and Analysis of Reviews and Articles] | 1 |
| Group 20: | |
| Initial date: 03-11-2021 | End date: 19-11-2021 |
| Group 21: | |
| Initial date: 03-11-2021 | End date: 19-11-2021 |
| Unit 5 (de 6): | |
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| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 8 |
| Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Combination of methods] | 15 |
| Progress test [PRESENCIAL][Reading and Analysis of Reviews and Articles] | 1 |
| Group 20: | |
| Initial date: 24-11-2021 | End date: 03-12-2021 |
| Group 21: | |
| Initial date: 24-11-2021 | End date: 03-12-2021 |
| Unit 6 (de 6): | |
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| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 8 |
| Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Combination of methods] | 15 |
| Progress test [PRESENCIAL][Reading and Analysis of Reviews and Articles] | 1 |
| Group 20: | |
| Initial date: 09-12-2021 | End date: 22-12-2021 |
| Group 21: | |
| Initial date: 09-12-2021 | End date: 22-12-2021 |
| Global activity | |
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| Activities | hours |
10. Bibliography and Sources
