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**With apologies for cross-posting**
Places available on short online courses
A small number of places are available for study in May 2019 on the short online courses offered by the Centre for Archive and Information Studies (CAIS) at the University of Dundee:
The deadline for applications is 29th March. Courses begin 6th May.
Application forms are available online at http://www.dundee.ac.uk/cais/howtoapply/
CAIS courses are taught by subject experts and are provided in a fully supported online learning environment.
The courses are ideal for anyone seeking to acquire or refresh knowledge in these areas of professional practice.
All short courses and Masters degrees offered by CAIS are accredited by the Archives and Records Association, UK and Ireland and by Records and Information Management Professionals, Australasia.
The CAIS team was ‘highly commended’ by the Information and Records Management Society in their awards in 2007.
For more information please see below or contact us on +44 (0)1382 385543 or email [log in to unmask].
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Further Information:
Business Archives and Records
- Understanding different types of business records and their uses
- The identification and description of technical records and the development of office technology
- Appraisal of business records in a corporate environment
- Outreach and advocacy
- Project management
Ecclesiastical Archives
Ecclesiastical records, their location and their use in the context of the following areas
- The established churches: their development and location of records
- The non-conformist churches and the Episcopal and Catholic churches
- The clergy: records created, their location and use
- Church discipline and pastoral guidance including church courts
- The parish including parish registers, poor relief, education and other local activities
- The church fabric including plans and heritors
Heraldry
- The role of heraldry in identification and status
- The design, meaning and description of coats of arms
- The origins of heralds and heraldry
- Developments in heraldry from the middle ages to the present day
- The role of heraldry in historical and genealogical enquiries
House History
- Techniques required to research the history of a house, locating and interpreting key sources
- Dating houses and buildings: architectural styles, interiors and furnishings
- Maps and land surveys, tracing community developments
- Land and property law including manorial tenure, searching for title deeds, property inheritance and disputes
- Finding occupants of houses and buildings
- Social, local and national contexts
Skills and Sources for Family and Local History in England
- Introduction to family and local history sources in England
- Location, type and uses of records
- Reading and interpreting records
- Demography and local administration
- Court records, taxation and registration
- Ecclesiastical and diocesan records
- Education and poor law administration
- Land, property and inheritance
- Occupation, business and trade
- Maps and plans
Skills and Sources for Family and Local Historians in Scotland
- Introduction to family and local history sources in Scotland
- Location, type and uses of records
- Reading and interpreting records
- Local administration and records
- Financial and fiscal records
- Courts and the police
- Church records, education and poor relief
- Harbour and building records
- Land, property and inheritance
- Trade and business
- Families and societies
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