Practicalities of a One-Name Study (903)
This new course for 2020 sits between the existing two one-name and surname study courses: Introduction to One-Name Studies (901) and Advanced One-Name Studies (902) and focuses on the practical elements of running a study.
The course is designed to enable students to explore the practical steps of maintaining and developing their one-name study through a variety of media and to give some context to the various considerations they will need to explore.
It is expected that students for this course will already have a one-name study or surname study registered, or will have identified a surname to register and begin working upon. They will be familiar with the material covered by Introduction to One-Name Studies (901) and will have begun to collect data or be at the stage where they are considering the options and would like further guidance.
Set books:
There are two set books for this course:
- Seven Pillars, Guild of One-Names Studies
- Surname Research, Julie Goucher
Both of these will be supplied in pdf format at the start of the course.
The course is delivered over five weeks, but contains 4 lessons, with a week's break for practice purposes taking place between weeks two and three.
Lesson Headings:
- Understanding and making the best use of spreadsheets in your study
- Genealogical Software, what to consider
- Reading week
- Online Trees and other software
- The next steps: Preservation and Sharing
Relevant countries: England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales
What to expect:
Each lesson includes lesson notes, activities and forum exercises for students to complete during the week and a one-hour live tutorial (text chat or Zoom) with the tutor and the rest of the class. Times for the tutorials are set at the beginning of each course by the tutor.
Students said:
"Julie Goucher is an inspirational tutor and she provided a wealth of helpful information for this course. I thoroughly enjoyed her obvious passion and enthusiasm for Genealogy/One Name Studies and her generosity in sharing her vast store of knowledge. This course was exactly what I needed to understand how a ONS works and what options there are to take into consideration when embarking on a study."
- Tutor: Julie Goucher
- Length: 5 weeks (4 lessons)
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Start date: Mon 19 Apr 2027
£65