Free coursework assesses the ability of a student to design their own focused area of study and sustain the interest, investigation, crafting, refinement and review process over an extended period of time. Free coursework is well suited to an investigation requiring the development or either a qualitative or quantitative research methodology, and it is normally accompanied by the asset of a supervising mentor or tutor, who guides the student through the process, so that they are more quickly developing the skills, content, values and attitudes consonant with the particular intellectual discipline in question.
Coursework is utilised in many disciplines of study, including psychology, law, literature, sociology and more. One of the benefits of free coursework is that the additional time permits not only a closer mentor mentee relationship to develop, but the learner has time to conduct a thorough review of existing literature, which pertains to the field of investigation in general terms, and the specific research question to be explored in particular. The reviewer can in the course of their free coursework, develop awareness and an appreciation for contemporary academics within their field of interest, as well as the historical development of the field of study, including its nuances and eccentricities.
Free coursework provides the learning context for a student to develop an academic writing style pertinent to the given discipline. This is done from observation, while conducting the literature review, as well as through the process of drafting and feedback, received from the learner's facilitator or supervisor. Free coursework always enables the development and appreciation for the ethical issues relevant to academic research. Matters such as the appropriate acknowledgement of the originality of work can be practically addressed, as well as learning to respectfully and fully acknowledge one's reliance upon the work of earlier researchers.
‘As if exemplifying the stadialist theory advanced in the seminal work of
Adam Ferguson, An Essay on the History of Civil Society (1767), and
generally maintained in the Scottish Enlightenment, Scott’s novels teach
that reason (and democracy and capitalism) will ineluctably and
rightfully triumph over feudalism. In one way or another such an
inevitable transformation was to give muscle to the Waverley novels to
come, and many of the historical novels which would be inspired by
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Consensus is the general agreement between individuals and groups, usually taken to mean a meeting of interests between the majority of interested people (Hawkins 1988, p. 101). Read the rest of this essay »
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The issue of the Poor Laws in England is a subject that has bequeathed much in the way of historical academic literature. Read the rest of this essay »
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Few would doubt that over the past several decades there has been a revolution in terms of the availability and nature of leisure in Britain. Read the rest of this essay »
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Charles Dickens had already built his reputation as a hard hitting journalist and novel writer whose books were considered to portray an accurate depiction of contemporary real life when Oliver Twist was published. Read the rest of this essay »
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Both Imperial and Soviet Russia have a long and well documented history of autocratic rule. However, Russian autocracy in its various forms has been far from consistent in either its organisation or outlook. It is this inconsistency in structure and policy which has given rise to differing schools of thought. Read the rest of this essay »
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Within this essay I aim to attempt to identify some of the key elements within the Franco-Prussian war that led to the crushing French defeat. Some of the key issues to be considered will be the relative armies, strategy and tactics as well as the diplomacy conducted by both sides. Read the rest of this essay »
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On 4 September 1870, the French Third Republic officially came into existence. Two days earlier, after 18 years as Emperor, Napoleon II had surrendered to the Prussian army at Sedan. Read the rest of this essay »
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