Effective Communication
Students will be able to produce genealogical research reports and narrative family histories and compiled lineages that are clear, precise and well-written
Incorporate Historical Background
Students will be able to recognize and incorporate the historical background of the time and place in their genealogical research.
Critical Analysis
Students will be able to utilize a significant range of skills and abilities in critical genealogical evidentiary analysis and be able to distinguish that from historical analysis
Genealogical Research
Students will be able to identify and solve basic historical and genealogical problems in Southern Europe, Quebec and Latin America through primary and secondary source research, using library, archival and technological resources
Research Literature
Students will be able to demonstrate content knowledge of primary historical sources for Southern Europe, Quebec and Latin America.
Research Methods
Students will be able to apply research skills learned to the search for their own ancestors and to assist others in their searches in Southern Europe, Quebec and Latin America.
Computer Programs
Students will be able to explain the roles of New.FamilySearch.org and other FamilySearch.org programs, integrating in the process the academic knowledge from this course with a testimony of the current direction of family history in the LDS Church.
