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| ENVT0862-2 | Methodology (quantitative and qualitative analysis)
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| Duration : | 18h Th, 30h Pr |
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| Holder(s) : | François Melard, Catherine Mougenot |
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| Language : | French language |
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| Course contents : | The course of methodology is dedicated to the tasks of collecting and analysing data about social, political or institutional dimensions of environmental issues. It relates to both manners generally recognized "to make fieldwork", i.e. qualitative and quantitative. Both approaches will be presented in a comparative way and then put into practice through interviews and questionnaires. |
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| Course objective : | For both approaches, students will be put in good condition for the elaboration of an investigation's strategy; to render them capable of the preparation, the management and the analysis of a survey on an environemental issue (through interviews and questionnaire); and finally to have a critical and reflexive assesment of it. |
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| Prerequisites : | None |
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| Workshops : | The fieldworks will be carried on a single issue. This issue will be treated by both methodological's approches.About the qualitative part, some interviews will be carried out by the students under the guidance of two supervisors. Critical discussions about the unfolding and the outputs of the interviews will be organized. About the quantitative part, students will work on the elaboration of a questionnaire (and its stakes), they will put in practice a self-made questionnaire and will be invited to discuss their results with an environmental practioner. A critical reading of the results of already made questionnaires in the field of environmental management will be given. |
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| Organization : | The course of methodology is scheduled for the first semester. It has been designed in order to come in support of other courses during the master. |
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| Assessment : | The evaluation of the qualitative part of the course is on the basis of a written report (by groups).
The evaluation of the quantitative part rest on the quality of the course's activity of the student and a written report.
Important notice: the due participation at the practical activities of the course (interviews) are mandatory for the evaluation of the students. |
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| Contacts : | For the qualitative part :
François Mélard - f.melard@ulg.ac.be
Phone: 063/230 901
For the quantitative part :
Catherine Mougenot cmougenot@ulg.ac.be
Phone: 063/230 866 |
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