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| SOCI0065-2 | Seminar accompanying the research
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| Duration : | 20h SEM |
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| Holder(s) : | Julie Colemans |
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| Language : | French language |
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| Course contents : | During the 1st Masters, students will carry out a work placement worth 12 credits in a working environment likely to lead to the acquisition of expertise in the field of the science of work.
The seminar aims to support students through their work experience. It will provide them with the methodological tools necessary to acquire the ability to adopt a critical position and to set out a research problem based on their observations. Finally, the seminar will help students to structure their placement report. |
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| Course objective : | The course has a two-fold objective. On the one hand, it offers the tools for analysing the work placement from a methodological point of view. On the other hand, it offers a theoretical framework for students' experiences on the ground, using a collectively constructed research problem. |
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| Prerequisites : | Ways in which the seminars are organised
Seminars will be organised in two blocks. In the first term, classes will give students the opportunity to acquire the necessary methodological tools. The second term will be devoted to carrying out the work placement as well as monitoring this experience and drafting a work placement report. Themes will be addressed either in the form of seminars or discussion sessions. |
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| Organization : | (first term) Wednesdays from 2pm to 4pm
Calendar
1) Introductory session [22/9]
2) Research in the social sciences -1- [6/10]
3) Research in the social sciences -2- [20/10]
4) Research in the social sciences -3- [3/11]
5) Research in the social sciences -4- [17/11]
6) Methodology: the interview [4//11]
7) Methodology: observation [15/12]]
8) Presentation of a reading portfolio [February]
9) Setting a collective research problem about the interview March
10) The requirements of the work placement report (formal requirements, evaluation criteria) [March]
11) Concluding seminar: sharing and analysis [April] |
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| Written notes : | The rules of the placement as well as various documents will be made available throughout the year. In addition, a reading portfolio will be made available in the second term. |
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| Assessment : | (1st and 2nd session)
In January theoretical and methodological knowledge relating to social science research will be assessed through an oral exam.
For the June session, students will have to carry out two pieces of work. The first piece of work consists of carrying out an interview, transcribing it and drafting a one-page critical note. The second piece of work covers a research problem which has been developed through the seminars. |
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