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| ENVT3026-1 | Social study of science and technology
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| Duration : | 30h Th, 18h Pr |
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| Lecturer : | François Melard |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January |
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Course contents :
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| The course on the Social Studies of Science and Technology of the Master in Environmental Sciences and Management is grounded on a sociological approach of contemporary environmental issues.
In line with the philosophy of the master, the present course will develop one of the 4 imposed theoretical frameworks : the actor-network theory. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| To draw party from unfolding the controversies in order to seize their multiple and contradictory stakes. The objective is to train the students with a cross vision of problems by giving them the (theoretical and methodological) means to follow the coevolution of the actors and nature's beings. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| None |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Working groups will be setup in order to introduce in public and put into debat environmental's case studies (presented in scientific articles). |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| The course rests on an alternate of lectures and collective discussion of case studies. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| A compilation of articles will be made available to the students. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| The evaluation will take into acount...
- the group's work (presentation of the case study);
- the result of the individual oral examination.
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| François Mélard - f.melard@ulg.ac.be
Phone: 063/230 901 |
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