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| SPOL2330-2 | Qualitative methodology (theory)
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Lecturer : | Sébastien Brunet |
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| Substitute(s) : | Aurore François |
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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 objective of this course is the acquisition of the elementary concepts and principles of a qualitative research approach in political science. Special attention is paid to that which, according to various authors, differentiates a scientific approach from all other ways of understanding the world, as well as to that which characterises more specifically the qualitative methods of research. The course will also tackle the main dimensions and steps of qualitative research (concept of a qualitative sampling, methods applied for data collection and analysis), and the mainsprings of critical analysis of information. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| By the end of the course, the students are expected to be able to:
- define and describe the terms and concepts deployed in the different parts of the course;
- reproduce the notions and the link between epistemological reasoning raised in the course;
- define and describe the research methods in political science, but also identify these in the context of field research;
- evaluate their relevance, contribution and limits in light of a given issue and situation;
- distance themselves critically and analytically from the information collected.
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Co-requisite :
SPOL2333-1 Methodology and analysis of public policies (practice) - Sébastien Brunet,Catherine Fallon - Suppl : Aurore François
SPOL2331-1 Analysis of public policies (theory)- Catherine Fallon
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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- Theoretical presentations;
- solving a few practical cases during class.
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Face-to-face. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Recommended readings:
Chalmers, Alan Francis., Qu'est-ce que la science?: récents développements en philosophie des sciences: Popper, Kuhn, Lakatos, Feyerabend. Éd. La Découverte, 1987.
Grawitz, Madeleine, et Roger Pinto.,Méthodes des sciences sociales. Paris: Dalloz, 2001.
Maxwell, Joseph A., Qualitative Research Design: An Interactive Approach: An Interactive Approach. SAGE, 2012.
Creswell, John W., Research design: qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches. 4th ed. Thousand Oaks: Sage, 2014.
Albarello, Luc, et Étienne Bourgeois,Apprendre à chercher l'acteur social et la recherche scientifique. Bruxelles: De Boeck, 2012.
Becker, Howard, Les ficelles du métier: comment conduire sa recherche en sciences sociales. Paris: Éditions La Découverte, 2002.
Blanchet, Alain, Anne Gotman, et François de Syngly, L'enquête et ses méthodes: l'entretien. Paris: Armand Colin, 2005.
Campenhoudt, Luc Van, et Raymond Quivy,Manuel de recherche en sciences sociales - 4e edition. Dunod, 2011.
Dépelteau, François, La démarche d'une recherche en sciences humaines: De la question de départ à la communication des résultats. De Boeck Supérieur, 2010. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Written examination in the first session, oral or written examination in the second session depending on the number of students. The objective of the examination is to assess the students' acquisition of the objectives specified in the learning outcomes, using questions of restitution and resolution of case studies. |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Aurore François aurore.francois@ulg.ac.be
Assistant: Céline Parotte (celine.parotte@ulg.ac.be) |
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