Study Programmes 2015-2016
| GEOL0268-2 | |||||||||||
| Introduction to Research | |||||||||||
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Duration :
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| 20h Th, 20h Pr | |||||||||||
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Number of credits :
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Lecturer :
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| Annick Anceau | |||||||||||
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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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Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
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| Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program | |||||||||||
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Course contents :
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| This course involves the preparation of the Master's Thesis. The topics hereafter will be dealt with : - how to write and to organize the text - how to prepare the oral presentation - how to prepare a poster - how to organize references for citing in papers (desktop writing tools, e.g. EndNote Web, Mendeley) - how to do bibliographic research and to set up search alert related to the Master's Thesis. | |||||||||||
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| Helping students to prepare their thesis. | |||||||||||
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Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
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| Previous selection of the subject of the Master's Thesis. | |||||||||||
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| The first part of the course is held within a computer classroom. During the second part of the course, students are required to work autonomously. They are invited to use all available documentation resources. | |||||||||||
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Recommended or required readings :
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| A tutorial is at student's disposal. | |||||||||||
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| The evaluation of the course is based on the following : - the work carried out during the year, - a written report (document research) summarizing the present state of knowledge about some topics related to the objectives of the Master's Thesis and the bibliography researched for this work, - the oral presentation of the advancement of the Master's Thesis. | |||||||||||
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Dr Annick ANCEAU Dép. ARGENCO/GEMME-GEO3 Quartier Polytech 1 Allée de la Découverte 9, Bât. B52 Premises 0/543 4000 Liège 1 Tel. 04/366 53 56 e-mail : a.anceau@ulg.ac.be | |||||||||||