Study Programmes 2015-2016
HMEM0005-1  
Final thesis
Duration :
Number of credits :
Master in human resources management (120 ECTS)15
Master in human resources management (120 ECTS)15
Lecturer :
N...
Coordinator :
Collégialité
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
All year long, with partial in January
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Course contents :
The thesis should present as clearly as possible the following elements:


  • defining a topic and an initial question, which should be understood as defining types of information on which the analysis depends;
  • formulating a problem starting from a review of the issue being considered and fitting within a theoretical framework. Using a theoretical framework presumes using concepts which are desirable for giving an ad hoc definition or referring to the work and publications of other authors;
  • using a method depends on the specificity of the topic to be dealt with or the conceptual frame of reference;
  • stating one or more hypotheses for which a demonstration will be required to validate or invalidate the relevance;
  • analysing the material and presenting the results which the student considers having reached in concluding his work and the possible extensions and outlooks.
Learning outcomes of the course :
The thesis is the work showing the student's capacity, on finishing the master's in employment sciences, to successfully perform rigorous personal research. Rather than reproducing knowledge transmitted by the instructors, the student will be expected to produce new knowledge on a limited subject using the knowledge, competencies and methods acquired during the studies.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
none
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Without substituting for the promoter's support, a seminar to accompany the thesis has been scheduled to answer the student's questions. This seminar will be held once a month at least.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
Recommended or required readings :
Assessment methods and criteria :
The thesis is assessed by a jury of at least three members, comprising the promoter (who must be a member of the institute of human and social sciences - Institut des Sciences Humaines et Sociales) and two readers. It is validated for 15 ECTS, which is equivalent to 30% of the overall grade for the year.
The student will thus be assessed, depending on the topic and methods he or she has chosen, on his/her capacity to:


  • provide a clear explanation of a problem (clear and relevant question) and hypotheses;
  • carry out bibliographic and literature research ;
  • collect relevant information on his or her topic using an appropriate methodology (interviews, "focus group", observation, literature research, etc.);
  • structure the information gathered in a line of argument that confirms or rebuts the hypotheses and draw conclusions therefrom.
The student should show his or her capacity to draft a text clearly and free of gramatical or orthographic errors. The quotes must be rigorously referenced as must anything borrowed or any references to authors (see below). The bibliography must be coherent and homogeneous. Layout must respect the guidelines provided.
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
A thesis file must be submitted to the Faculty's main secretariat every new academic year for approval of the subject and of the jury by the ISHS Council and this even for a student who is retaking a year and for whom the subject and the jury have previously been approved. A thesis is not admissible if the student has not submitted the file by the deadlines provided.
Thesis file:
Date for submission of the thesis file for a defence in the 1st or 2nd session: 16 December 2013.
Final date for submission of the file, defence in 2nd session only: 10 March 2014.
Submission of thesis:
1st session: 3 June before 3pm, in the Faculty's main secretariat (N. Pulgar).
2nd session: 19 August before 3pm, in the Faculty's main secretariat (N. Pulgar).
The full thesis regulations in Human Resource management are available on the ISHS's website. It provides all information related to theses. Students are strongly advised to read this regulation very carefully.
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Credits
15 ECTS
Professor
The thesis promoter is the professor who will guide the student throughout his or her research. The promoter must be selected according to the subject of the work, that is, the topic chosen, the issue and the method. The student must suggest a promoter whom he or she has already contacted and who has agreed to supervise the work.
Course language(s)
Traditionally the language of the thesis is French. Nevertheless, the thesis may be written in another language on agreement with the promoter.
Contacts :
For any further information regarding the thesis and its methods of organisation, please contact :
David DELVAUX Assistant david.delvaux@ulg.ac.be 04/366.30.91