Study Programmes 2015-2016
METO0820-1  
Initiation to Social Science Methodology
Duration :
30h Th
Number of credits :
Bachelor in law3
Bachelor in political sciences : general3
Master in political sciences : general (120 ECTS)3
Master in political sciences : general (60 ECTS)3
Lecturer :
Salim Megherbi, Didier Vrancken
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the second semester
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Course contents :
- General points on the scientific approach in social sciences
- Studies of some typical researches (different methods)
- The relationship concept / indicators
- Elements of formalization.
Learning outcomes of the course :
Make students sensitive to the methods of the sociological reasoning. The course is structured around three fundamental acts and around 7 stages which help the student to enter gradually the research procedure and, at the end of the year, to have a general outline of the way a research in social sciences takes place.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
second half of the year - on Mondays mornings
Recommended or required readings :
"Manuel de recherche en sciences sociales", Quivy and Van Campenhoudt (Paris, Dunod, 2006, 3rd ed.) + a syllabus of secondary texts
Assessment methods and criteria :
written examination during the 1st session and written during the second session.
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
Contacts :
Enseignant : D. VRANCKEN - Institut des Sciences humaines et sociales 7, Bd du Rectorat - 4000 LIEGE Tél.: 04/366 31 76 - Bureau 1/96 Email: Didier.Vrancken@ulg.ac.be
Secrétariat : M. SALERNO - Tél.: 04/366 31 61 - Bureau 1/95 - Email: Marina.Salerno@ulg.ac.be
Assistant : S. MEGHERBI - Tél.: 04/366 27 42 - Bureau 2/100 - Email: Salim.Megherbi@ulg.ac.be