Study Programmes 2015-2016
PSYC0042-1  
psychosocial interview : methods and practices
Duration :
15h Th, 15h Pr
Number of credits :
Master in education (120 ECTS)3
Master in psychology : general (120 ECTS)3
Master in psychology : general (120 ECTS)3
Master in psychology : general (120 ECTS)3
Master in psychology : general (120 ECTS)3
Master in psychology : general (120 ECTS)3
Lecturer :
Cédric Danse, Jean-François Leroy
Substitute(s) :
Cédric Danse
Coordinator :
Jean-François Leroy
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Course contents :
1. The concept of the "interview" and different categories of interviews
2. Communication axioms
3. Preparing for an interview
4. Questioning techniques, reformulation and feedback
5. Building an interview guide
6. Attitudes during interviews
7. Critical events and how to deal with them
8. Decoding techniques and evaluating an interview
9. Using collected information
10. Ethical problems posed by interviews
Learning outcomes of the course :
1. To acquire the theoretical foundations to enable students to decode the main processes of interpersonal communication
2. To acquire the methodological foundations and techniques to enable students to carry out interviews for the purposes of collecting information
3. To learn how to use the methods and techniques covered in class
4. To put professional interviewing use into perspective
5. To develop a critical approach to the student's own interview practices
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
This compulsory practical work consists of participating in role-playing exercises and scenarios during which, through the use of feedback (particularly video recordings), students can evaluate and perfect their interviewing technique.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
Recommended or required readings :
Reading folder.
Assessment methods and criteria :
The student will prepare, carry out and film a real interview on a subject given by the lecturer. The exam consists of presentating the performance and the student's critical analysis of it.
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
Contacts :
Teacher: SPGO - Social Psychology of Groups and Organizations, B63a Mail : Jean-Francois.Leroy@ulg.ac.be
Assistants : - Cédric DANSE : cedric.danse@ulg.ac.be(tiber.manfredini@ulg.ac.be , 04 366 95 02 - Clélia KESTEMONT : )clelia.kestemont@ulg.ac.be(isabelle.gruslin@ulg.ac.be , tél. 04 366 51 36)