Study Programmes 2015-2016
PTRA0014-1  
Tool design and analysis of its implications
Duration :
Number of credits :
Certificat d'université en pratiques philosophiques3
Lecturer :
Collégialité
Coordinator :
Marc-Antoine Gavray
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
All year long
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Course contents :
For this paper, participants are invited to produce a game, a plan of discussion, a device or exercises with a philosophical purpose. These will be come with a reflection on ethical and political aims, but also on the expected philosophical effects.
Learning outcomes of the course :
This personal work will attest of the participant's hability to produce devices fit to his audience and own context for leading workshop. It will proove his comprehensive understanding of all theoretical and practical aspects met his training.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
No pre-requisite
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Participants work alone, but they will have the opportunity to raise questions during one session of the training seminar.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
Distance-learning
Recommended or required readings :
Participants are invited to use books and readings recommended during the Wednesday seminars and training sessions.
Assessment methods and criteria :
The 10-pages paper will contain (at least) the following sections:
  • Description of the device, namely its practical aspects (kind of audience : age, number, etc.) and a description of its general operating
  • Philosophical impacts: what for is this device useful, what habilities will it contribute to develop, which effects are expected or observed, etc.?
  • Ethical and political impacts (including, for example, issues examined in the context of the Éthique et politique de l'animation philosophique seminar). This section will be evaluated separately.
The paper is due for the May 31st 2016 and will be sent by email.
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
We expect students to work by themselves. However a session of the seminar "Formations aux dispositifs d'animation philosophique" will be devoted to producing tools and devices. Students will be given the opportunity to raison questions, according to the progression of their personal work.
Contacts :
Marc-Antoine.Gavray@ulg.ac.be