Study Programmes 2015-2016
SOCI2261-1  
Initiation to research in development and international cooperation
Duration :
8h Th
Number of credits :
Master in population and development studies (120 ECTS)1
Master in population and development studies (120 ECTS)1
Master in population and development studies (120 ECTS)1
Lecturer :
Véronique Biquet, Véronique Fettweis
Coordinator :
N...
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 :
This course aims at providing the students support to carry out their personal project and write their master's thesis.
Learning outcomes of the course :
This course is organised in different classes. It will familiarize students with the formal guidelines for writing their personal project or their thesis, during the Master in Population and Development Studies. Classes will help students conduct bibliographic research, write a bibliography, formulate research questions and hypotheses, and make choices related to methodology or field of research. Students will have mutiple opportunities to meet with teachers to discuss the progress made on their personal project or their thesis, and ask questions.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
Seminars, exercises.
Recommended or required readings :
Assessment methods and criteria :
Attendance and active participation during class, bibliographic research work, formal aspects of the personal project or thesis.
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
Contacts :
Véronique Fettweis, Assistant
Tel: + 32 4 366 52 69
E-mail: Veronique.Fettweis@ulg.ac.be
ISHS secretariat: Nathalie Pulgar
Tel: + 32 4 366 36 18
E-mail: npulgar@ulg.ac.be