Study Programmes 2015-2016
SPOL2319-1  
Methods of futurology and strategic analysis
Duration :
30h Th
Number of credits :
Master in political sciences : general (120 ECTS)5
Extra courses intended for exchange students (Erasmus, ...)5
Master in geography : general (120 ECTS)4
Lecturer :
Sébastien Brunet
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 will not be organised in 2015-2016. Future science which is different than foresight, is more and more developed and used in public institutions. Such activity needs scientific foundations in order to be improved in the public decision making-process.
Learning outcomes of the course :
Understanding of the key-concepts
Implementation of a prospective approach
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
none
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Mind mapping and case study
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
Ex cathedra
Recommended or required readings :
Jean-Luc Guyot et Sébastien Brunet (Eds), "Construire les futurs", Presses universitaires de Namur, 2014.
Assessment methods and criteria :
Oral
Work placement(s) :
Institut Wallon de l'Evaluation, de la Prospective et de la Statistique, Route de Louvain-la-Neuve, 2, 5001 Belgrade.
Organizational remarks :
The course is held every even year (2016-2017,2018-2019,...) Mercredi 24/09: Prise de contact, introduction Mercredi 1/10: 8h30-10h Mercredi 8/10: 8h30-10h Mercredi 15/10: suspendu Mercredi 22/10: 8h30-10h Mercredi 29/10: 8h30-10h Mercredi 5/11: 8h30-10h Mercredi 12/11: 8h30-10h Mercredi 19/11: suspendu Mercredi 26/11: 8h30-10h Mercredi 3/12: 8h30-10h Mercredi 10/12: 8h30-10h Mercredi 17/12: 8h30-10h   Plan du cours - Identification des concepts de base - Histoire des concepts - Positionnement épistémologique - Prospective et décision politique - Présentation d'études spécifiques - Prospective et participation
Contacts :
Prof. Sébastien Brunet, sebastien.brunet@ulg.ac.be