Study Programmes 2016-2017
| SOCI2246-1 | |||||||||||
| Current Debates in Migration and Ethnic Studies | |||||||||||
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| 30h Th | |||||||||||
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Number of credits :
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Lecturer :
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| Jean-Michel Lafleur | |||||||||||
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Substitute(s) :
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| Marfouk Abdeslam | |||||||||||
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Coordinator :
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| N... | |||||||||||
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| English language | |||||||||||
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the second semester | |||||||||||
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Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
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| Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program | |||||||||||
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Learning unit contents :
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| 2016-2017: New content
This course is a research seminar that will provide an opportunity for students to learn and develop their knowledge and skills for carrying out a research project. As part of the course, students are required to collect, analyze and interpret data using quantitative methods and other knowledge so far gained through various courses, and write a report on the their findings. |
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Learning outcomes of the learning unit :
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| This year the theme of the seminar will focus on the analysis of public opinion toward immigration.
The aim of the course is to deepen students' knowledge of concepts theories and empirical developments in the field of migration and ethnic studies, to improve their reading skills and understanding of English scientific literature in this field, develop students' ability to participate in debates and discussions in this field and develop their scientific writing skills. In addition, upon completion of this course, students should be able to design and carry out a research project and give an oral of their work in the form of research seminar. |
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Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Students will work in pairs. Each group will choose a topic from different options that will be listed in the course syllabus that will be provided during the first class of the course, or choose a topic of their own in consultation with the Professors. It is important to note that no change of topic is allowed after the proposal has been approved. The full version of paper shall be submitted and orally defended according to a schedule that will be established and communicated to students.
Research paper: The full version of the paper should be submitted via e-mail and in paper to the Professors. Students should also share an electronic copy of their paper with the other students. The length of paper comprises between 4500 and 5500 words (excluding front page, references, footnotes, bibliography, appendix...). Research paper: Students are expected to write a research paper in the form of scientific article. The paper should include a cover page with the usual information (name, title of work, academic year...), a table of contents, a list of tables and graphs (these will be carefully numbered and have a source), a table of contents for the appendix, and bibliography. The paper should be structured as follow: introduction, body, conclusion and annex. The pages are numbered. For the other aspects students are free to present their work as they wish but they should avoid. Oral Defense: The date and time of the oral presentation of paper will be communicated to students in time. During each class session two students groups will give an oral present the main results of their paper. The allowed time for the presentation is 20 minutes, which will followed by discussion between the panelists and the two discussants randomly chosen, the other students and the professors. The discussants should comment should give comments the paper presented and they will be evaluated for this work. For the presentation, students are encouraged to use PowerPoint. Revised version: Based on the comments, remarks and suggestions received during the presentation of their work, the students are free to submit a second version of their research paper or an addendum. If the paper is not good enough, the students will be asked to revise it and resubmit a new version. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Face-to-face: Students are expected to be present and active participants in the classroom
Distance-learning: readings of the other student research papers. This indispensable to be able to participate in class |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Students are expected to read scientific article related to their research question. A sample of papers on the topic of the seminar "Attitudes toward immigration" will be shared with the students on MyULg | |||||||||||
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| First session
The evaluation is done according to the following elements: quality of the research paper, oral defense, participation to the seminar in general and as discussant in particular, and class attendance. Re-sitting the exam (seconde session) Students present a new research paper similar to the one presented in the first session but based on modalities set after the first session. Students contact professors for precise guidelines. |
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Work placement(s) :
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| Not applicable | |||||||||||
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Dr. Abdeslam Marfouk (IWEPS)
Dr. Jean-Michel Lafleur (ULG/FNRS) See ULg phone book for e-mail adress: https://www.ulg.ac.be/cms/c_6099593/fr/repertoire-personnel |
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