Study Programmes 2016-2017
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| Methods of futurology and strategic analysis | ||||||||
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Duration :
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| 30h Pr. | ||||||||
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Number of credits :
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Lecturer :
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| Sébastien Brunet | ||||||||
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language | ||||||||
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January | ||||||||
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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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| Anticipation is a fundamental activity for both private and public decision-makers. Different kinds of anticipation are coexisting in our societies with deep epistemological roots. Prospective as such is a very specific anticipatory approach built in France after the Second World War.
The goal of this course is to introduce students to the methodology and tools of prospective which are based on interdisciplinarity. Two parts of the course: 1) ex-cathedra ; 2) participative implementation of a prospective approach. The final goal of this second part is to build a "time capsule". |
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Learning outcomes of the learning unit :
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| Understanding of the key-concepts
Implementation of a prospective approach |
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Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
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| none | ||||||||
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Mind mapping, case study and participative and deliberative approach. | ||||||||
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Face to face | ||||||||
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Jean-Luc Guyot et Sébastien Brunet (Eds), "Construire les futurs", Presses universitaires de Namur, 2014. | ||||||||
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Written exam consiting of an essay.
Three subjects will be offered to students The written exam will take place for four hours during which the students will be invited to address one of the three topics proposed . Evaluation of essays will be based on the following: 1) Logical reasoning - 25%; 2) Mobilizing knowledge - 25% (theoretical references, links to practical work); 3) Originality of the treatment of the proposed subject - 25% (links to other courses...); 4) Critical thinking - 25% (ability to distinguish between judgments of fact and value judgments) . |
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Work placement(s) :
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| Institut Wallon de l'Evaluation, de la Prospective et de la Statistique, Route de Louvain-la-Neuve, 2, 5001 Belgrade. | ||||||||
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Organizational remarks :
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| The course is held every even year (2016-2017,2018-2019,...)
Mercredi 21/09: 8h30-10h Mercredi 28/09: 8h30-10h Mercredi 05/10: cancelled Mercredi 12/10: 8h30-10h Mercredi 19/10: ? (to be defined) Mercredi 26/10: 8h30-10h Mercredi 09/11: 8h30-10h Mercredi 16/11: cancelled Mercredi 23/11: 8h30-10h Mercredi 30/11: 8h30-10h Mercredi 07/12: 8h30-10h Mercredi 14/12: 8h30-10h |
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Contacts :
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| Prof. Sébastien Brunet, sebastien.brunet@ulg.ac.be | ||||||||