Reading and supervised works (level 1)

Duration

30h AUTR

Number of credits

Lecturer

Raphaël Davin, Antoinette Gosselin, Evelyne Lahaye, Marie-Anne Lange, Kathleen Lemal, Christine Pevée, Yves Rogister, Nadège Vancrayebeck

Coordinator

Antoinette Gosselin

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

All year long, with partial in January

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Students are required to read, synthesize, analyze and discuss a book of legal thought, political or philosophical. Masters of conferences are professional.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

The course helps student to maintain and improve its capabilities - developed over the school - to synthesize and express his thoughts, both written and oral. The course thus requires an active and personal participation of the student.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

It is essential to master the French language

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Firtsstudents are encouraged to read the work assigned and to draft a first written work.
The audience is divided around reading 7 books presented by 7 lecturers in the introductory session during Saturday the 14 of October 2017. The student receive the settlement of the course specifying the practicalities of the course and assessments, as well as the timetable of the work. The first written work on this reading, writing following the specific instructions of lecturer, must be filed at november and in the manner specified in the settlement of the course.
Then students must participate in discussion sessions, and write a second essay.
Two discussion sessions in groups of about 20 or 25 students are held on Saturday morning. The dates and times of meetings are communicated to the valves at the beginning of second semester.

The second written assignment, to write following the instructions given by the lecturer during the second session, must be filed before the Easter holiday (date specified in the regulations).

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)

The directed working sessions are lead by senior experts. Ms. Gosselin provides the coordination of the course.
The active participation of the students is essential. Thus, the presence of the students to these meetings is obligatory.
The discussion sessions are organized by group of about 25 students. The groups can be found on MyULg in due course. It is forbiddento change group.
The dates and precise hours of the meetings will be posted on MyUlg at appropriated times

Recommended or required readings

Settlement of the course - an annex containing the list of books to read - is distributed during the introductory session of the course at the beginning of the academic year. It is also available at the Office of the Dean and online at the website of the Faculty of Law: http://www.droit.ulg.ac.be/cms/c_281188/lectures-et-travaux-diriges-en-bachelier-en-droit

Assessment methods and criteria

The work must be the personal work of the student. Fraud or plagiarism in the first or second job entails a score of 0/20.
Pursuant to Article 42 § 2 general examinations, the student who has not filed two works and who did not attend all three sessions of discussion is inadmissible 2nd session.
In the second session, the student must write another works about the same book.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Introductory session and first meeting with the lecturer on Saturday 14th October 2017 at 9a at the De Méan

Contacts

Secretariat of the dean : 04/366.27.31 - Florence.Breuwer@ulg.ac.be

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