Duration
18h Th, 80h AUTR
Number of credits
| Master in management (120 ECTS) | 4 crédits | |||
| Master in business engineering (120 ECTS) | 4 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
English language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The course offers an introduction to the role and the position of external interveners in organizations and thus, to the nature of the triangular relationships « external intervener - client - company members ». Such reflexions are deepened during the whole academic year according to the evolutions of the project, the position and roles of students in companies. An individual coaching is provided on these topics, in order to favor the permanent interaction between students, project managers and stakeholders concerned. The coaching sessions offer the opportunity to discuss the practical conditions of the intervention in companies, the development of the project as well as the way in which students can manage their relations with the different actors in companies.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The course invites students to take distance from the organizational reality they discover, to position themselves in power relationships, to manage unexpected events, to manage their stress, to adopt assertive attitudes and to develop an autonomous way of thinking. It mainly aims at learning reflexivity and acquiring ethical and socially responsible behaviours.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The course is mainly based on collective (at the beginning) and individual (after a few weeks) coaching activities. Students are invited to write different reports and synthesis notes in order to prepare their meetings with the coach.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
- Collective meetings based on reading texts, building analytical grids and applying them to the project
- Individual coaching focused on the development of the relevant soft skills likely to be mobilized as an external intervener
Recommended or required readings
- Texts portfolio available on line, via the virtual campus Lol@
- Individual exploration and analysis of documents (books, scientific and professional papers, etc.) linked to the specific topics of each student
Assessment methods and criteria
- Continuous assessment by the coach based on preparatory tasks and reactivity of students during each meeting
- Relative weight of the individual assessment: 100%
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
François PICHAULT, HEC-Ecole de Gestion de l'Université de Liège, Bâtiment B.31 - Bureau II.94, Tél.: 04 366 30 70, E-Mail: F.Pichault@ulg.ac.be