2017-2018 / SOCI2261-1

Initiation to research in development and international cooperation

Duration

8h Th

Number of credits

 Master in population and development studies (120 ECTS)1 crédit 

Lecturer

Véronique Fettweis, Bénédicte Maccatory

Coordinator

N...

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

Learning unit contents

This course aims at providing the students support to carry out their personal project and write their master's thesis.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

This course is organised in different classes. It will familiarize students with the formal guidelines for writing their personal project or their thesis, during the Master in Population and Development Studies. Classes will help students conduct bibliographic research, write a bibliography, formulate research questions and hypotheses, and make choices related to methodology or field of research. Students will have mutiple opportunities to meet with teachers to discuss the progress made on their personal project (or their thesis), and ask questions.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

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

Seminars, exercises.

Recommended or required readings

Assessment methods and criteria

Attendance and active participation during class ( 20pts) and work research (80 pts).

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

Fettweis Véronique, assistante
veronique.fettweis@ulg.ac.be
Lambert Noémie, assitante
n.lambert@uliege.be(sandreetta@ulg.ac.be )
Maccatory Bénédicte, assitante
benedicte.maccatory@ulg.ac.be