Duration
6h Pr
Number of credits
| Bachelor in human and social sciences | 1 crédit | |||
| Bachelor in sociology and anthropology | 1 crédit |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The primary purpose of the course is the student's know-how and autonomy in the research, the evaluation and the use of scientific resources.
The skills acquired during this course (knowledge and know-how) will be useful all along university cursus as well as during the professional career.
Throughout the course, the student will learn to seek out and to select relevant scientific information. With a critical eye, the student will make the best use of available library and internet resources.
Different topics will be discussed during the course:
- Sources of scientific information;
- Specialized research tools in social and political sciences;
- Information research methods;
- Plagiarism;
- The open access;
- References management (ZOTERO).
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
At the end of the course, students will be able to:
- Identify the main sources of information (database, catalog, etc.) and the essential documentary tools in the fields of political and social sciences.
- Elaborate research equations and to use a thesaurus in order to increase the efficiency of their documentary research.
- Research and to select appropriate and relevant resources
- Critically analyse their documentary research and its outcomes (ex: does this source meet my expectations? Is it relevant to the research question?)
Furthermore, students will be sensitized to issues about plagiarism, scientific edition and open access movement. Finally, student will receive training on bibliographic management software - ZOTERO.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Basic computing skills
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Course organization :
1h - Introductory session in large auditorium on friday the 19th of October 2018 from 15.00 to 16.00.
2x 2h - practical work/tutorial at L. Graulich library. Registration required via the online form Doodle sent by the professor during the introductory session.
Caution! For the sake of consistency, make sure to follow the TP1 before the TP2.
1h - presentation and experiment of ZOTERO software (presentation; content; usefulness; set up; basic use; etc.).
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Face-to-face.
Recommended or required readings
http://bbf.enssib.fr/consulter/bbf-2005-02-0042-007.pdf
The course material will be provided once all the students have completed TP2.
Assessment methods and criteria
Students will be evaluated on the basis of the quality and relevance of a documentary report that will be carried out during TP2. Furthermore, the professor will evaluate the quality of the documentary work produced throughout the practical courses of "Méthodes de recherche qualitatives" [METO0826].
Work placement(s)
None
Organizational remarks
Introductory session on the 19th of October 2018, from 15.00 to 16.00
Online registration to the practical courses via a Doodle link provided during the introductory session.
Minimum 8 and maximum 15 students per session.
Contacts
Mathieu Uyttebrouck
Responsable scientifique - Bibliothèque L. Graulich
Tél: 04 366 32 71
muyttebrouck@uliege.be