Research seminar in a professional situation

Duration

60h SEM

Number of credits

Lecturer

Coralie Darcis, Jessica Joiris

Coordinator

N...

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

All year long, with partial in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

The seminar aims at providing students with methodological tools neccesary to the building of a research process. 

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

By the end of the seminar, the student has to be able to indentify the different steps of a research process, to ask an adequate research question, to investigate the literature, to problematize a research object, to choose an appropriate methodological approach and to conduct a research. 
Besides, students have to be able to devise a research report. 

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The lessons will be dedicated to:
- the research process;
- the literature review; 
- the interview and observation;
- the analysis of empirical data;
- the writing;
- the devising of a research report. 

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

Sessions in class and exercises outside the class. 

Recommended or required readings

Recommanded readings:

• Becker H., 2002, Les ficelles du métier, La Découverte, Paris.  
• Beaud S., Weber F., 2010, Guide de l'enquête de terrain, La Découverte, Paris.  
• Demailly L., 2008, Politiques de la relation. Approche sociologique des métiers et activités professionnelles relationnelles, Presses universitaires du Septentrion, Paris.  
• Friedberg E., 1988, L'analyse sociologique des organisations, POUR, n°28, pp. 103-122. 
• Kaufmann J-C., 2011, L'enquête et ses méthodes. L'entretien compréhensif, 3e édition, Armand Colin, Paris. 
• Quivy R., Van Campenhoudt, L., 2011, Manuel de recherche en sciences sociales, 4e édition, Dunod, Paris.  
• Peneff J., 2009, Le goût de l'observation. Comprendre et pratiquer l'observation participante en sciences sociales, La Découverte, Paris.  
• Peretz H., 2004, Les méthodes en sociologie : l'observation, La Découverte, Paris.  
• Strauss A., Corbin, J., 2004, Les fondements de la recherche qualitative, Academic Press Fribourg, Fribourg.  

Assessment methods and criteria

Evaluation during the first exam period
Regarding Labour Sciences (120 ECTS) and Human Resources Management students, the evaluation will consist of: 

• Homeworks (30% of the final mark) 
• A research report (70% of the final mark) 

• Homeworks (30% of the final mark)
• A research report (50% of the final mark)
• An oral presentation of the results (20% of the final mark)

• Updating the research report 

• Updating the research report (70% of the final mark) 
• An oral presentation of the results (30% of the final mark)

• Either a proof of employment 
• Or an internship agreement 

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

All documents and Powerpoint presentations are available on MyULiege. 

Contacts

Coralie Darcis
B31, bureau 1.94
coralie.darcis@uliege.be 
04 366 31 12
 
Cynthia Slomian
B31, bureau 1.94
c.slomian@uliege.be 
04 366 47 68