Duration
8h Th
Number of credits
| Master in population and development studies (120 ECTS) | 1 crédit |
Lecturer
Coordinator
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
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
Course with theoretical introductions and practical exercises.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Seminars, exercises.
Recommended or required readings
Quivy R. et Van Campenhoudt L., (2012), Manuel de recherche en sciences sociales, Dunod, Paris.
Olivier de Sardan J.P., (2008), La rigueur du qualitatif, Academia-Bruylant, Louvain-La-Neuve.
Theoretical sheets will accompany the course: - Writing and structuring of personal work - Research Methods in Social Sciences - Bibliographical references - Interviews and material analysis, theoretical benchmarks and advice A PPT will also be available, repeating the theoretical parts of the course.
Assessment methods and criteria
Students will be assessed through: - Presence and participation in the course sessions. - A short work on the progress of personal work
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Pierre Beaulieu, assistant
pierre.beaulieu@uliege.be
Lambert Noémie, assitante
n.lambert@uliege.be
Maccatory Bénédicte, assitante
benedicte.maccatory@ulg.ac.be