Durée
Nombre de crédits
| Master en sciences politiques, orientation générale | 10 crédits |
Enseignant
Langue(s) de l'unité d'enseignement
Langue anglaise
Organisation et évaluation
Enseignement durant l'année complète
Horaire
Unités d'enseignement prérequises et corequises
Les unités prérequises ou corequises sont présentées au sein de chaque programme
Contenus de l'unité d'enseignement
1) Theoretical perspectives
2) Research design
3) Literature review
4) Hypothesis formation
5) Qualitative/quantitative methods
6) Different types of data
Acquis d'apprentissage (objectifs d'apprentissage) de l'unité d'enseignement
This course is concerned with research design, analysis and theory,
It is designed as an introduction to the research process.
The aim is to introduce:
- some key issues in the main theoretical approaches of political science that bear on the choices researchers must make. In sum, understanding the terms of the major theoretical debates in political science, is an important part of producing good research.
- a step-by-step delineation of the process of asking and answering a research question - formulating a question, reviewing the relevant literature, advancing a hypothesis or argument, constructing a theoretical framework; defining concepts, variables and relationships; and designing a test of the hypothesis or argument; and
- the array of methods used in political research and how scholars utilize these methods to answer questions about political phenomena.
Savoirs et compétences prérequis
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Activités d'apprentissage prévues et méthodes d'enseignement
Mode d'enseignement (présentiel ; enseignement à distance)
Cours ex cathedra
Lectures recommandées ou obligatoires et notes de cours
- Janet Buttolph Johnson, H. T. Reynolds, Jason D. Mycoff, Political Science, Research Methods, London, SAGE Editions, 2016.
- Peter Burnham, Karin Gilland, Wyn Grant and Zig Layton-Henry, Research methods in politics, London, Palgrave Macmillan, 2004.
- Sandra Halperin, Oliver Heath, Political research: methods and practical skills, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2017.
Modalités d'évaluation et critères
Final dissertation
Stage(s)
Remarques organisationnelles
Contacts
Dr. Antonios Vlassis
avlassis@ulg.ac.be
Adaptation des engagements pédagogiques suite à la pandémie de COVID-19 pour la session de mai-juin
Méthodes d'apprentissage mises en œuvre : enseignement à distance
Systematic follow-up regarding the progress during the year;
Online meetings between the student and the supervisor in order to guarantee a genuine assesment of the master's thesis;
Online sessions for giving advices and feedback;
Online meetings in order to evaluate the accomplished work and to discuss the coming tasks.
Matière de l'évaluation
The master's thesis is evaluated in the following aspects:
conceptual framework and literature review;
scientific process and content;
structure;
form;
defence.
Méthodes d'évaluation
Submission of master's thesis:
Students must submit their dissertation on the MatheO platform no later than the first Monday
in June for the first session, 16 August for the second session.
The platform provides for the on-line conclusion of a licence agreement. The version submitted online and the date of the on-line submission are considered proof of submission.
The dissertation is defended orally and takes place in English.
The oral defence can be held via online session.
Contact
Dr. Antonios Vlassis
avlassis@uliege.be
Adaptation des engagements pédagogiques suite à la pandémie de COVID-19 pour la session août-sept
Matière de l'évaluation
The master's thesis is evaluated in the following aspects:
conceptual framework and literature review;
scientific process and content;
structure;
form;
defence.
Méthodes d'évaluation (et plateforme utilisée)
Submission of master's thesis:
Students must submit their dissertation on the MatheO platform no later than 16 August for the second session.
The platform provides for the on-line conclusion of a licence agreement. The version submitted online and the date of the on-line submission are considered proof of submission.
The thesis' defence will be held via online session (lifesize)
Contact(s)
Dr. Antonios Vlassis
avlassis@uliege.be
Dr. Antonios Vlassis
avlassis@uliege.be