Duration
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Number of credits
| Master in political sciences : general (120 ECTS) | 15 crédits | |||
| Master in political sciences : general (120 ECTS) (CATANE (IN)), 1st year | 15 crédits |
Lecturer
Written work : Collégialité
Writing support seminar : Geoffrey Grandjean
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
All year long
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
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Writing support seminar
The final stage of the degree for political science students is the thesis. In order to properly prepare students for this piece of work, the Department of Political Science organises a Thesis preparation seminar, an essential complement to the Guide du mémoire (Thesis Guide) available to students. Several theme-based sessions will be organised within the framework of this seminar, which students are required to attend. These sessions relate to the following themes:
- Thesis in political science;
- Choice of subject;
- Choice of jury;
- Elaboration of a research question;
- Choice of methodology;
- Bibliographical references;
- Planning your work;
- Looking for legal documents;
- Reading methodology;
- Field visits;
- Data analysis;
- The use of a word processor;
- Writing a scientific text;
- Defending your thesis.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Writing support seminar
By the end of the seminar, students should be able to:
- carry out research in political science;
- collect data;
- analyse data;
- write a thesis;
- defend a thesis.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Writing support seminar
Students must attend the Supervised work in political science preparatory seminar.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Writing support seminar
The seminar is divided into different theme-based sessions. Every session is comprised of a lecture followed by a discussion. The aim of the discussion is to allow students to talk about the difficulties they have encountered regarding their thesis and find ways to overcome these difficulties. The following theme-based sessions are offered to students enrolled in Block 2:
- How to use MaThéO;
- Looking for legal documents;
- Reading methodology;
- Using a word processor;
- Doing interviews;
- Analysis of interviews;
- Writing a scientific text;
- Defending your thesis.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Writing support seminar
Face-to-face.
Recommended or required readings
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PPT are available on the following website: http://hdl.handle.net/2268/239602.
Writing support seminar
Compulsory readings :
Grandjean Geoffrey, Guide du mémoire, 120 p., available on the following website : http://orbi.ulg.ac.be/handle/2268/201293.
Règlement des mémoires, available on the following website : http://www.droit.ulg.ac.be/cms/c_268000/reglements-et-formulaires.
Assessment methods and criteria
Writing support seminar
The Thesis preparation seminar is assessed according to the conditions set out in the Thesis rules.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Writing support seminar
This course is held every year.
Contacts
Writing support seminar
Pr. Dr Geoffrey Grandjean
Chargé de cours
Faculté de Droit, de Science politique et de Criminologie
Place des orateurs, 3
4000 Liège
Boîte 11
Bureau 2.17
Tel. : +32 (0)4/366.96.60
Courriel : Geoffrey.Grandjean@uliege.be
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session
Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning
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Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session
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