Initiation to Social Science Methodology, Theory

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

Lecturer

Didier Vrancken

Substitute(s)

Julie Gérard

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

This course introduces the basic principles of social science research.
It is organized around 5 points:

• General points on the scientific approach in social sciences.
• Definition and development of the various acts and stages of social science research.
• The relationship concept / indicators.
• Elements of formalization.
• Illustrtation of a typical research: Durkheim's suicide theory.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Make students sensitive to the methods of the sociological reasoning.
The course is structured around three fundamental acts and around 7 stages which help the student to enter gradually the research procedure and, at the end of the year, to have a general outline of the way a research in social sciences takes place.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

No co and pre-requisite knowledge.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course is built around the book "Manuel de recherche en sciences sociales" of Quivy, Marquet and Van Campenhoudt.
Learning methods are based on ex-cathedra lectures, external interventions, formative and evaluative exercises, and interactions with students.

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

• Face-to-face
• Second half of the year.
   

Recommended or required readings

"Manuel de recherche en sciences sociales", Luc Van Campenhoudt, Jacques Marquet and Raymond Quivy (Paris, Dunod, 2017, 5th ed.) + a syllabus of secondary texts.

Assessment methods and criteria

1st session and 2nd session: written examination

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Sessions will take place on Friday.
First session: 7 February 2020 PM.

Contacts

Teacher: D. VRANCKEN - Faculté des Sciences sociales Place des Orateurs, 3 (Bât. B31 - Quartier Agora) - 4000 LIEGE Tél.: 04/366 31 76 Email: Didier.Vrancken@uliege.be
Secretariat : M. SALERNO - Tél.: 04/366 31 61 Email: Marina.Salerno@ulg.ac.be
Assistant : J. GERARD- Tél.: 04/366 33 06 - Bureau 1/97 Email: julie.gerard@uliege.be

Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session

Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning

Assessment subjects

Matter is made up of:
 
1.The Power Points that were posted online
2.The Manuel de recherche en sciences sociales by Van Campenhoudt, Marquet and Quivy (Dunod, 2017, 5th edition). The following passages can be skipped: pages 32, 100-103 (first 2 §), 109-124 (first 2 §), 129 (from §3)-138 (first 2 §), 159 (from section 2.2 "Pouvoir et réseau social")-164, 175-195. The matter ends for this year at page 215. 3. Textes annexes also placed online. For these, I would like to point out that you can skip (i.e. drop) the sections "Faits et sens commun", "Une Synchronisation en Communication", "Un questionnaire Martyr".
I also specify in the section "L'échantillonnage" that you can skip the stratified and "les échantillons stratifiés" not seen together.
 

Assessment methods

Written and distance exam
Open questions
 

Contacts

See above
 

Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session

Assessment subjects

Matter is the same of first session and made up of:

• The Power Points that were posted online
• The Manuel de recherche en sciences sociales by Van Campenhoudt, Marquet and Quivy (Dunod, 2017, 5th edition). The following passages can be skipped: pages 32, 100-103 (first 2 §), 109-124 (first 2 §), 129 (from §3)-138 (first 2 §), 159 (from section 2.2 "Pouvoir et réseau social")-164, 175-195. The matter ends for this year at page 215.
• Textes annexes also placed online. For these, I would like to point out that you can skip (i.e. drop) the sections "Faits et sens commun", "Une Synchronisation en Communication", "Un questionnaire Martyr".

Assessment methods

Written and distance exam via eCampus.
Open questions

Contacts

julie.gerard@uliege.be