Duration
18h Th
Number of credits
| Master in agricultural bioengineering (120 ECTS) | 2 crédits | |||
| Master in smart rurality (120 ECTS) | 2 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Political systems
- Overview of the different forms of political organisation and how they function
- Belgium as an example with its different levels of power (competences, method of negotiation, potential conflict, etc.)
- European Union: the three institutions and their specificities (organisation, how they function, nomination/election, budget, competences) with a particular focus on current affairs: Brexit, budgetary planning, etc.
2. Construction of public policies
- How are public policies set up? The common agricultural policy (CAP) as an example
- What influences them: the budgetary framework, political parties, politicians, economic crises, health crises, lobbies, scientific progress, etc.
3. Presentations by high officials, politicians and scientists who present the latest topics and their vision of the construction of public policies (2-3 per academic year)
4. Role-playing at the end of the course
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The objectives of this course are to learn about and understand the 'workings' of political decision-making, better understand what influences political decisions and, subsequently, the implemented policies, and to exercise the students' analytical capabilities and critical sense.
By the end of this teaching unit, students will be able to understand how Belgium and the EU function on a political level.
By the end of this teaching unit, students will be able to adopt a critical mind and understand the ins and outs of agricultural policies.
By the end of this teaching unit, students will be able to argue and participate in a chosen theme (role-playing at the end of the course).
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
There is no prerequisite
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures and active participation of students (questions, opinions, arguments, etc.)
Presentations by external guest-speakers and debates at the end of the presentation
Role-playing
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
face-to-face : 18h
Recommended or required readings
The course contents are summarised in a PowerPoint presentation and the guest-speakers' presentations are handed out to the students at the end of the session.
Assessment methods and criteria
Continuous assessment (active participation or not) and role playing
Work placement(s)
No training
Organizational remarks
not applicable
Contacts
Sabine Laruelle
Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech
Unités d'Economie et développement rural
Passage des Déportés 2
5030 Gembloux
contact via mon mail privé : sabine_laruelle@hotmail.com
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session
Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning
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Assessment subjects
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Contacts
Sabine.Laruelle@uliege.be