Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
English 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
This course is designed to train students to qualitative research methods in the field of migration and ethnic studies with the purpose of giving them the necessary tools to design and conduct small-scale scientific projects according to academic standards in this field. To do so, the course is organized along a series of lectures that guide students through the entire research process from project design to publication.
The course is organized around lectures given by different researchers every week. Students are expected to come prepared to class by reading the preparatory material (e.g. scientific articles, book chapters...) and submitting preparatory work before each session. Active participation in class is expected from students.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The class aims to equip students with the appropriate tools for designing and conducting a small-scale scientific research project in the field of migration and ethnic studies. Skills learnt during this class can be put to use for the student's master thesis, the treatment of data and publication of research work conducted during their studies, or the preparation of a research proposal for students interested in joining a PhD programme.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Students are expected to have a sufficient knowledge of English to be able to follow an advanced methodological course in that language (this is not a language course). Having previously followed an introductory course to research methods in social sciences at the BA or MA level is recommended but not required.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
- One or several mandatory reading before each class + response to preparatory questions on those readings BEFORE each class
- One or several optional readings will be put online. Reading them before class is not mandatory but they are useful for the evaluation.
- Additionally, students are strongly encouraged to attend academic conferences on the topic of migration that will be organized during the semester. These conferences could be held outside of the course hours and in a different location than that of the usual course classroom. These conferences are advertised via e-mail, CEDEM's webpage (www.cedem.ulg.ac.be )or CEDEM's Facebook page.
- Instructors: Hassan Bousetta, Jean-Michel Lafleur, Marco Martiniello
- Instructors: Hassan Bousetta & Larisa Lara
- Instructor: Elisa Brey
- Instructor: Amanda Da Silva
- Instructors: Bibliothèque Graulich
- Instructors: Daniela Vintila & Angeliki Konstantinidou
- Instructors: Elsa Mescoli & Jérémy Mandin
- Instructor: Hassan Bousetta
- Instructors: Marco Martiniello & Alissia Raziano
- Instructors: Maria Vivas-Romero & Shannon Damery
11. Submission of written reports (30/04/20, 6PM) and oral presentation in class all instructors present) (07/05/2020)
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Students are expected to be present and active participants in the classroom. Students are also expected to connect online at least once a week on the course's page on my ULg ("support de cours" page) to prepare the next session's readings and submit answers to the preparatory questions. Several sessions will include practical exercises in which students are expected to participate actively.
Recommended or required readings
Before each class, students are expected to read at least one scientific article related to the topic of the lecture and, in some cases, answer online questions about those texts. These readings are indispensable to be able to participate in class. The reading material, the questions, and the PowerPoint slides of the ex-cathedra sessions will be available electronically (MyULg).
Assessment methods and criteria
First session:
Research Proposal (15 points)
Students who follow this class are expected to deliver a written assignment at the end of the semester. The assignment is a short research proposal. Students design week after week their own research proposal as if they were to submit it to a funder. In the proposal, students, identify a clear research question, compile a state of the art, choose their method(s), explain their strategy to collect and analyse their empirical data and present a limited amount of empirical evidence collected during the exploratory fieldwork that is conducted during the semester. Students have to submit their research question to the course assistants (Alissia Raziano & Axel Gossiaux) before 20/02/20 at 6PM. Students must contact a member of the CEDEM to find a supervisor. The supervisor must agree with the topic chosen by the student (supervisor can help student by proposing ideas of topic).
The proposals are between 2,000 and 3,000 words long (excluding front page, footnotes, references and possible annexes). The word limit will be strictly enforced. The paper is written in English. Submission of written reports is to be done by 30/04/20 at 6PM and oral presentation in class will take place on 07/05/2020.
Active participation (5 points)
Participation in this class is measured using the students' engagement in the following activities: reading of online text, answers to all preparatory questions, presence and active participation in all lectures and practical exercises, oral presentation of the paper. Before each class, students send their response to the preparatory question via e-mail to Axel Gossiaux et Alissia Raziano and to the instructor(s) in charge of that class (BEFORE 9AM each Thursday).
Second session:
Students submit a new research proposal based on a different research question than the one presented in the first session and provided to the student by the professor. Guidelines are the same as in the first session except that students have no choice for the topic of the proposal, that the proposal has to be between 3000 and 4000 words and that there is no oral defense.
Work placement(s)
Every year CEDEM offers a limited number of internship with institutions working in the field of migration. Contact your professors for suggestions.
Organizational remarks
Course starts on Thursday 06/02 at 3PM. Room: séminaire 07 (B31)
Contacts
Details on the assignments, readings, and contact information for the professors can be found on the course's page on myulg under the section "support de cours".
Assistants of the course :
Alissia Raziano - alissia.raziano@uliege.be
Axel Gossiaux - axel.gossiaux@uliege.be
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session
Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning
The course was pursued according to the initial schedule on the LifeSize Platform.
Assessment subjects
The evaluation hinges upon the delivery of a personal written assignment. The ressources allowing the students to achieve this is composed of all the powerpoints, podcasts and other documentary ressources made available on the platform My ULg
Assessment methods
The evaluation method remains unchanged. It consist of an oral defense of a written personal assignment.
Only one modification concerning the evaluation: the evaluation method of the second session will be the same than for the first session.
Contacts
Alissia Raziano - alissia.raziano@uliege.be Axel Gossiaux - axel.gossiaux@uliege.be