2020-2021 / ANTH0386-1

Seminar to prepare the final thesis

Duration

15h SEM

Number of credits

 Master in anthropology (120 ECTS)5 crédits 

Lecturer

Isabelle Borsus, Lorena Ulloa Lizana

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

All year long

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

This course aims to guide into the stages of the research process required to write the dissertation for a master's degree

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

 Objectives of the learning unit:

  • Defining the requirements of social science research and of Master dissertation in particular
  • Informing about the material and human resources within FaSS
  • Helping to elaborate the research process and establish a work schedule
  • Strengthening general skills required (ethnographic fieldwork, bibliographical research, problematization, analysis, dissertation, ...)
  • Enabling exchanges about potential difficulties
  • Encouranging emulation

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Research initiation sessions.
Participative sessions: monitoring of project construction and of research progress, including written compositions (see assessment).

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Sessions are organised according to a schedule that follows the progress of the research and its deadlines. In the first part of the year, frequent sessions aim to provide all the necessary tools to begin the research. After january, the sessions are less frequent and aim to monitoring the research progress. The sessions are compulsory (the requirements laid out must be respected).

Organisational adjustments related to the current health context

Yellow code : the seminar is held in person Orange code : the seminar can be held in remote mode by video conference
Red code : the seminar is done remotely

Assessment is based on active participation in the various sessions, written compositions produced during the year  - written composition about the state of progress of research (after January) - oral presentation of work in progress (idem) - in person (yellow code) / in remote mode by videoconference=>Lifesize/Collaborate (orange code)

Recommended or required readings

Several documents will progressively be provided online,  on myULiège.

Assessment methods and criteria

Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.

Any session :

- In-person

oral exam

- Remote

oral exam

- If evaluation in "hybrid"

preferred in-person


Additional information:

Assessment is based on active participation in the various sessions, written compositions produced during the year 

- written composition about the state of progress of research (after January)
- oral presentation of work in progress (idem)

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

Lorena Ulloa - lulloa@uliege.be
Isabelle Borsus - iborsus@uliege.be
 
Faculté des Sciences Sociales
Laboratoire d'Anthropologie Sociale et Culturelle Université de Liège Place des orateurs, 3 (B31,Quartier Agora) - 4000 LIEGE
Bureau: 3/52

04/366.31.71