Duration
15h SEM
Number of credits
| Master in anthropology (120 ECTS) | 5 crédits |
Lecturer
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
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