2020-2021 / GEOG0058-1

Territory project

Duration

10h Th, 40h Pr, 6d FW

Number of credits

 Master in geography : general (120 ECTS)7 crédits 

Lecturer

Guénaël Devillet, Serge Schmitz

Coordinator

Serge Schmitz

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

The cursus of project aims to reflect about strategic options for the development of a territory through two case studies, one in Belgium and the other in a central European or Maghreb country. It articulates diagnosis, benchmark, strategy development and programming.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Grasp the complexity of a territorial development project
Develop a working method
Collect and process territorial information
Suggest several development strategies
Compare different strategies and cultures of development.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

After a short theoretical introduction, the students examine in small groups a proposed territorial development strategy for a Walloon territory. After a critical analysis of the case study, they draft operational recommendations for development strategy and programming.
A week of fieldwork abroad allows to revisit a similar issue in order to compare and criticize the two strategies of territorial development.

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

Classroom sessions, group work in classroom, in videoconference and on the field.

Organisational adjustments related to the current health context

According to the changing situation, the course could be hold online and the fieldwork abroad could be cancelled.

Recommended or required readings

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.

The reports account for 70% of the final score. A survey will be distributed to the group participants to assess internal collaboration.
An individual oral exam about the reports and tools used represents 30% of the final score.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Fieldworks will be organized in May in Croatia

Contacts

Prof. Serge SCHMITZ
S.Schmitz@uliege.be
043665629