Duration
45h Th
Number of credits
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
Students improve their ability to understand and assess organisational situations and everyday life social activities through the reading of scientific articles and in-depth analysis of empirical cases.
By learning the key concepts of the sociology of collective action, students become able to understand different types of collective actions and the nature of the relationships between the involved actors. They perform "organisational diagnosis" which means: identifying conflict/cooperation relationships, defining what is at stake is such relationships, describing and understanding organising process and sensemaking operations involved in it.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Following the course of sociology of organised action, students:
- Understand the key concepts and methodological tools exposed through the course;
- Are able to apply them for analysing concrete situations of collective action.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Students must deal with theoretical approaches and concepts presented in the first section of the course "De Taylor à la sociologie de l'action collective".
This course section includes:
- The first chapter of the Friedberg's book (Le pouvoir et la Règle - compulsory reading);
- A summary of the main theoretical approaches at the origin of the contemporary sociology of organisations (compulsory);
- Complementary readings.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The main activities included in the course's programme are:
- Lessons 1 to 5: key concepts of the sociology of organised action based on empirical and theoretical scientific articles.
- Lessons 6 to 9 : key aspects of sensemaking in organisations
- Lessons 10 : methods and exercises (organisational diagnosis)
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Classroom teaching, discussions of scientific articles and exercises.
Organisational adjustments related to the current health context
Recommended or required readings
Reading material available on MyUliege, inluding:
- Compulsory and complementary readings (scientific articles);
- Presentation of empirical cases;
- PowerPoint presentations.
- Crozier, M., & Friedberg, E. (1992). L'acteur et le système: les contraintes de l'action collective. Éd. du Seuil.
- Friedberg, E. (1988). L'analyse sociologique des organisations. POUR.
- Friedberg, E. (1997). Le pouvoir et la règle: dynamiques de l'action organisée. Éd. du Seuil.
- Weick, K. (1995). Sense-making in organisations. SAGE Publications.
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
written exam ( open-ended questions )
- Remote
written exam ( open-ended questions )
- If evaluation in "hybrid"
preferred in-person
Additional information:
Final exam (key theoretical concepts and organisational diagnosis)
Second session: idem or oral examination
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
- The list of the scientific articles that will be presented and discussed through the course is available on myuliège
Contacts
F. Schoenaers : F.Schoenaers@uliege.be
C. Darcis: coralie.darcis@uliege.be
S. Thunus : sophie.thunus@uclouvain.be