Duration
45h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The Sociology of Work course aims to train students in the sociological analysis of work activities and situations and professional relations
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
By the end of the course, students will be able to :
- Identify the controversies in the literature
- Understand the concepts, methodological principles and the many facets of research.
- Apply these concepts and principles to the analysis of empirical cases
- Establish links between different theoretical, methodological and empirical elements
- Criticise or evaluate certain theoretical and/or normative positions
- Produce a tightly worked argument on a theoretical question
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
It is highly recommended that students have followed an earlier course on introduction to sociology. If this is not the case, the student should attempt to catch up by reading a sociology manual, such as Orianne J.-F. (2019), Petit précis de théorie sociologique, De Boeck Supérieur, Paris/Bruxelles.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
The course is organised around the presentation and discussion of several themes central to the sociology of work: qualification, identities, collective negotiation, professional training, and intermediairies of the labour market, professional groups. The objective here is to discover the principal concepts and paradigms of the sociology of work based on the concrete problems that drive them (division, integration, regulation, etc.)
Organisational adjustments related to the current health context
Ex cathedra course & eLearning
Recommended or required readings
In terms of didactic support, students will rely mainly on a set of texts compiled during classes
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:
The assessment of the students' work will consist of an oral exam based on the course
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Jean-François Orianne Sociologie de l'action publique et des problèmes du travail Boulevard du Rectorat 7 4000 Liège Bâtiment B31 / Bureau: 1.99 Tel: 04/366.30.49 jforianne@ulg.ac.be