YTRA9003-1

Duration

30h Pr

Number of credits

	Master in education (120 ECTS)	6 crédits

Lecturer

Collégialité

Coordinator

Dylan Dachet

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

Overall, training in basic principles of educational research and scientific writing. The educationnal device is structured as follows :

Introduction : Videos presenting the structure of the course
Module 1: Typology of studies in educational sciences
Module 2: Thematic/subject proposals for the master thesis
Module 3: How to write a research issue and a research question?
Module 4: Literature review, documentary research and bibliographic standards
Module 5: How to write research hypotheses and a research protocol?
Module 6: Scientific writing
Module 7: Meeting and research project
Module 8: three sessions on tips for writing a master thesis
Module 9: Three sessions on qualitative research
Module 10: Three sessions on quantitative research
Module 11: Master thesis planning
Module 12: Research Ethics Committees
Writing an individual pre-master thesis

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

The aims of the TIR education unit are to ensure that students are able to:

Define a research problem and select a relevant methodology to answer it efficiently
Write a research question according to current standards and the research hypothesis arising from it
Write a review of the literature related to the research question asked and containing articulated information from relevant sources
Locate and select research papers related to their research problem using specialized bibliographic databases
Write a bibliography of sources used in accordance with the American Psychology Association (APA)

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Different teaching methods are used in this course :

Online course modules integrating video presentations, individual activities and discussions (through the use of forums)
Classroom sessions
Individual meetings according to the specific needs of each students
Writing a pre-master thesis integrating the notions discovered in the modules.

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

The teaching unit consists of a hybrid training device combining online sessions and face-to-face sessions.

Organisational adjustments related to the current health context

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.

Delivery of a written work (pre-master thesis) meeting the criteria transmitted at the beginning of the academic year. The delivery of this work in first session is conditioned by:

Online tasks accomplishement
Student participation in face-to-face sessions, including completion of proposed activities.
The delivery of the two administrative documents ("department" and "faculty" documents) and the integrative work within the deadlines.

If one of those criteria isn't achieved, the pre-master thesis will be automatically rescheduled in the second session.
The evaluation method remains the same regardless of the color code. A sending only by e-mail can be considered if the sanitary conditions require it.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

First session : June 1, 2021
Second session: August 20, 2021

Contacts

Dylan Dachet, teacher assistant : ddachet@uliege.be

Master thesis, Part 1 in teaching