Procedures for research in criminology

Part 1

This course aims to define and experiment by students the major research's steps in criminology:
from the importance of ethical issues, the need for rigorous documentary research, through the definition of the subject of study, the methodology and the research protocol used, until the collect and analyze of data, through discussion and perspectives parts, and ending with tips for writing and discussion about plagiarism.
Theoretical and reflexive notions will be proposed to students on these different contents. They will be asked also to actively practice various tasks, training and/or certifative such as reading and evaluating scientific articles (English) with the goal to identify the key components of each stage of research.
Practical tools will be put at the student's disposal for the development of his/her final work or in view of future researches. 

Part 2

This course aims to define and experiment by students the major research's steps in criminology and will complete the main course by the adding of a specific seminar based on the search on the law references' database. 

Part 1

The goal of the course is enable the student to understand concretely and deal with the different steps of a scientific research in the criminology field. In particular, developing specific skills in the process of research to facilitate the conceptualisation of his/her own research questions and the achievement of his/her master dissertation. 

Part 2

The goal of the course is enable the student to understand concretely and deal with the different steps of a scientific research in the criminology field. In particular, developing specific skills in the process of research based on the scientific law references.

Part 1

Corequisite skills: Qualitative research methodology in Criminology, Quantitative research methodology in Criminology.

Part 2

Corequisite skills: cours principal de démarches de recherche en criminologie.

Part 1

Ex-cathedra by teacher and invited speakers, exercises (flipped classrom,logbook,...).
Active particiption from students is highly expected. 

Part 2

Ex-cathedra and exercices.
Active particiption from students is highly expected. 

Part 1

Face-to-face and exercises via ecampus. 

Part 2

Face-to-face course

Part 1

The powerpoint presentations, working documents and scientific articles used during the course (ecampus).

Part 2

The powerpoint presentations, working documents and scientific articles used during the course (ecampus).

Part 1

Written work / report


Additional information:

First session and second session: individual written production (scientific article) and  and active students' participation (up to 4 extra points). 

Part 2

Continuous assessment


Additional information:

Presence required. 

Part 1

Necessity to be present at the first course to clearly understand the teacher's expectations about evaluation.

Part 2

Necessity to be present at the first course to clearly understand the teacher's expectations about evaluation. This course will be hled outside of the scheduled class time.

Part 1

• Professor: Cécile Mathys Bâtiment B33, local 1/46 Email: cecile.mathys@uliege.be      Tél: 04/366 22 66
• Assistant: Camille Damit Bâtiment B33, local 1/48 Email: Camille.Damit@uliege.be               Tél: 04/366 31 42

Part 2

• Professor: Cécile Mathys Bâtiment B33, local 1/46 Email: cecile.mathys@uliege.be      Tél: 04/366 22 66
• Assistant: Camille Damit Bâtiment B33, local 1/48 Email: Camille.Damit@uliege.be               Tél: 04/366 31 42