Duration
12h Th
Number of credits
| Master in population and development studies (120 ECTS) | 9 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
All year long
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
This course aims to offer students support in the completion of their personal Master's work. The aim of this course is to provide students with support in the production of their personal Master's work. More broadly, it aims to help students acquire a research approach with the aim of producing a scientific work.
The seminar will help them to formulate questions or hypotheses, to carry out a bibliographical search, to choose a methodological orientation, to write a bibliography, and to experiment with certain stages of research (notably semi-directive interviews).
In addition, the course will familiarise students with the formal instructions for writing the personal work of the Master in Population and Development Sciences (see tu TP regulations on eCampus).
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
At the end of this seminar, students will be able to produce a structured personal work presenting a clear and relevant problematic in relation to development cooperation.
The student will be able to demonstrate critical distance from the research subject and to use quality scientific literature and appropriate methodological tools.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Face-to-face support seminar with
- sessions covering theoretical and methodological elements
- practical exercises to be handed in (intermediate work)
- sessions in the form of sub-group discussions based on intermediate work. These sessions will be an opportunity to discuss with the teachers the progress of their personal work and to ask questions throughout the course.
Attendance at the sessions is therefore compulsory. Students will be expected to report on the progress of their individual work by handing in the requested work at some sessions, otherwise they will not be able to attend the session.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Recommended or required readings
A PPT will also be available, containing the theoretical parts and the discussions that took place during the sessions.
Recommended reading
Paillé, P., Mucchielli, A. (2012). L'analyse qualitative en sciences humaines et sociales. Paris: Armand Colin.
Olivier de Sardan J.P., (2008). La rigueur du qualitatif. Academia-Bruylant, Louvain-La-Neuve.
Lejeune C., (2014). Manuel d'analyse qualitative. Analyser sans compter ni classer. De Boeck, Louvain-la-Neuve.
Campenhoudt, L. V., & Quivy, R. (2001). Manuel de recherche en sciences sociales (2ème édition entièrement revue et augmentée). Dunod.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam
Written work / report
Other : Continuous formative assessment through practical work
Additional information:
Students will be assessed through :
- Attendance and participation in the course sessions.
- Submission of the intermediate work requested, necessary for the proper completion of the personal work. Failure to hand in the requested intermediate work will result in exclusion from the session for which it was due.
- The evaluation of the course is inseparable from the evaluation of the TP. The evaluation is carried out jointly by the promoter of the TP (50%) and one of the seminar teachers on the basis of the criteria set out in the TP regulations (50%). But also on the basis of the information given during the sessions and exchanges with the teacher.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Justine Contor, assistante : jcontor@uliege.be
Melissa Schneider, assistante : melissa.schneider@uliege.be