2022-2023 / SOCI9005-1

Introduction to the sociology of organizations

Duration

30h Th, 15h Lect.

Number of credits

 Bachelor in political sciences : general5 crédits 
 Bachelor in human and social sciences6 crédits 
 Bachelor in human and social sciences (New programme)5 crédits 
 Extra courses intended for exchange students (Erasmus, ...) (Faculty of social sciences)6 crédits 

Lecturer

Frédéric Schoenaers, Farah Jeelani Shaik

Substitute(s)

Farah Jeelani Shaik

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

This course will give some tools in the observation and understanding of organisations, their functioning in all its complexity, their internal structures and their environment, as well as the interactions between actors and their power games (cooperation and tensions). 

The first part will address the historic approach of organization studies.


The second part will look in more depth the strategic analysis of organizations by Crozier and Friedberg's work on local orders.

The third part of the course will delve into the approch of translation developped by Callon and Latour.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

fundamental concepts of analytical frameworks
application to case studies

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

none

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Discussion of case studies prepared by text readings, summaries presented by teacher, exercicses. 

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

Face-to-face course


Additional information:

Taking into consideration the current situation of Covid, we are holding this class in presence mode. 

Recommended or required readings

all texts posted on myulg

Obligatory reading:

1; KUTY, O. & DUBOIS, C., De la valeur à la norme, Bruxelles, De Boeck, 2019 (pp. 115 - 200)

 

 

Optional reading;


NIZET J., PICHAULT F., Introduction à la théorie des configurations, De Boeck, 2001 
LATOUR, B. , Enquête sur les modes d'existence : Une anthropologie des modernes, Paris, La Découverte, 2012, 504 p. 

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire ) AND oral exam


Additional information:

Any session :

- In-person

written exam

- In person

oral exam

- If evaluation in "hybrid"

preferred remote


Additional information:

first session: writen multiple choice exam:

- knowledge pf concepts

- capacity to apply theory to case studies

 

Second session: oral exam from distance, 20 minutes, three questiuons, theoretical and practical knowledge and analysis (case study). 

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

FJ.Shaik@uliege.be

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