Master thesis seminar

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

Lecturer

Ingrid Mayeur

Language(s) of instruction

English language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Description of the teaching unit

This teaching unit aims to equip the student for the preparation of their master's thesis.

Table of contents

0. Introduction. Master's thesis: purpose and rules

1. What Does it Mean to Do Research in Digital Media Education?

2. Defining a research problem/question

3. Building a literature review

4. Choosing a method

5. Defining an action plan

6. Writing the research/The researcher's position in relation to his object.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

At the end of this teaching unit, the student will be able to

- identify precisely the topic of his or her master's thesis, and to problematize it on the basis of a relevant literature review

- formulate a research question and, optionally, initial working hypotheses

- define the materials necessary for his/her investigation as well as a method to answer, through their analysis, the research question

- write in clear scientific language.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Prerequisites: disciplinary knowledge. Co-requisites: master courses (block 1).

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Lectures and note-taking by students. Discussions between students based on work in progress. Readings, exercises and progressive personal work based on the instructions provided. Interim presentations. Course materials and readings available on eCampus.

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

Face-to-face course


Additional information:

Face-to-face teaching.

Course materials and recommended or required readings

Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus


Further information:

Visuals and readings available on eCampus.

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- Remote

written exam

Written work / report

Other : Possible organisation of an oral examination at the teacher's discretion.


Further information:

The evaluation is based on a personal work.

The use of artificial intelligence is prohibited in the assessment work for this EU, with the exception of its use as a language assistant, i.e. as an aid for linguistic correction (spelling check, synonym search, etc.) of texts you have written. This is the only type of assistance permitted and is comparable to existing spelling and grammar checkers.

By 'AI', we mean ChatGPT-type conversational agents, as well as any other tool that incorporates AI, with the exception of search engines.

The teacher reserves the right to call the student to an oral examination, the mark of which will constitute the final mark. This examination will be aimed solely at assessing the student's personal mastery of the subject and the resources and tools used. The time slot for this possible oral examination will be announced in the examination schedule. The student concerned will be notified as soon as possible and no later than 48 hours before the examination.

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

Contacts

Ingrid.Mayeur@uliege.be

Association of one or more MOOCs

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