Duration
15h Th, 15h Pr
Number of credits
| Master in education, professional focus | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Coordinator
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
Developing training and support initiatives aimed at developing individuals and their skills often requires a detailed understanding of their work and professional reality.
With this in mind, the course aims to explain the transition from activity analysis to training engineering, i.e., how, based on an in-depth understanding of individuals' professional realities, it is possible to develop training programs that are relevant to them.
The course, offered in cooperation with the University of Science and Technology of Lille 1, gives students the opportunity to observe and film professionals in their work environment, analyze their activities, and, based on this, identify training and intervention opportunities.
Students will thus have the opportunity to learn about the main theoretical and methodological concepts of work and activity observation and analysis and to appreciate their contribution to the field of training.
The course includes a seminar given by lecturers from the University of Lille and preparatory classes in the first semester.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The general objective of the course is to raise students' awareness of the links between the analysis of a work activity and the implementation of skills and personal development initiatives.
More specifically, the course aims to enable students to develop their ability to:
- understand the professional and social realities of individuals;
- be open to and interested in different professions, including those that are very different from their intended career path;
- discover different methods of analyzing and observing work;
- discover a conceptual framework for understanding the psychological and social drivers of the work activities of various professionals, and master the essentials;
- master the essential concepts of training engineering;
- develop their ability to analyze and observe a socio-organizational situation;
- develop relevant training engineering methods based on these different analyses.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Not applicable
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The course is structured around several lectures and a seminar entitled "Work Analysis, Learning, and Training," organized in collaboration with the University of Science and Technology of Lille 1.
During this seminar, students will have the opportunity to discover the ergonomic approach to training and test its applications using videos and on-site constructions and reflections.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Further information:
The course is taught in two parts:
- several class sessions in the first quarter (see schedule), on Thursdays from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
- a seminar on February 23, 24, and 25, 2026 (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.), organized in collaboration with the University of Lille 1 (practical details will be communicated at a later date).
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus
Further information:
Three categories of textual resources are available to students:
- course materials used during the sessions
- a reading list
- seminar proceedings
Written work / report
Other : Video
Further information:
1. Carrying out the work
1) FORMING A PAIR
2) CHOOSING THE SUBJECT / CONSENT: Select a professional, preferably an expert, to observe, and ask their permission to observe them. Explain the overall approach. Check that they agree to being filmed, with the footage being used exclusively and confidentially for the exam. Ensure they are available for an interview after the observation.
3) GATHERING INFORMATION TO PREPARE FOR THE OBSERVATION. Conduct a short interview to understand their work, asking them, for example, what is easiest and most difficult about their job, what problems they encounter, how they deal with difficulties, etc. Also gather some information about them: age, training, experience in the activity being observed. If available, collect information on the requirements of the activity: officially, what is required to be done (job description, standards, procedures to be followed, etc.).
4) OBSERVATION. Design an observation system. Observe the professional at work, take notes, and film for a day.
5) WORK FOCUS. Choose one to three specific aspects of the activity that seem relevant to develop. Select moments from the observation data that deal with this or these aspects.
6) SELF-CONFRONTATION INTERVIEW. Based on the video recordings (and notes), conduct a self-confrontation interview to gain a more detailed understanding of the work in relation to the selected aspects. Film this self-confrontation interview.
2. Instructions for presenting the video work
Produce a 20-minute video explaining the work activity studied. The video should include:
1. A presentation of the person and the activity observed (2')
2. Excerpts from the professional at work and the self-confrontation interview, possibly with voice-over, supplemented by analyses using concepts from the course (10-13')
3. Develop initial thoughts on the training actions to be undertaken (5')
Written appendices (diagrams, bullet points, etc.) may be provided with the film, but the video must be sufficient to understand the elements highlighted.
Quality criteria:
Quality of observations (heuristic relevance, technical quality)
Quality of the interview conducted with the professional
Relevance of the excerpts chosen in relation to the objective (understanding the work activity and its specific features)
Quality of the analysis
Ability to enrich the analysis using theoretical concepts and practical examples from the seminar and course
Relevance and diversity of the training actions proposed
3. Instructions for the presentation of the written work and schedule
By April 30, the videos must be completed and shared in the online space provided for this purpose. Each pair of students will then be paired with a second pair. Each pair will watch the other pair's video and write a critique based on the above criteria. Comparisons between the two videos are also possible. This critique must be sent to the other pair by May 8.
Each pair will then write a critical reflective analysis of their own video, using the critique provided by the other pair. This analysis must be submitted to the online space by May 15.
The evaluation will cover both the video and the critical analysis. The details will be presented during the class sessions.
Work placement(s)
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Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
The class will begin at 5:30 p.m. and end at 8:30 p.m.
Contacts
Course instructors :
Daniel Faulx, daniel.faulx@uliege.be
Patricia Schillings, Patricia.Schillings@uliege.be
Assistant : j.rappe@uliege.be
Association of one or more MOOCs
There is no MOOC associated with this course.