Methodological support seminar

Duration

24h SEM

Number of credits

Lecturer

Benjamin Delgoffe, Julie Gérard

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

The seminar has two objectives: practical support and methodological support:
On a practical level:

• providing ad hoc support to students on the organizational aspects of their internship and thesis,
• providing technical support in the completion of their internship, internship report, and thesis.

• reviewing the main stages of qualitative research in the social sciences according to students' needs and expectations,
• introducing students to qualitative research in the social sciences by having them practice the initial exploratory stages in groups on a common topic related to their thesis/internship.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

At the end of this seminar, students will have received the tools and advice they need to:

• organize their academic year by completing, in addition to their courses and assignments, an internship and a thesis,
• meet the FaSS deadlines (see the schedule on the "Regulations and Forms" page of the Faculty's website: https://www.student.fass.uliege.be/cms/c_7151929/fr/reglements-et-formulaires ),
•  structure and write their thesis and internship report,
• explore in groups a research topic related to their internship/thesis and report on it in a structured form to be completed,
• organize the submission of their thesis and its defense.
  
   

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

For M2 HRM students:
- METO0827 is a prerequisite.
- HMEM0005-1 is a corequisite.
- HSTG0024-1 is a corequisite.


For students in M2 ST 120 ECTS:
- METO0827 is a prerequisite.
- HMEM0006-1 is a corequisite.
- HSTG0011-1 is a corequisite.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The seminar will take place over several sessions during the first quarter and is designed to be highly participatory and dynamic.

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

Blended learning


Further information:

The seminar is held exclusively in Q1, in person.

Additional explanations:

• Hybrid teaching method using the Ultra platform tools: in person in Q1, podcasts available in Q2 if needed.
• The seminar is designed to be highly participatory and dynamic.
• In the case of an internship abroad, a solution will be negotiated: please do not delay in contacting the seminar coordinator, Ms. Gérard Julie, and the chair of your department's jury, Mr. Jemine or Mr. Cervera-Marzal.

Course materials and recommended or required readings

Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus


Further information:

• Course content (PowerPoint, videos, etc.)
• Readings available on Ultra
• Internship and final thesis regulations available on the "Regulations and Forms" page of the faculty website:https://www.student.fass.uliege.be/cms/c_7151929/fr/reglements-et-formulaires 

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- Remote

written exam

Written work / report


Further information:

Exam(s) during the session
The seminar will be assessed on the basis of a standard report summarizing the results of exploratory research conducted in groups on a freely chosen topic, which must be common to the internship/thesis of the various members of the group.
The report must be submitted on the Ultra platform by 11:59 p.m. on the first day of the session.
Note: in the event of technical problems when submitting the report, students are asked to 1) notify the teaching team immediately by email; 2) take a screenshot/photograph to provide evidence of the technical problem encountered.

Work to be submitted - report
Additional explanations:

• Research paper of no more than 8 to 10 pages (excluding cover page, table of contents, introduction/conclusion, appendices) to be written according to the required format (see Ultra).
• Work to be carried out in groups on a social science research topic related to the internship/thesis of the group members.
• Target a research topic that is common to all students in the group in terms of research field, target audience, etc.
• Submit via the Ultra assignment tool by 11:59 p.m. on the first day of the exam session (file name: SEMI001_Group No. XXX_Name 1, Name 2, Name 3, etc.).
• The text must be written in Times New Roman 12 point or Arial 11 point, with single spacing (footnotes in 10 point, single spacing).
• The submission procedures are the same for the first and second sessions: the file must be submitted on the Ultra platform by the first day of the session (May or August), no later than 11:59 p.m. In the second session, it is possible to complete the work alone if a request has been made by email to the teaching team before June 1.

• Explore a research topic in a group through exploratory research.
• Define a research topic and contextualize it: establish the scope of the research and the limits of the proposed investigation.
• Self-analyze and develop critical and reflective thinking skills in the social sciences.

Work placement(s)

See the Internship Rules on the "Regulations and Forms" page of the FaSS.

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

First session: 30/09 from 1:30 to 3:30 pm (see course schedule).

 After the seminar,

• the reference person for student supervision is :
  the pedagogical tutor for the internship
• the thesis promoter

Contacts

Reference person for the methodological support seminar: Julie Gérard (julie.gerard@uliege.be) with a copy to Benjamin Delgoffe (b.delgoffe@uliege.be) for follow-up.

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