Duration
24h SEM
Number of credits
| Extra courses intended for exchange students (Erasmus, ...) (Faculty of social sciences) | 5 crédits |
Lecturer
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Through readings of various articles and reference works related to development cooperation, this seminar provides an opportunity to implement different methods to develop reading skills (reading notes, peer review, surveying, reflective discussions) and thus enable students to grasp different subjects, themes, and approaches related to the socio-anthropology of development.
The course will be structured around a dual work method: the first involves reading gray and scientific literature; the second involves conducting a survey if the number of students allows.
Students will be required to read articles at home, work on them in subgroups, and then discuss them in class. At the end of each topic, they will be required to individually produce a reading note articulating all the references read.
The introductory session will be devoted to presenting the practical details of the course and equipping students to identify different types of literature.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The objective of this course is to familiarize students with reading, understanding and analyzing scientific articles, and to provide them with the tools to distinguish gray literature from scientific literature in the field of development.
With these skills, students will be able to adopt a critical stance when reading and discuss different sources and will be able to use the texts optimally in their future work and research. Throughout the course, the readings carried out will also provide an overview of some areas of research in development.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
French reading skills
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The courses will be based on the reading of various texts (gray literature and scientific literature). Students will also have the opportunity to experiment with different work and reading techniques (e.g., reading notes, peer review, and surveying).
Students will follow the following work method for two work themes (possibly three themes depending on the number of students):
1- Home reading of gray and scientific literature
2- Discussion in subgroups during the class around specific points : if the reading is not completed, the student will be excluded from the session.
3- Submission of a 3-page note per subgroup outlining the work completed
4- Discussion in the form of a debate between the different subgroups
5- Production of an individual note articulating all the literature used for the topic discussed.
If the number of students allows, we will also conduct a surveying exercise as part of a course. This is a group reading technique that involves several steps:
1- dividing the book into as many sections as there are participants
2- individual reading
3- sharing
At the end of this session, students will be required to produce a grade based on the key elements of the book.
1. Due to the necessary student involvement for the smooth running of the sessions, students must be present at each session; only one unexcused absence will be tolerated.
Attendance at these sessions is therefore mandatory. The following are considered excused absences: an absence following the death of a loved one, a medical appointment or illness (by providing supervisors with an official document), or a sudden public transportation strike.
2. Students must have read the documents by the due date. If they do not read them, the student concerned will be excluded from the course.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Course materials and recommended or required readings
All the articles proposed will have to be read for each session. They will be posted on eCampus one week before each session in pdf format.
Written work / report
Continuous assessment
Further information:
Written work / report
Continuous assessment
Additional explanations:
Continuous assessment for certification:
Each student will submit three reading sheets (one per topic) on the prescribed dates indicated in the work schedule.
In the case of a second session, the assessment will consist of submitting a reading sheet covering various sources on a new topic. This sheet will be discussed during an oral interview.
The first two sheets count for 25% each, the third for 30% and active participation in the session discussions for 20%.
Formative assessment:
Students will be required to submit an interim report summarizing their discussions in the subgroup. Comments will be made as the sessions progress; students are expected to take these comments into account when completing the three individual assessment sheets.
Artificial Intelligence
The use of AI is prohibited for the drafting of the document, particularly during discussions. AI may only be used to correct spelling and syntax.
The student therefore agrees to be transparent about any use of AI in their work and to mention it in preliminary comments at the beginning of the work, specifying the tool, date, and purpose.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Consult the course schedule given at the start of the year.
Contacts
Melissa Schneider : melissa.schneider@uliege.be
Frieda Vandeninden : F.Vandeninden@uliege.be