Duration
15h Th, 6h Pr
Number of credits
| Master in management, professional focus in general management (H.D.) | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
This course aims to raise students' awareness of the scientific approach and to prepare them for the development of their master's thesis. Students will learn about the stages of scientific research and will be introduced to reading and critically assessing scientific articles. They will learn how to evaluate the quality of and search for scientific articles, as well as to understand the notions of internal and external validity. Finally, they will also become familiar with the stages involved in developing their thesis and the different methodologies, namely:
- Structuring and planning a thesis project
- Writing a convincing literature review
- Making informed theoretical and methodological choices
- Presenting and discussing research findings
- Developing critical thinking
- Explaining and justifying one's choices
- Strengthening writing and presentation skills
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The course consists of:
- theoretical sessions and in-class application activities,
- digital resources (an interactive podcast-based learning path),
- a portfolio for the development of the master's thesis topic,
- individual coaching sessions.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Blended learning
Further information:
Lectures will be delivered both in person and online.
Individual meeting sessions will be organized via Teams.
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Written work / report
Continuous assessment
Further information:
First session:
Individual portfolio (90%)
- Each student develops an individual portfolio as preparation for their Master's thesis.
- The portfolio is assessed primarily on whether it has been completed in accordance with the instructions and submitted by the deadline, its general coherence, rather than on the detailed content of the Master's thesis project.
- Presentation and defence of the thesis topic in VR.
- Identification of areas for improvement based on the experience.
In the second session, the assessment is based solely on the individual portfolio (100%), which must be submitted by August 16 at 12:00 PM by e-mail (new or improved version).
* In the event of a technical issue preventing the VR session from taking place, this part of the assessment will be replaced by an online self-assessment quiz.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Nadia Steils - Associate Professor of Marketing
nadia.steils@uliege.be