Duration
15h Th, 15h Pr
Number of credits
| Bachelor in history | 5 crédits |
Lecturer
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
Foreign students are expected to master the French language first, as several papers and results of bibliographical research are to be turned in during the academic year and at the end of it.
The four Heuristics courses contribute to the establishment of a real progression in the training of history students. The possibility of following them in parallel in B2 offers students the opportunity to discover the specificities and methods of historical research for the four periods (discovery of the different types of sources and literature specific to each period; initiation to bibliographical research and the use of the main working tools). In B3, each student will thus be able to choose, with full knowledge of the facts, the two periods in which he wishes to specialise and to carry out his first major work independently (including the TFC).
At the end of these heuristics courses, students will have acquired some research automatisms, exercised their critical thinking and improved the quality of their scientific writing.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The student will be able to find his or her way through the printed material on contemporary history (especially that of Belgium) on his or her own at the end of the quadrimester:
- writing a systematic and exhaustive bibliography (printed sources, secondary literature and working tools);
- writing short assignments that draw on the skills acquired during the course (e.g., analyzing press coverage, writing a biographical note, etc.);
- mastery of the heuristic reflexes essential to any research in Belgian official sources and in the digitised historical press.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Working knowledge of French, both oral and written.
Reading capacity of English and, possibly, notions of Dutch.
The knowledge and skills required by the courses Practical Introduction to Research in History (HIST0082), Notions of Historical Criticism (HIST0055) and Contemporary history (HIST0031) are assumed to have been acquired.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The course will alternate theoretical and practical sessions. The exercises proposed may consist of individual or group work and lead to the production of written texts.
Compulsory tutoring sessions will also be organised (schedule to be specified).
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
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Course materials and recommended or required readings
Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus
Further information:
"Guide d'initiation bibliographique".
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( open-ended questions )
Written work / report
Continuous assessment
Further information:
Further information:
Students will be assessed in the following way:
- work to be handed in during the term: 30%;
- written examination: 70%;
Main evaluation criteria:
- the quality and thoroughness of the documentary research (method adopted, presentation and coherence of the infrapaginal notes and bibliographical references);
- mastery of tools (main working instruments, sites providing access to various printed sources, etc.);
- the quality of the critical reflection;
- the quality of the language (spelling, syntax and style).
In order to ensure that students acquire the historical skills specified in the learning objectives, and in accordance with the institutional charter-which allows each degree programme to draw up a more restrictive framework than the default framework it defines-the only uses of a generative artificial intelligence (GAI) tool that are permitted, subject to the explicit consent of the course lecturer, are:
the use of GAI for the purpose of formal language refinement, i.e. exclusively for spelling and grammatical correction, excluding any formulation or rewriting;
the use of GAI for the purpose of translating modern languages;
As the use of a GAI always entails the responsibility of the person using it, students must take full responsibility for any translations or corrections on which they rely and must duly disclose any such use of GAI.
Furthermore, such use must always be approved in advance by the course tutor and must be accompanied by a critical methodological note on the value and specific terms of this technical use of an AI tool.
In any written work, students must therefore declare on their honour, in an introductory note:
- either that they have not used AI in any way;
- or that they have used it, strictly within the limits specified above.
Any unauthorised use will result in a postponement. The voluntary, truthful and full disclosure of unauthorised use does not constitute grounds for avoiding this measure and does not remedy the irregularity.
During the written exam in the library, no use of AI will be tolerated so that students are required to demonstrate, without outside help, their mastery of the language and other skills practiced. Any false or incomplete statement will be considered fraud and punished as such.
Attendance at lectures and practicals
According to article 61 §2 of the General Regulations on Studies and Examinations, ""l'étudiant peut en outre être déclaré irrecevable à l'évaluation s'il n'a pas participé à une ou plusieurs activités d'apprentissage déclarées obligatoires et indissociables de l'UE concernée. La cause d'irrecevabilité et ses modalités d'application doivent être portées à la connaissance des étudiants par le biais de l'engagement pédagogique de l'UE et, le cas échéant, du règlement facultaire y relatif. Il en va de même pour l'étudiant qui n'aurait pas remis, dans les délais fixés (article 123, § 3) ou dans les formes prescrites, les rapports, travaux personnels ou tous travaux imposés dans le cadre de l'activité concernée".
Three unjustified absences will result in refusal of the first session, as will failure to submit the required work on time.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Pr. Catherine LANNEAU
Département des Sciences historiques (A4)
1 b, quai Roosevelt, 4000 Liège
Tél. 04 366 56 08
C.Lanneau@uliege.be
Assistant: Amanda Trembloy and Sacha Habibi
Students tutors: Charline Dauby and Romane Duspeaux