Duration
30h Th, 15h Lect.
Number of credits
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
Through the reading of scientific articles, the presentation and discussion of case studies, this course aims to provide students with methodological and conceptual tools enabling them to describe and analyse various situations of collective action. They will also apply these methods to carry out a case study and thereby address an organisational question.
In this course, we will review three bodies of work to synthesise and deepen the knowledge and methods already acquired, in order to better understand the organisation as an entity (comprising three dimensions), as an ontology (organising oneself is a mode of existence, a way of life, a vital issue) and as a process (a process of interaction, enunciation and awareness).
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
At the end of the course, students will be able to
- Combine knowledge of the sociology of organisations, public action and markets to create a relevant methodological and analytical framework.
- Encourage collaboration within a group with a view to achieving certain goals.
- Conduct a case study by mastering the methodological, analytical and theoretical tools needed to carry out a detailed diagnosis in a context of collective action.
- Conduct research in a number of relevant English and French scientific journals (Sociologie du travail, Organisation Studies, Human Relations, Work, Employment and Society, etc.).
- Read and use English and French scientific articles.
- Present and discuss orally and collectively these scientific articles collectively.
- Write a working paper consisting of an organisational diagnosis.
- Give an oral presentation of a reading summary.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Néant
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Activities are organised in a variety of formats (provisional programme):
- llectures based on academic articles and case studies, followed by discussions on key concepts in the sociology of organised action;
- readings from the text portfolio, followed by oral presentations and discussions of key concepts such as sense-making, intermediary objects, instruments of public action, networking, etc.;
- work in small groups;
- conferences bringing together authors, practitioners and students.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
Classroom teaching
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Reading material available on MyUliege, inluding:
- Compulsory readings (scientific articles);
- Presentation of empirical cases;
- PowerPoint presentations.
- Czarniawska, B. (2008) A theory of Organizing, Edward Elgar
- Crozier, M., & Friedberg, E. (1992). L'acteur et le système: les contraintes de l'action collective. Éd. du Seuil.
- Friedberg, E. (1988). L'analyse sociologique des organisations. POUR.
- Friedberg, E. (1997). Le pouvoir et la règle: dynamiques de l'action organisée. Éd. du Seuil.
- Weick, K. (1995). Sense-making in organisations. SAGE Publications.
- Barthélémy, F. (2011). Sociologie de l'action organisée. Nouvelles études de cas. Editions De Boeck, Bruxelles.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions )
Further information:
Any session :
- In-person
written exam (MCQ and open-ended questions )
- Remote
written exam (MCQ and open-ended questions )
- If evaluation in "hybrid"
preferred in-person
Additional information:
Written exam in June
Oral exam in August
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
The list of the scientific articles that will be presented and discussed through the course is available on myuliège