Duration
Final thesis :
Final thesis support seminars :
Number of credits
| Master en logopédie, à finalité spécialisée | 20 crédits |
Lecturer
Final thesis : Collégialité, Valentine Vanootighem
Final thesis support seminars : Valentine Vanootighem
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
All year long
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
A master thesis is a work of research conducted under the terms that apply to scientific research and/or a critical and in-depth summary of the literature. It is backed up by the production of a written document.
A research-type dissertation includes at least an introduction, a review of the relevant literature related to the chosen subject, the formulation of one or several theories and/or questions, the description of the methodology used and, the description of the data obtained, an interpretation of the data (or a combination of data/interpretations where case analyses are concerned), discussion of these, a conclusion shedding light on the main facts established, possibilities, a table of contents as well as the list of references quoted and appendices. The dissertation also makes a significant contribution to the resolution of a theoretical question or a practical problem.
Final thesis
A master thesis is a work of research conducted under the terms that apply to scientific research and/or a critical and in-depth summary of the literature. It is backed up by the production of a written document.
A research-type dissertation includes at least an introduction, a review of the relevant literature related to the chosen subject, the formulation of one or several theories and/or questions, the description of the methodology used and, the description of the data obtained, an interpretation of the data (or a combination of data/interpretations where case analyses are concerned), discussion of these, a conclusion shedding light on the main facts established, possibilities, a table of contents as well as the list of references quoted and appendices. The dissertation also makes a significant contribution to the resolution of a theoretical question or a practical problem.
Final thesis support seminars
The student will be required to participate in a series of cross-disciplinary seminars designed to support students through the various stages of the scientific research process as part of the preparation and completion of their dissertation. The seminars aim to develop the skills required to design, structure, write and present a research project. They address the requirements associated with the different sections of a research project, as well as the principles of scientific communication.
Participation in the cross-disciplinary support seminars is compulsory.
Successful completion of the dissertation is conditional upon compliance with the participation requirements for these seminars. The organisational, participation and validation arrangements applicable to the first and second examination sessions are described in the "Assessment methods and criteria" section.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The objective in completing a dissertation is to inform the author about the principles of scientific research and verify his or her capacity to study a relevant question relating to the Psychology Sciences, Education Sciences or Logopedics. A dissertation is a personal and original work (See Point 5 of Règlement facultaire pour le mémoire des masters en Sciences psychologiques, en Logopédie et en Sciences de l'éducation et and additional institutional information available from the faculty website) by the student enabling him or her to demonstrate his or her capacity to study a question with tools whose validity are recognized by the scientific community and to make a presentation on this question in written and oral form.
Final thesis
The objective in completing a dissertation is to inform the author about the principles of scientific research and verify his or her capacity to study a relevant question relating to the Psychology Sciences, Education Sciences or Logopedics. A dissertation is a personal and original work (See Point 5 of Règlement facultaire pour le mémoire des masters en Sciences psychologiques, en Logopédie et en Sciences de l'éducation et and additional institutional information available from the faculty website) by the student enabling him or her to demonstrate his or her capacity to study a question with tools whose validity are recognized by the scientific community and to make a presentation on this question in written and oral form.
Final thesis support seminars
The cross-disciplinary support programme primarily aims to enable students to develop the skills required to carry out and complete their research project. In particular, it aims to enable students to:
- prepare and complete the documentation relating to their research project for submission to the Ethics Committee;
- present their research findings in accordance with the principles and good practices of scientific communication;
- discuss and interpret their research findings in accordance with the principles and good practices of scientific research;
- prepare the presentation and oral defence of their dissertation.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
La validation des crédits du Travail Préparatoire à la Recherche (TPR) constitue un prérequis à la réalisation du mémoire.
Final thesis
La validation des crédits du Travail Préparatoire à la Recherche (TPR) constitue un prérequis à la réalisation du mémoire.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Choice of subject
The research topic will have been selected and defined during the course Travail Préparatoire à la Recherche (TPR). This situation does not prevent the definition of the topic to evolve over the course the project.
Supervision of the dissertation
In order to complete a dissertation, the student is supervised by a sponsor who advises him or her and supervises his or her work for the duration of the dissertation and helps him or her to find the Common thread from the resource persons. The help given by the sponsor and the resource people may not go so far as to serve as a partial or entire substitute for the student's work. It is up to the student to regularly inform the sponsor of the state of progress of his or her research or reflections. The sponsor will suggest an agreement relative to the completion of a dissertation defining the use of the data that may be contained in the dissertation.
The student will be required to participate in a series of cross-disciplinary seminars designed to support students through the various stages of the scientific research process as part of the preparation and completion of their dissertation. The seminars aim to develop the skills required to design, structure, write and present a research project. They address the requirements associated with the different sections of a research project, as well as the principles of scientific communication.
Participation in the cross-disciplinary support seminars is compulsory.
Successful completion of the dissertation is conditional upon compliance with the participation requirements for these seminars. The organisational, participation and validation arrangements applicable to the first and second examination sessions are described in the "Assessment methods and criteria" section.
Final thesis
Choice of subject
The research topic will have been selected and defined during the course Travail Préparatoire à la Recherche (TPR). This situation does not prevent the definition of the topic to evolve over the course the project.
Supervision of the dissertation
In order to complete a dissertation, the student is supervised by a sponsor who advises him or her and supervises his or her work for the duration of the dissertation and helps him or her to find the Common thread from the resource persons. The help given by the sponsor and the resource people may not go so far as to serve as a partial or entire substitute for the student's work. It is up to the student to regularly inform the sponsor of the state of progress of his or her research or reflections. The sponsor will suggest an agreement relative to the completion of a dissertation defining the use of the data that may be contained in the dissertation.
The student will be required to participate in a series of cross-disciplinary seminars designed to support students through the various stages of the scientific research process as part of the preparation and completion of their dissertation. The seminars aim to develop the skills required to design, structure, write and present a research project. They address the requirements associated with the different sections of a research project, as well as the principles of scientific communication.
Participation in the cross-disciplinary support seminars is compulsory.
Successful completion of the dissertation is conditional upon compliance with the participation requirements for these seminars. The organisational, participation and validation arrangements applicable to the first and second examination sessions are described in the "Assessment methods and criteria" section.
Final thesis support seminars
Learning activities include a series of cross-disciplinary seminars covering the different stages of the scientific research process and the completion of the dissertation.
These seminars are complemented by a range of learning resources made available on the course's eCampus platform.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Blended learning
Further information:
A combination of face-to-face and online learning activities is used as part of the cross-disciplinary support programme.
Final thesis
Blended learning
Further information:
A combination of face-to-face and online learning activities is used as part of the cross-disciplinary support programme.
Final thesis support seminars
Blended learning
Further information:
A combination of face-to-face and online learning activities is used as part of the cross-disciplinary support programme.
Recommended or required readings
Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus
Further information:
For the cross-disciplinary support programme, a dedicated eCampus space provides the seminar schedule and brings together all the resources relating to the programme.
Final thesis
Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus
Further information:
For the cross-disciplinary support programme, a dedicated eCampus space provides the seminar schedule and brings together all the resources relating to the programme.
Final thesis support seminars
Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus
Further information:
For the cross-disciplinary support programme, a dedicated eCampus space provides the seminar schedule and brings together all the resources relating to the programme.
Assessment methods and criteria
Written work / report
Other : Oral defence
Further information:
The dissertation comprises:
- the submission of an original piece of written work completed independently by the student;
- an oral defence lasting no more than one hour (including the jury's deliberation), during which the student has 10 minutes to present their work. The presentation should be concise and focus primarily on briefly setting the context for the research question, the methods used to address it, the main findings and their interpretation. The student should not revisit the theoretical background developed in the dissertation. The presentation is followed by a question-and-answer session with the members of the jury.
The dissertation is assessed on the basis of two separate components:
- the written report (50% of the final grade);
- the oral defence (50% of the final grade).
Participation in the cross-disciplinary support programme
Participation in the cross-disciplinary support seminars is compulsory.
Successful completion of the dissertation is conditional upon compliance with the participation requirements for these seminars. The organisational, participation and validation arrangements applicable to the first and second examination sessions are as follows:
First examination session:
Attendance at the sessions is compulsory and will be recorded. One absence without justification is permitted during the academic year (one "joker").
An absence is considered justified if it is supported by a medical certificate or any other official document confirming that the student was unable to attend the session.
Students who exceed this permitted absence will not be authorised to submit their TPR during the first examination session.
Second examination session:
To meet the requirements for the second examination session, students must watch the podcasts made available to them and complete the associated tests. Completion of all these activities is compulsory in order to be authorised to submit the dissertation during the second examination session.
These arrangements will be reiterated during the first seminar of the academic year.
Comments on spelling: Proficiency in the French language is one of the basic skills required for professional practice in speech therapy. As such, if the file/work/report submitted contains more than 5 spelling mistakes (in usage and/or agreement), it will result in a failing grade (5/20) in the first session and must be resubmitted in the second session. If the file/work/report submitted in the second session contains more than 5 spelling mistakes, the student will have 2 points deducted from their course grade (/20).
Final thesis
Written work / report
Other : Oral defence
Further information:
The dissertation comprises:
- the submission of an original piece of written work completed independently by the student;
- an oral defence lasting no more than one hour (including the jury's deliberation), during which the student has 10 minutes to present their work. The presentation should be concise and focus primarily on briefly setting the context for the research question, the methods used to address it, the main findings and their interpretation. The student should not revisit the theoretical background developed in the dissertation. The presentation is followed by a question-and-answer session with the members of the jury.
The dissertation is assessed on the basis of two separate components:
- the written report (50% of the final grade);
- the oral defence (50% of the final grade).
Participation in the cross-disciplinary support programme
Participation in the cross-disciplinary support seminars is compulsory.
Successful completion of the dissertation is conditional upon compliance with the participation requirements for these seminars. The organisational, participation and validation arrangements applicable to the first and second examination sessions are as follows:
First examination session:
Attendance at the sessions is compulsory and will be recorded. One absence without justification is permitted during the academic year (one "joker").
An absence is considered justified if it is supported by a medical certificate or any other official document confirming that the student was unable to attend the session.
Students who exceed this permitted absence will not be authorised to submit their TPR during the first examination session.
Second examination session:
To meet the requirements for the second examination session, students must watch the podcasts made available to them and complete the associated tests. Completion of all these activities is compulsory in order to be authorised to submit the dissertation during the second examination session.
These arrangements will be reiterated during the first seminar of the academic year.
Comments on spelling: Proficiency in the French language is one of the basic skills required for professional practice in speech therapy. As such, if the file/work/report submitted contains more than 5 spelling mistakes (in usage and/or agreement), it will result in a failing grade (5/20) in the first session and must be resubmitted in the second session. If the file/work/report submitted in the second session contains more than 5 spelling mistakes, the student will have 2 points deducted from their course grade (/20).
Final thesis support seminars
Continuous assessment
Further information:
Participation in the cross-disciplinary support seminars is compulsory.
Successful completion of the dissertation is conditional upon compliance with the participation requirements for these seminars. The organisational, participation and validation arrangements applicable to the first and second examination sessions are as follows:
First examination session:
Attendance at the sessions is compulsory and will be recorded. One absence without justification is permitted during the academic year (one "joker").
An absence is considered justified if it is supported by a medical certificate or any other official document confirming that the student was unable to attend the session.
Students who exceed this permitted absence will not be authorised to submit their dissertation during the first examination session.
Second examination session:
To meet the requirements for the second examination session, students must watch the podcasts made available to them and complete the associated tests. Completion of all these activities is compulsory in order to be authorised to submit the dissertation during the second examination session.
These arrangements will be reiterated during the first seminar of the academic year.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
The choice of dissertation topic must be confirmed no later than 15 December of the academic year in which the dissertation is undertaken, using a form available on the Faculty intranet (https://intranet.fplse.uliege.be), under the "Teaching" tab, then "Complete my Master's dissertation form". It is the student's responsibility to complete the online form, ensuring that its content has been approved by their dissertation supervisor, and to tick the box confirming that they have read the agreement governing the completion of a dissertation.The dissertation supervisor must then electronically sign the form no later than 15 December.
The dissertation must be submitted EXCLUSIVELY via the MaTheO platform: in December for the January examination session, in May for a defence during the June examination session, or in August for a defence during the September examination session. For each of these examination sessions, the exact submission deadline is set at the beginning of the academic year and is specified in the Faculty timetable available on the student portal of the Faculty website, under the "Resources" tab, then "Academic Calendar".
Where the dissertation involves research with human participants, it must receive approval from the FPLSE Ethics Committee, even if the dissertation study forms part of a research project for which the dissertation supervisor has already obtained approval from an Ethics Committee. The student may only begin data collection once approval has been obtained from the FPLSE Ethics Committee. Where the dissertation does not involve research with human participants (for example, literature review dissertations, animal research, etc.), an application must also be submitted to the Ethics Committee.
Final thesis
The choice of dissertation topic must be confirmed no later than 15 December of the academic year in which the dissertation is undertaken, using a form available on the Faculty intranet (https://intranet.fplse.uliege.be), under the "Teaching" tab, then "Complete my Master's dissertation form". It is the student's responsibility to complete the online form, ensuring that its content has been approved by their dissertation supervisor, and to tick the box confirming that they have read the agreement governing the completion of a dissertation.The dissertation supervisor must then electronically sign the form no later than 15 December.
The dissertation must be submitted EXCLUSIVELY via the MaTheO platform: in December for the January examination session, in May for a defence during the June examination session, or in August for a defence during the September examination session. For each of these examination sessions, the exact submission deadline is set at the beginning of the academic year and is specified in the Faculty timetable available on the student portal of the Faculty website, under the "Resources" tab, then "Academic Calendar".
Where the dissertation involves research with human participants, it must receive approval from the FPLSE Ethics Committee, even if the dissertation study forms part of a research project for which the dissertation supervisor has already obtained approval from an Ethics Committee. The student may only begin data collection once approval has been obtained from the FPLSE Ethics Committee. Where the dissertation does not involve research with human participants (for example, literature review dissertations, animal research, etc.), an application must also be submitted to the Ethics Committee.
Final thesis support seminars
The seminars forming part of the cross-disciplinary support programme are now strictly compulsory.
Contacts
Scientific supervision: the thesis supervisor and, where applicable, a designated advisor.
Assignment of thesis topics and coordination of the cross-disciplinary thesis support system: Valentine Vanootighem (valentine.vanootighem@uliege.be).
Administrative supervision: Magda Thunus, Master's program administrator (04/366.20.26 or Magda.Thunus@uliege.be).
Final thesis
Scientific supervision: the thesis supervisor and, where applicable, a designated advisor.
Assignment of thesis topics and coordination of the cross-disciplinary thesis support system: Valentine Vanootighem (valentine.vanootighem@uliege.be).
Administrative supervision: Magda Thunus, Master's program administrator (04/366.20.26 or Magda.Thunus@uliege.be).
Final thesis support seminars
Coordination of the cross-disciplinary thesis support system: Valentine Vanootighem (valentine.vanootighem@uliege.be)