Duration
15h SEM
Number of credits
| Master in anthropology (120 ECTS) | 5 crédits | |||
| Master in sociology and anthropology (60 ECTS) | 5 crédits |
Lecturer
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
This course aims to guide into the stages of the research process required to write the dissertation for a master's degree.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Objectives of the learning unit:
- Defining the requirements of social science research and of Master dissertation in particular
- Informing about the material and human resources within FaSS
- Helping to elaborate the research process and establish a work schedule
- Strengthening general skills required (ethnographic fieldwork, bibliographical research, problematization, analysis, dissertation, ...)
- Enabling exchanges about potential difficulties
- Encouranging emulation
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Research initiation sessions.
Participative sessions: monitoring of project construction and of research progress, including evaluative written compositions.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Sessions are organised according to a schedule that follows the progress of the research and its deadlines. In the first part of the year, frequent sessions aim to provide all the necessary tools to begin the research. After january, the sessions are less frequent and aim to monitoring the research progress. The sessions are compulsory (the requirements laid out must be respected).
Recommended or required readings
Several documents will progressively be provided online, on myULiège.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam AND oral exam
- Remote
written exam AND oral exam
Written work / report
Other : oral exam + written work (progress note + worksheet)
Additional information:
Any session :
- In-person : oral exam + written work (progress note + worksheet)
- Remote : oral exam + written work (progress note + worksheet)
- If evaluation in "hybrid" : preferred in-person
Additional information:
Assessment is based on active participation in the various sessions and written compositions produced during the year :
- Master's dissertation description sheet (first semester)
- written composition about the state of progress of research (second semester)
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Two written work (for evaluation purposes):
- Master's dissertation description sheet (first semester)
- written composition about the state of progress of research (second semester)
Contacts
Lorena Ulloa - lulloa@uliege.be
Isabelle Borsus - iborsus@uliege.be
Faculté des Sciences Sociales
Laboratoire d'Anthropologie Sociale et Culturelle Université de Liège Place des orateurs, 3 (B31,Quartier Agora) - 4000 LIEGE
Bureau: 3/52
04/366.31.71