Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
| Master in labour sciences (120 ECTS) (work and study master) | 6 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
The first session of the seminar introduces students to the course, the instructions for their work and the texts on which it will be based. The rest of the term is dedicated to helping students progress with their individual work, with the possibility of being accompanied by the seminar coordinators if necessary, at the student's request. An intermediate session will be held during the term, dedicated to any questions students may have.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The objectives are to:
- Demonstrate autonomy in writing and an ability to grasp the multidisciplinary issues at stake in work and to cross-reference a variety of scientific viewpoints on the question (sociology, anthropology, psychology, philosophy, history, etc.).
- Be able to provide a cross-disciplinary analysis of texts dealing with the issue of suffering at work, free from any ideological or normative implications;
- Ensure that the main concepts of the texts studied are correctly correlated to frame the theme;
- Be able to formulate a basic hypothesis about suffering at work, which the texts would then support, either through a contradictory debate between the authors, or through a concordance of their respective theses. In the case of a contradictory debate, the work will present the scientific arguments of both sides, and justify why some of them seem more relevant in the long run.
- Identify the theoretical frameworks of the texts and bring them into dialogue with each other, using examples or empirical illustrations as appropriate.
- Present a synthetic conclusion that either explains why some of the perspectives discussed seem more relevant than others, or why they should be considered as a whole, in a framed redefinition of what suffering at work can represent in contemporary wage societies.
- Summarize all these elements in a structured piece of writing that respects precise formal guidelines.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Seminar sessions to present seminar modalities and answer students' questions, individual coaching on request.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Blended learning
Recommended or required readings
See the portfolio of texts presented during the first session and available on the seminar's eCampus tab.
Written work / report
Additional information:
Assessment is based exclusively on the individual work submitted in January (for the first session) or August (for the second session). The work is assessed by the coordinators on the basis of whether it achieves the objectives defined above, and whether it complies with the formal instructions.
The work will be assessed on the basis of the following elements (by way of indication):
- Thoroughness of the essay;
- Quality and originality of the argumentative development;
- Mastery of theoretical content;
- The coherence of the analyses proposed and the use of empirical illustrations;
- Ability to critically reflect on the work carried out;
- Quality and care in writing the text (spelling, syntax, style and structure);
- scientific treatment of sources (quotations, quotation marks, pagination, bibliography, etc.).
Any plagiarism will result in the seminar being declared null and void, and the student will not be able to validate the credits associated with the seminar (cf. rules relating to plagiarism, which can be consulted on the following web page: https://my.student.uliege.be/cms/c_11161787/fr/mystudent-prevenir-le-plagiat).
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
The teachers and modalities of this seminar have changed since the 2022-23 academic year. Students who are required to re-take this course after failing last year will be required to submit an individual paper this year in the same way as students taking this course for the first time.
Contacts
Bruno Frère, Manoée Thiry