Duration
30h SEM
Number of credits
| Extra courses intended for exchange students (Erasmus, ...) (Faculty of social sciences) | 5 crédits |
Lecturer
Estelle Lecroart, Gautier Pirotte, Marc Poncelet, Melissa Schneider
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
Through the conferences of different key articles or reference works, this seminar is the opportunity to implement different methods to work on reading skills (reading notes, peer review, surveying, reflective exchanges) and thus allow different objects to be grasped , themes and approaches linked to the socio-anthropology of the field of development.
The course is built around a double working modality: the first concerns the reading of gray AND scientific literature, the second concerns the carrying out of a survey if the number of students allows it.
Students will be asked to write reading notes which will be the subject of discussions (in the form of a seminar) during the sessions.
The introductory session will be devoted to presenting the practical modalities of the course.
A specific session relating to documentary research will also be organized.
This session will be an opportunity to answer the following questions: how to distinguish scientific and non-scientific literature, where to look for scientific literature and with what research techniques?
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The objective of this course is to familiarize students with the reading, comprehension and analysis of scientific articles, and to provide them with the tools allowing them to distinguish gray literature, scientific and non-scientific literature in the field of development. Thanks to these skills, students will be able to adopt a critical posture when reading and will be able to make optimal use of the texts in their future work and research. Over the course of the course, the readings will also give an overview of some areas of research in development.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
French reading skills
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The courses will be based on the reading of different texts (gray literature and scientific literature). Students will also have the opportunity to experiment with different working and reading techniques (e.g. reading sheet, peer review, surveying).
The students will follow the following working method for two work themes (three themes possibly depending on the number of students):
1- reading gray literature + production of a reading note (1) based on a framework
2- peer review (gray lit.) in progress + exchanges
3- reading scientific literature + producing a reading note (2) based on a framework
4- peer review (lit. scientific) in progress + exchanges
5- production of a consolidated note (3) articulating notes 1 and 2.
If the number of students allows, as part of a course we will also carry out a survey. This is a collective reading technique which is carried out in different stages:
1- separation of the book into as many parts as there are participants
2- individual reading
3- pooling
At the end of this session, students will have to produce a grade based on the key elements of the work.
Note: Due to the necessary involvement of students for the sessions to run smoothly, students must be present at each session; only one unjustified absence is tolerated.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
The preferred method of teaching will be face-to-face, but if it is impossible to travel to or access the university, exchanges may take place by video conference (at the scheduled time for the course).
Recommended or required readings
All the articles proposed will have to be read for each session. They will be posted on eCampus one week before each session in pdf format.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam AND oral exam
Written work / report
Continuous assessment
Additional information:
Continuous assessment: Students will be assessed for their participation in the discussions.
Each student will hand in 3 reading sheets (per theme) for a total of 6 sheets. They will also hand in a card reviewing the key elements of the surveying session.
These sheets will be subject to peer review in order to improve their quality.
In case of a second session, the evaluation will consist of a presentation and an individual oral discussion of two texts not previously seen.
If we have to switch to distance learning, the course will be organized by videoconference and the same modalities will apply.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Consult the course schedule given at the start of the year.
Contacts
Estelle Lecrorart : estelle.lecroart@uliege.be
Melissa Schneider : melissa.schneider@uliege.be