2024-2025 / DTFE0006-1

Final work

Mémoire en criminologie

Writing support seminar

Duration

Mémoire en criminologie :
Writing support seminar : 20h AUTR

Number of credits

 Master in criminology, research focus15 crédits 
 Master in criminology, professional focus15 crédits 
 Master in criminology, professional focus in interpersonal criminology15 crédits 
 Master in criminology, professional focus in criminal organisations and crime analysis15 crédits 

Lecturer

Mémoire en criminologie :
Writing support seminar : Sarah El Guendi

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

All year long

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Support in preparing a final thesis in criminology.

Mémoire en criminologie

Setting, realizations and presentation of a Master Thesis in Criminology

Writing support seminar

Setting, realizations and presentation of a Master Thesis in Criminology

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Acquire skills acquired during the course, to explore criminological issues.

Mémoire en criminologie

To monoplize knowledge, skills and attitudes acquired during the cursus, aiming to run a research dedicated to a criminological issue.

Writing support seminar

Mobilize the knowledge acquired during the criminology curriculum, in terms of both investigative methodologies and criminological concepts, in order to address the research question in depth.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

The whole courses program

  • CRIM3093-1 Construction of criminological data
  • CRIM3114-1 Research approaches in criminology
  • CRIM0016-1 Quantitative research methodology
  • CRIM0017-1 Qualitative research methodology

Mémoire en criminologie

The whole courses program

Writing support seminar

All academic courses.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Seminars are primarily formative in nature, providing methodological support and an opportunity to discuss and reflect on the progress of the TFE. This seminar does not dispense with the compulsory meetings between the student and his/her academic supervisor.

Mémoire en criminologie

- Supervision led by the promotor

Writing support seminar

Thesis support seminars.

Supervision of the thesis by the promoter.

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Blended learning


Further information:

The support seminar is divided into several sessions that follow the logical process of developing a research paper. The aim is to help students develop a working method for their final thesis.

Session 1 - Towards the production of a thesis - covers the presentation of the seminar, with an introduction to its structure and sequence. This session also covers the development of problematization and the formulation of research questions, based on the reading of scientific works.

Session 2 - Searching for scientific sources to produce scientific literature - is devoted to the presentation of search engines relevant to bibliographic research, and to the analysis and discussion of information from bibliographic sources. In addition, the session aims to explain how to produce a theoretical framework that puts forward a precise problematization.

Session 3 - Drawing up a scientific literature review based on our bibliographical research - is dedicated to preparing a detailed literature review that provides an initial contextualization of the research object.

Session 4- Addressing the deontological and ethical issues to be applied in a field of inquiry - This session focuses on ethics, the researcher's posture, and how data should be collected from the target population.

Session 5 - Applying a method of analysis to our material - addresses questions of epistemology and methodology in the humanities and social sciences in general. This session also recalls the rudiments of qualitative, quantitative and mixed data analysis.

Session 6 - Presenting results clearly in preparation for interpretation - aims to present the results obtained in a clear and organized way, in preparation for their subsequent interpretation. This session also aims to provide guidelines for undertaking an informed interpretation with a view to developing a quality discussion.

Session 7 - Defending our research - The aim of this session is to provide the guidance needed to present and defend the research work with scientific rigor, as well as to answer the questions of the jury members in depth.

Note: The number and content of sessions can be adjusted according to the needs of the students. If certain sessions require more in-depth explanations, or if specific requests emerge, adaptations will be made to fully meet the expectations of all students.

Writing support seminar

Blended learning

Recommended or required readings

Séminaires d'accompagnement à l'écriture

Readings and working documents from the the corequisite skills and knowledges are necessary. Some working documents will be available via eCampus and obligation for students to read it before associated workshops.

Writing support seminar

Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus


Further information:

Readings and working documents from the the corequisite skills and knowledges are necessary.

Assessment methods and criteria

Exam(s) in session

May-June exam session

- In-person

oral exam

Continuous assessment

Other : The workshops are not associated with formal evaluation.


Further information:

The seminar sessions prepare students for the assessment of their final work, which is carried out by their Promoter and a jury, on the basis of the written work and the oral defense.

Seminar sessions are primarily training-oriented, with no examinations organized.
 

Mémoire en criminologie

- The Jury is responsible for the assessment that will take into account both the written piece and the oral presentation.

Writing support seminar

Other : no evaluation


Additional information:

 The workshops are not associated with formal evaluation.


Additional information:

The master dissertation will be evaluated by the supervisor and the associated jury.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Note that the dates of seminars and the premises will only be broadcast via celcat.

Writing support seminar

Cf. Séminar.

Contacts

Course instructors:

Principal: Sarah EL GUENDI - sarah.elguendi@uliege.be

Nadège BRASSINE - nadege.brassine@uliege.be

Valentine DOFFINY - vdoffiny@uliege.be

Margot PARMENTIER - margot.Parmentier@uliege.be

Mémoire en criminologie

- Marie De Kemmeter: marie.dekemmeter@ulg.ac.be

Writing support seminar

Support seminar supervisors.

Association of one or more MOOCs