2024-2025 / ENVT3030-2

Qualitative investigation techniques

Duration

12h Th, 30h Cl. inv.

Number of credits

 Master in agroecology, professional focus4 crédits 
 Master in agroecology, professional focus (Double diplôme avec Paris Saclay et AgroParisTech)4 crédits 
 Master in environmental sciences and management, professional focus4 crédits 

Lecturer

Dorothée Denayer, Nathalie Semal

Substitute(s)

Corentin Hecquet

Coordinator

Nathalie Semal

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

The course of methodology is dedicated to the tasks of collecting and analysing qualitative data about social, political or institutional dimensions of environmental issues. It relates to managing and doing interviews.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Through the use of semi-structured interviews, students will be put in good condition for the elaboration of an investigation's strategy; to render them capable of the preparation, the management and the analysis of a survey on an environemental issue ; and finally to have a critical and reflexive assesment of it.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

It is useful to be fluent in French to follow this course.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The fieldworks will be carried on a single issue.
Interviews will be carried out by groups of students under the guidance of a supervisor. Critical discussions about the unfolding and the outputs of the interviews will be organized.

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

Face-to-face course


Further information:

Blended learning


Additional information:

Face to face - Team work (cfr schedule) - e-campus

Course materials and recommended or required readings

Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus


Further information:

Compulsory and recommanded readings

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

oral exam

Written work / report

Continuous assessment


Further information:

Written work / report

Continuous assessment


Additional information:

Written work / report

Continuous assessment

Out-of-session test(s)




 

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

Active participation is imperative.

 

Important notice: the due participation at the practical activities of the course (interviews) are mandatory for the evaluation of the students.

Contacts

d.denayer@uliege.be

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