2024-2025 / SEMI0001-1

Methodological support seminar

Duration

24h SEM

Number of credits

 Master in labour sciences, research focus2 crédits 
 Master in human resource management, professional focus in management (Gestion)3 crédits 
 Master in human resource management, professional focus in HR policy and management3 crédits 

Lecturer

Benjamin Delgoffe, Julie Gérard

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

All year long, with partial in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

The seminar has a dual objective: practical and methodological:

On a practical level :

  • provide students with occasional guidance on the organizational aspects of their internship and dissertation,
  • provide technical support in the completion of their internship, internship report and dissertation.
Methodology:

  • review the main stages of social science research, according to students' needs and expectations,
  • expose students to research in the social sciences by practising writing a scientific article on one of the research topics covered during the Research Support Seminar (SEMI0731-1) they attended the previous academic year.


 

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

At the end of this seminar, students will have received the tools and advice they need to:

  • organize their academic year by completing, in addition to their courses and assignments, an internship and a thesis,
  • meet FaSS deadlines (see the schedule on the "Rules and Forms" page of the Faculty website: https://www.student.fass.uliege.be/cms/c_7151929/fr/reglements-et-formulaires,
  • structure and write their dissertation and internship report,
  • write a scientific article on a research project previously carried out by a group of 4,
  • organize the submission and defense of their dissertation.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

For M2 HRM students:
- SEMI0731-1 is a prerequisite.
- HMEM0005-1 is a corequisite.
- HSTG0024-1 is a corequisite.


For students in M2 ST 120 ECTS:
- SEMI0731-1 is a prerequisite.
- HMEM0006-1 is a corequisite.
- HSTG0011-1 is a corequisite.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The seminar will take place over ten sessions throughout the year, and is designed to be resolutely participative and dynamic.

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

Blended learning


Further information:

The seminar eminar will take place over ten sessions throughout the year, and is designed to be resolutely participative and dynamic.

  • Hybrid teaching mode using the Ultra platform (formerly eCampus): Q1 face-to-face, Q2 distance learning.
  • The seminar is resolutely participative and dynamic.
  • Attendance is mandatory.
  • In the event of an internship abroad, a solution will be negotiated: please do not delay in contacting the seminar coordinator, Ms. Gérard Julie, and the president of the jury in your field.

Course materials and recommended or required readings

Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus


Further information:

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- Remote

written exam

Written work / report


Further information:

The evaluation of the seminar will be based on the writing of a scientific article by groups of 4 students, to be submitted between February 21 and May 26, 2025 (before 11:59 p.m.) via the Ultra platform (formerly eCampus).
A bonus point could be awarded to students who stand out for their active participation in the course.

Assignment - report

The assessment is based on the writing of a scientific article of 5 pages max. excluding bibliography and appendices, based on the content of one of the research projects carried out as part of the Research Accompaniment Seminar (SEMI0731-1) in Master 1.
The article must be written by a group of 4 people (the same group or a new group as the one formed during the Research Accompaniment Seminar (SEMI0731-1) in Master 1). For new students: possibility of writing an article on a theme encountered in their workplace or internship.


The article must include:
1. Abstract/résumé
2. Introduction/Presentation of the subject
3. Contextualization
4. Analytical framework/Literature review
5. Methodology
6. Layout and analysis
7. Discussion and conclusion
8. Bibliography
9. Appendices

 

In the second session, the assessment will focus solely on the writing of the article. The article may be written individually or as part of a group. However, if the student decides to write the scientific article alone, it must address a new research question. He/she must notify the teachers by e-mail before July 1, 2025, giving reasons for his/her decision. Bonus points will no longer be counted. Submission procedures will be identical to those for the first session, and the paper must be submitted on the Ultra platform (formerly eCampus) by August 16, 2025, 11:59 p.m. at the latest.

Work placement(s)

See the Internship Rules on the "Regulations and Forms" page of the FaSS.

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

First session: Tuesday 19/09 from 1:30 to 3:30 pm (see course schedule).

The seminar will be held face-to-face during Q1 and remotely during Q2 (Tuesday from 1:30 to 3:30 pm (see course schedule)). After the seminar,

  • the reference person for student supervision is :
    the pedagogical tutor for the internship
  • the thesis promoter
Note: For M2 HRM students, the internship tutor is normally also the dissertation promoter.

Contacts

Reference person for the methodological support seminar: Julie Gérard (julie.gerard@uliege.be) with a copy to Benjamin Delgoffe (b.delgoffe@uliege.be) for follow-up.

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