Duration
24h SEM
Number of credits
| Master in population and development studies, professional focus North-South cooperation | 9 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
All year long
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
This seminar aims to help students produce scientific work related to development cooperation. Its objective is to support students in acquiring a research approach.
Based on an individually chosen theme, the seminar will help them formulate questions, carry out bibliographic research, write a state of the art and a bibliography, and experiment with certain research stages (semi-directed interviews in particular).
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
At the end of this seminar, students will be able to
- carry out documentary research
- distinguish between scientific and grey literature
- write a bibliography and a state of the art
- conduct a semi-directive interview
- put empirical data into perspective and articulate them with the scientific literature
- arrive at the construction of a problem
These abilities will be assessed by the production of structured personal work presenting a clear and relevant question related to development cooperation.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Students who come from another faculty and/or who do not have any additional credits are advised to read these works:
Pirotte G., (2021), La fabrique de l'aide internationale, Presses universitaires de Liège.
Paillé, P., Mucchielli, A. (2012). Qualitative analysis in the human and social sciences. Paris: Armand Colin.
Olivier de Sardan J.P., (2008). The rigor of qualitative. Academia-Bruylant, Louvain-La-Neuve.
Lejeune C., (2014). Qualitative analysis manual. Analyze without counting or classifying. De Boeck, Louvain-la-Neuve.
Campenhoudt, L. V., & Quivy, R. (2001). Research manual in the social sciences (2nd edition completely revised and expanded). Dunod.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Face-to-face support seminar with
- sessions covering theoretical and methodological elements
- practical exercises to be submitted (intermediate work)
- sessions in the form of exchanges in subgroups based on intermediate productions. These sessions will be an opportunity to discuss with teachers the progress of their personal work and to ask questions throughout the course.
In the event of failure and re-enrollment for a new academic year, the student who registers the SOCI2261 course in their PAE is subject to all of these regulations, which implies mandatory attendance at the seminar.
Students will be required to submit intermediate work necessary for the successful completion of their personal work. A precise work schedule with deadlines to be met will be communicated to students during the first course.
These productions will be assessed for formative purposes. Failure to complete these intermediate productions may result in refusal of the submission of the personal work at the end of the year (June or September)
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus
Further information:
A PPT will be available on eCampus, containing the theoretical parts and the discussions that took place during the sessions.
Required readings
A portfolio of texts will be communicated as the sessions progress and available on eCampus.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam
Written work / report
Continuous assessment
Further information:
Exam(s) in session
All sessions combined
- In person
Written assessment
Assignment to be submitted - report
Other: Formative assessment via intermediate productions to be submitted.
Additional explanations:
The seminar is assessed by submitting personal work.
All instructions relating to the work will be communicated to students via eCampus: structure, admissibility criteria, specific expectations.
The assessment is carried out jointly by the TP supervisor (50%) and one of the seminar instructors "Introduction to Research in Development and International Cooperation" (50%), based on the criteria contained in the TP instructions, available on eCampus as well as on the basis of the discussions held and indications given during the sessions.
The student must respect the admissibility criteria under penalty of adjournment.
In his work, he will have to demonstrate critical distance and refrain from any judgment with regard to his research subject and will wisely mobilize quality scientific literature and appropriate methodological tools.
A mark lower than 10/20 for the SOCI2261 course (for personal work) will not be credited in deliberation
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Estelle Lecroart, assistante : estelle.lecroart@uliege.be
Melissa Schneider, assistante : melissa.schneider@uliege.be