Seminar of methods : applied methods tool box

lspri2215  2019-2020  Louvain-la-Neuve

Seminar of methods : applied methods tool box
Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
5 credits
15.0 h
Q1
Teacher(s)
Baudewyns Pierre; Jacquet Vincent;
Language
English
Prerequisites
None
Main themes
In this course, students will learn about as many methods as possible that could be useful for their own work.
Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

1 At the end of this course, the students will be able to:
  • Define a research design
  • Identify which method(s) best fit their needs
  • Use these methods in their work
  • Present their use of these methods
  • Critically reflect about methods
 

The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
This course offers a toolbox of applied methods, that is methods that can be applied in the real life
Teaching methods
This course starts with two sessions about research design. On this basis, several methods are presented during the following sessions. Each of these sessions are made of two parts: a guest lecturer presents a particular method and a - group of - student(s) present(s) how they would use it in their own work and other students review their proposition. The final assignment is a paper that presents a research question with its research design
Evaluation methods
This course is assessed via an individual paper and its presentation as well as peer-reviewing of others' work and the animation of a session of presentation/discussion.
Other information
This course demands active student participation and a good command of English
Bibliography
Un portefeuille de lectures sera communiqué tout au long du cours.
Faculty or entity
PSAD


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Master [120] in Political Sciences: General