General heuristics

lhist1140  2024-2025  Louvain-la-Neuve

General heuristics
5.00 credits
22.5 h + 15.0 h
Q1
Teacher(s)
Language
French
Prerequisites
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Main themes
- Presentation and application of documentary research procedures (the problem, finding documentary resources and locating the documentation, material and intellectual treatment of the information).
- Presentation of the principal works of synthesis and working tools and introduction into handling them, situating them in the various historiographical currents, particularly repertories of historical bibliography not limited to one period of history.
- Presentation of a typology of principal sources.
Learning outcomes

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

By the end of this instruction, students will have been introduced to documentory research, keeping a twofold imperative in mind : that of analysing various aspects of a given problem, on the one hand; that of recourse to documentation providing acquaintance with the problem, on the other hand. The course is intended to systematically develop in the student the dialectic between problem analysis and recourse to documentation.
 
Content
The aim of this course is to train students in basic methodology, typology and the elementary criticism of research work, as well as in the creation of detailed bibliographies and the problematization of research work.
Teaching methods
The course is comprised of theoretical lectures, as well as exercises to be done individually or during organized exercise meetings.
Evaluation methods
50% of grade based on successful completion of a series of assignments in class and at home
50% of the grade for the continuous assessment or in-session written exam for session 2 or 3
Submission of the assignments is compulsory and a condition for final success.
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) must be used responsibly and in accordance with academic and scientific integrity practices. Scientific integrity requires citing one's sources; therefore, the use of AI must always be disclosed. The use of artificial intelligence for tasks where it is explicitly prohibited will be considered a case of cheating.
Other information
Teaching materials : Student notes. A syllabus, giving the bibliographical references of essential works, is provided. Teaching : Exercises (15 h) help the student master an approach to general heuristics.
Online resources
Course documentation and information will be available on Moodle. The bibliographical guide is available on Heuristiques.org.
Faculty or entity


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

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Learning outcomes
Minor in History

Bachelor in History