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French
Content
The activity aims at preparing the student to university work and thesis writing. It is complementary to the courses « méthode I » and « méthode II », and runs through the whole master program. During this complementary module, the students will get familiar with issues that characterize scientific research and its diversity in the humanities. More specifically, the activity aims at familiarizing the students to what characterizes a scientific text, through the reading and analyzing of scientific publications (articles or book chapters) and the writing of a synthesis.
The course is part of the methods course, which aims to enable students to acquire reflective distancing and research skills and complete their Master's dissertation. The activity aims to prepare students for university work and, ultimately, for the production and writing of their dissertation. With this in mind, the course takes place over two or three years, depending on whether or not the student is required to complete the BLOC MC (complementary module) (LOPES 2201, LOPES 2202, LOPES 2203).
As part of the BLOC MC, the LOPES 2201 course aims to help students develop their skills in analyzing scientific texts. These skills are fundamental to understanding, synthesizing, and critically examining scientific texts. The course also contributes to the quality of scientific writing, an exercise required as part of the work carried out throughout the Master and the dissertation on its completion.
At the end of the LOPES2201 course, students will be able to (1) identify the scientific character of an article or a book and situate it, in terms of its status and relevance, about other forms of writing; (2) identify the structuring elements of the scientific reasoning of a text based on a reading sheet, the outline of which is provided by the teacher, (3) draw up a summary as well as (4) a short critical analysis, (5) reference sources and draw up a bibliography.
Course content and topics covered
- Introduction to research epistemology
- What is scientific research?
- What is a scientific text, and what are the structuring elements of scientific reasoning?
- How do you carry out documentary research?
- How do you draw up a book report?
- How do you summarize a scientific text?
- What is the critical analysis of a scientific text, and what are the various practical steps involved?
- How do you reference articles in a scientific document, and how do you cite the bibliography?
The course is part of the methods course, which aims to enable students to acquire reflective distancing and research skills and complete their Master's dissertation. The activity aims to prepare students for university work and, ultimately, for the production and writing of their dissertation. With this in mind, the course takes place over two or three years, depending on whether or not the student is required to complete the BLOC MC (complementary module) (LOPES 2201, LOPES 2202, LOPES 2203).
As part of the BLOC MC, the LOPES 2201 course aims to help students develop their skills in analyzing scientific texts. These skills are fundamental to understanding, synthesizing, and critically examining scientific texts. The course also contributes to the quality of scientific writing, an exercise required as part of the work carried out throughout the Master and the dissertation on its completion.
At the end of the LOPES2201 course, students will be able to (1) identify the scientific character of an article or a book and situate it, in terms of its status and relevance, about other forms of writing; (2) identify the structuring elements of the scientific reasoning of a text based on a reading sheet, the outline of which is provided by the teacher, (3) draw up a summary as well as (4) a short critical analysis, (5) reference sources and draw up a bibliography.
Course content and topics covered
- Introduction to research epistemology
- What is scientific research?
- What is a scientific text, and what are the structuring elements of scientific reasoning?
- How do you carry out documentary research?
- How do you draw up a book report?
- How do you summarize a scientific text?
- What is the critical analysis of a scientific text, and what are the various practical steps involved?
- How do you reference articles in a scientific document, and how do you cite the bibliography?
Teaching methods
The course will be taught face-to-face. It will alternate between lectures by the teacher and active contributions from the students in the form of exercises/work to be carried out individually, in pairs, and/or in sub-groups based on scientific texts provided by the teacher. Students will also be asked to carry out exercises at home, between class sessions, relating to specific stages in the reading and critical analysis of texts and based on instructions given by the teacher.
Evaluation methods
The activity is assessed based on a certificate in the form of individual written work. This will be done in class, under the teacher's supervision, so as not to allow students to use the artificial intelligence tools.
The assessment will be based on the student reading a scientific text (in the field of social, economic, and/or political processes) provided by the teacher, analyzing it argumentatively and critically, and writing a short summary.
The practical arrangements and timetable will be set out in the pedagogical contract at the beginning of the course. The arrangements for a certificate assessment in the second term will be identical.
The assessment will be based on the student reading a scientific text (in the field of social, economic, and/or political processes) provided by the teacher, analyzing it argumentatively and critically, and writing a short summary.
The practical arrangements and timetable will be set out in the pedagogical contract at the beginning of the course. The arrangements for a certificate assessment in the second term will be identical.
Other information
This activity follows pedagogical, timetabling, and organizational arrangements adapted to the specific audience of the FOPES.
Online resources
Course materials, information, and pedagogical contract (distributed at the first class session) on MoodleUCLouvain website.
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