Duration
20h Pr
Number of credits
| Master in geology (120 ECTS) | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Annick Anceau, Collégialité
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
This course is tied to the preparation of the Master's Thesis. The following topics will be covered: - how to write and to organize the text - how to prepare the oral presentation - how to prepare a poster - how to organize references for citing in papers (desktop writing tools, e.g. Mendeley) - how to do conduct a litterature search and to set up search alerts related to the Master's Thesis.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Helping students to prepare their thesis and more generally to share the results of a literature review and research results. Poster presentation, written report, oral presentation will be covered.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Previous selection of the subject of the Master's Thesis.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
How to make and present a scientific poster, how to write a literature review related to the Master's Thesis.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
The first part of the course is held in a classroom. During the second part of the course, students are required to work autonomously. They are invited to use all available documentation resources.
Recommended or required readings
A tutorial is at student's disposal.
Written work / report
Continuous assessment
Additional information:
The evaluation of the course is based on the following :
- the set up of a search alert in bibliographic databases
- the oral presentation of the Master's Thesis topic in 180 seconds
- the making and presentation of a poster
- a written report (literature review) summarizing the state of the art about the topics related to the objectives of the Master's Thesis and the bibliography used for this work.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Attendance and participation are compulsory for the practical part of the course.
Contacts
Dr Annick ANCEAU Dép. ARGENCO/GEMME-GEO3 Quartier Polytech 1 Allée de la Découverte 9, Bât. B52 Premises 0/543 4000 Liège 1 Tel. 04/366 53 56 e-mail : a.anceau@uliege.be