Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
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
Anticipation is a fundamental activity for both private and public decision-makers. Different kinds of anticipation are coexisting in our societies with deep epistemological roots. Prospective as such is a very specific anticipatory approach built in France after the Second World War.
The goal of this course is to introduce students to the methodology and tools of prospective which are based on interdisciplinarity.
Two parts of the course: 1) ex-cathedra ; 2) participative implementation of a prospective approach. The final goal of this second part is to build a "time capsule".
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Understanding of the key-concepts
Implementation of a prospective approach
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
none
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Mind mapping, case study and participative and deliberative approach.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
Face to face
21/09 : Introduction
28/09 : Utopias and industrialisation of thought
5/10 : Creativity
12/10 : Epistemological
19/10 : Acceleration
26/10 : Prospective, foresight and futures studies
2/11 : Methods and techniques
9/11 : Methods and techniques / institutionnalisation
16/11 : Dissertation test
Samedi 26/11 : Working group
8h30 : welcome « breakfast »
9h-12h30 : working group
12h30-14h : lunch
14h-16h : working group
16h-16h30 : break
16h30-18h : plenary session
18h : bye bye drinks
Distribution of the groups:
Group 1 : B31 2/92 Group 5 : B31 Séminaire 9
Group 2 : B31 Séminaire 10 Group 6 : B33 Trifac 1
Group 3 : B31 Séminaire 11 Group 7 : B33 Trifac 2
Group 4 : B31 Séminaire 3
7/12 : deadline
14/12 : Questions/answers and feedback on dissertaion test
Recommended or required readings
- Jean-Luc Guyot et Sébastien Brunet (Eds), "Construire les futurs", Presses universitaires de Namur, 2014.
- Reconvertir la pensée industrielle, Sébastien Brunet (2018), Couleur Livre.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( open-ended questions )
Additional information:
Written exam: an essay (4 hours) (75% of the final note).
Three subjects will be offered to students
The written exam will take place for four
hours during which the students will be invited
to address one of the three topics proposed . Evaluation of essays will be based on the following:
1) Logical reasoning - 25%;
2) Mobilizing knowledge - 25% (theoretical references,
links to practical work);
3) Originality of the treatment of the proposed
subject - 25% (links to other courses...);
4) Critical thinking - 25% (ability to distinguish
between judgments of fact and value judgments) .
The work group and the self-assessment will represent 25% of the final note.
Work placement(s)
Institut Wallon de l'Evaluation, de la Prospective et de la Statistique, Route de Louvain-la-Neuve, 2, 5001 Belgrade.
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
The course is held every even year (2016-2017,2018-2019,...)
For 2023-2024 academic year, students are invited to contact Prof. S. Brunet by mail.
Contacts
Prof. Sébastien Brunet, sebastien.brunet@uliege.be