3 credits
15.0 h
Q2
Teacher(s)
Conrad Yves;
Language
French
Main themes
The course concerns the documentary sources produced by or relating to the European Union and to the activities of this one as well as to the sources allowing a better knowledge of the European society in general. After a general reminder, theoretical and methodological, on the documentary research and a short presentation of the on-line guides available on this subject, the course presents the main documentary sources on the EU affairs according to a specific typology of the sources including bibliographical tools, websites, legal texts, case law, literature, surveys, etc.
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
| 1 | In the term of this introductory course, the student will have been made sensitive to the main sources of European information and documentation. Besides certain theoretical elements bound to the various documentary sources (type, access, contents), the student will have acquired above all a practical and methodological knowledge connected to the modalities of search and interrogation of the main knowledge bases on the accessible European materials. He will have also developed a critical mind allowing him to use in a most relevant possible way the result of his searches. |
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
The course includes: - an oral presentation of the sources/sites - a more detailed online guide with a list of the sites and the methodological explanations - practical exercises allowing the student to discover the sources and the possible problems involved in their use.
Evaluation methods
Practical exercises.
Other information
Support: methodological guide on line.
Faculty or entity
EURO
