Dissertation

lfilo2008  2019-2020  Louvain-la-Neuve

Dissertation
Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
15 credits
Q1 and Q2
Language
French
Main themes
The memoir will develop a hypothesis agreed to by a promotor (in 150,000 characters maximum, with spaces) in a precise, clear and documented way
Aims

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

1 In carrying out this end-of-the-certificate work, the student will prove his capacity for developing a well documented and argumented philosophical hypothesis under the direction of a faculty member.
In particulier, he shall manifest his aptitude
1) for developing a philosophical subject and dealing with it in an informed and coherent way
2) for appropriate use of research tools in satisfying scientific criteria in vigour
3) in formulating a hypothesis and composing the structured argumentation supporting it in a coherent, clear and structured manner.
 

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”.
Evaluation methods
Written work is assessed by the supervisor and two readers.
Students are required to respond to questions put to them by their supervisor and two readers at an oral defense.
Faculty or entity
EFIL


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

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Certificat universitaire en philosophie (approfondissement)