Introduction to the European information and documentation

leusl2801  2020-2021  Bruxelles

Introduction to the European information and documentation
Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information below is subject to change, in particular that concerning the teaching mode (presential, distance or in a comodal or hybrid format).
3 credits
12.0 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
 
Content
The objective of the course is to present in a critical and reasoned way the European sources of information and to present the documentary research tools useful for the realization of the final thesis.
The course is structured around the following themes:
-European media in the age of fake news
-Online search tools (From Google to specialized catalogues and databases)
-The European Union's legal sources (Treaties, legislation and case law)
-The political and historical sources of the European Union (decision-making processes, surveys, online archives, etc.)
-Econimic and statistical sources.
Teaching methods

Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information in this section is particularly likely to change.

À dynamic presentation related to the professor's professional experience in the field. 
Examples and exercises from practical cases
Practical work allowing the student to discover for himself the sources and possible problems related to their use
Evaluation methods

Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information in this section is particularly likely to change.

Practical exercises in computer room or online via the Moodle website.
Online resources
Moodle  website
Bibliography
  • Liste actualisée des sites présentés avec commentaires.
Teaching materials
  • Liste actualisée des sites présentés avec commentaires.
Faculty or entity
EURO


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

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Advanced Master in Interdisciplinary Analysis of European Construction (shift schedule)