HEPL

- Provide students with informations and tools related to contemporary sociopolitical issues ;

- Enable students to formulate, describe and analyse contemporary socipolitical challenges.

Analysis of contemporary social issues.

For 2011-2012, focus on "Religion and politics".

Mainly :

F. FORET (Dir.), Politique et religion en France et en Belgique. L’« héritage chrétien » en question, Bruxelles, Editions de l’Université de Bruxelles, 2009.

Bachelor.

The course aims at giving students the analytical tools for understanding and analyzing the initial development and contemporary transformations of Belgian and European social policies. The focus will be put on the interactions between the policies initiated or implemented at the different governance levels.

The general aim of the course is twofold:

- the acquisition of a knowledge of the key features of social protection systems, in a comparative perspective;

- the development of the students ability to use this knowledge in order to analyze specific social policies.

The course is divided in two parts.   

First, lectures will be given on the following themes:

A. Belgian perspective

- The construction of Belgian social policies;

- The institutions and actors of Belgian social policies;

- The different contemporary reform dynamics.

B. European perspective

- The construction of European social policies;

- The institutions and actors of European social policies;

- General presentation of European social policies and case studies.

C. Comparative perspective

-       The history of social protection systems in Europe: the incremental construction of distinct « worlds of welfare », based upon distinct principles and institutions;

-       Economic, socio-demographic and political pressures on social protection systems;

-       The different contemporary reform dynamics;

-       The impact of the European Union on national social protection systems.

During the following sessions, students will present case studies of Belgian or European social policies. Those case studies can be proposed by the students. The teacher will submit a list of themes and allocate them if need be.

Power Point slides

Portfolio of readings 

A. Kermen, F.-X. Merrien et R. Parchet, L'Etat social. Une perspective internationale, Paris, Armand colin, 2005.

The course is organized in two sequences.

During the first sessions, the teacher will give lectures using slides. The approach is interactive and students will be asked to intervene regularly. A "question time" takes place at the end of each session.

During the last sessions, students will make short oral presentations and engage in discussions of the topics presented.

The time allocated to "apprentissage autonome permanent" will be devoted to readings and the preparation of the oral presentation and the final paper.

First session: evaluation is based on the oral presentation (2/5 of the mark), a paper (10 pages, 2/5 of the mark) and the active participation of the student (1/5 of the mark).

Second session: oral exam.

None.

Understanding the basic concepts of public law.

The law:concept and définition.

Sources of law.

Institutions of the Belgian State:

1. The federal State.
2. The communities.
3. The régions
4. The provincies.
5. The communes

The judicial organisation:

1. Flowchart.
2. Material and territorial competence

Public liberties.

None

To spot different categories wich we can observed the society

To create a network with different auters

¡ACCARDO A., 2006, Introduction à une sociologie critique:  lire Bourdieu, Marseille, Agone, Éléments, 380p ¡ARON R., 1967, Les étapes de la pensée sociologique, Paris, Gallimard, Tel, 662p ¡BOLTANSKI L. et THEVENOT L., 1991, De la justification : les économies de la grandeur, Paris,  Gallimard, nrf essais, 482p ¡BOLTANSKI L.et CHIAPELLO E., 1999, Le nouvel esprit du capitalisme, Paris, Gallimard ¡NACHI M., 2006, Introduction à la sociologie pragmatique,  Armand Colin, Paris, Cursus ¡BOURDIEU P., PASSERON J-C., 1964, Les héritiers : les étudiants et la culture, Paris, Editions de Minuit, Le sens commun, 182p ¡CROZIER M. et FRIEDBERG E.,1977, L’acteur et le système, Paris, Point, 499p ¡LEMEL Y., 2004, Les classes sociales, Paris, PUF, Que sais-je?, 120p ¡RICOEUR P., 1997, L’idéologie et l’utopie, Paris, Seuil, La couleur des idées, 411p

Bachelor

To acquire and/or to mobilize knowledge :

• to undertake a research from A to Z;
• to highlight qualities and shortcomings of a scientific research;
• to link research with social action.

The link between research and social action

Stages of research in social work

The question of departure

The exploratory work

The problematic

The development of hypotheses

The compilation and the analysis of information - The quantitative investigation

The compilation and the analysis of information - The qualitative investigation

The writing of the research report

ALBARELLO L., Devenir praticien-chercheur. Comment réconcilier la recherche et la pratique sociale, Bruxelles, De Boeck, 2004.  

LIEVRE P., Manuel d'initiation à la recherche en travail social. Construire un mémoire professionnel, Rennes, Editions de l'Ecole Nationale de Santé Publique, 2006.

QUIVY R. et VAN CAMPENHOUDT L., Manuel de recherche en sciences sociales, Paris, Dunod, 2006.

No specific prerequisites

work practices "professional identity" to initiate students beginning the master reflection on their commitment to this training. Secondly, allow students to find evidence to build their professional identity and define their position.Work practices "expertise work danssa the field of social research": apply the theoretical knowledge acquired in social research. Secondly conduct a quantitative survey of A to Z, that is to say, build a starting question, provide readings and exploratory talks, develop a problem, construct hypotheses and indicators, drafting a questionnaire, pre-test completed the questionnaire in the field, encoding results, statistical analysis, report writing and research.Work practices "project management ". These tutorials are designed to put students in a position to operate effectively or projects with a corresponding degree of finish to what could be attentuation of him after graduation

A mix of theoretical sessions and exercises. Students are encouraged to integrate their knowledge in laboratory work and field research.In general, students are required to meet one or more commands work. These commands are divided into tasks and milestones that are worked in the seminar.Écouter

Bachelor

To lead a thorough institutional analysis.

To develop an innovating social action project, this project to be the concrete result of critical analysis of social policies (first stage).

And/Or To undertake a research like a support to adaptation or innovation social projects (first stage).

And/Or To analyze, to conceive and to develop tools for a more optimal human resources management (first stage).

And/Or To lead a reflexive approach aiming to value social action programs and/or social intervention practices (first stage).

Involvement to activities of an institution of the no-trade sector.

No.

Understanding and analysis of social communication (corporate, public relations, messages).

History of communication theory (Shannon, Jakobson,...)

Organisational communication (internal, external).

COLLET, H., Communiquer Pourquoi, comment ?, CRIDEC, 2004.

MEUNIER, J.P., Introduction aux théories de la communication, De Boeck, 1996.

MUCCHIELLI, A., Théorie des processus de la communication, A.Colin, 1998.

WATZLAWICK, P., Une logique de la communication, Seuil, 1972.

Work experiences, stages, etc.

See french version

See french version

• MONDOLFO Ph. « Travail social et développement » Dunod, Paris, 2001 p4.
• “Organisation et management” Tome 3 – Guider le développement de l’entreprise. Probst, Bruggimann, Mercier
• Tome 8 - Méthodes d’intervention. Développement organisationnel - Roger Tessier,  Yvan Tellier
• Psychologie du travail et des organisations - Philippe Sarnin – parution septembre 2007 – collection:Ouvertures psychologiques

See french version

1^st session:

10 % participation and presence

20 % individual task and research

70 % writed exam

2^d session:

100% writed exam

Bachelor

To acquire and/or to mobilize knowledge to better understand the working of organizations.

To analyse some classic schools of the organization theory.

Tu analyse the influence of the culture on the working of organizations.

To analyse the strategic games in the organizations.

To analyse the structuring of organizations.

To acquire some mobilizable tools for the management of a work team. 

The organization through some classic schools

The organization under cultural influence

The organization like place of strategies

The structuring of organizations

AMBLARD H. et al., Les nouvelles approches sociologiques des organisations, Paris, Seuil, 2007.

BAGLA L., Sociologie des organisations, Paris, La Découverte, 2003.

BERNOUX P., La sociologie des organisations, Paris, Seuil, 1993.

CROZIER M. et FRIEDBERG E., L'acteur et le système, Paris, Seuil, 1977.

MORIN P. et DELAVALLEE E., Le manager à l'écoute du sociologue, Paris, Editions d'Organisation, 2000.

NIZET J. et PICHAULT F., Introduction à la théorie des configurations, Bruxelles, De Boeck et Larcier, 2007.

General English level:

 B1 ( According to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages). 

Optimising comprehension skills through reading activities based on a wide selection of documents dealing with social topics and issues. Acquiring the specific terminology of “English for social purposes”. Enhancing the ability to efficiently summarize or translate essential information and data extracted from the aforesaid documents.

Selection of diversified original documents covering various socially oriented issues. Topics will be studied in two stages:

1. Introduction, e.g. “peer group pressure”

2. Case study, e.g. “binge drinking”

Among other things, the following topics and issues will be included: the group (from the family unit to the crowd); identity issues in the UK; crime (facts, figures, profiles etc.); social security matters in the UK etc.

1. Reading file in two sections : selection of original documents to be used in class and selection of original documents for self-learning purposes

2. Textbook: related exercises (reading comprehension, vocabulary, translation)  

Since learning a language is an active process, emphasis will particularly be put on:

- regular attendance,

- active participation in the classroom activities,

- completion of home assignments

Written examinations

Bachelor

This seminar aims to show how the definition and the way to comprehend social problems depends on socio-economical context or on an ideological point of vue. It feeds on theorical and interdisciplinary study with the contributions of two teachers (sociologist and philosopher) but also with the use by students of notions and situations wich were analysed in other courses.

This seminar is also dedicated to prépare Integrated test which aim is to initiate a study. Its thematic is to be choosen among themes proposed by teachers of M1.

1. From social to politics, what kind of structure (E. TASSIN, Un monde commun. Pour une cosmopolitique des conflits)

2. From participation to recognition (A. HONNETH)

3. From social state to "third way"

4. Universal benefit, an alternative?

5. To prepare ton Integrated test : bibliography references - scientific conception.

No main reference book; a lot of book abstracts, articles, files, ...

Bachelor

This seminar aims to approach the diverse angles of human resource management (relationships, legal questions, communication) in relation with corporate culture.

- Culture and identity of social organizations.

- Cultural pattern in human resource management.

- Real and symbolic function of the manager in social organizations.

ALLEGRE, C. Gestion des ressources humaines. Bruxelles : De Boeck, 2008.

De BORCHGRAVE, R. Le philosophe et le manager. Bruxelles :  De Boeck, 2006.

DUTERME, C. La communication interne en entreprise. Bruxelles : De Boeck, 2002.

NELSON, B. et ECONOMY, P. Le management pour les nuls. Paris : First, 2007.

PERETTI, J.M. Ressources humaines. Paris : Vuibert Gestion, 1990.

PICHAULT, F. et NIZET, J. Les pratiques de gestion des ressources humaines. Paris :  Seuil, 2000.

THEVENT, M. et al. Fonctions RH, politiques, métiers et outils des ressources humaines. Paris : Pearson Education, 2009.