Objectives of Programme's Learning Outcomes

• Analyse an educational situation in reference to theories and methodological approaches resulting from developments in educational sciences.
• Master and appropriately mobilise knowledge, models, methods and techniques used in various fields of educational sciences in order to understand an educational situation.
• Analyse and model an educational action by critically selecting theories and methodological approaches, and taking into account multidisciplinary aspects.
• Develop and support a teaching-learning device, and implement and evaluate it.
• Master knowledge about different educational devices as well as implement them.
• Critically analyse the extent and limitations of different educational devices.
• Develop an educational device, including tools, in a rigorous and justified manner, taking into account all relevant factors in a given context.
• Rate an educational device.
• Communicate and exchange information in a structured and adapted way to the intended purpose and relevant public.
• Present and structure data in a clear, precise, neutral, and non-oriented way.
• Present (orally and in writing) a personal and adapted summary to the public concerned (to colleagues, non-specialists, sponsors or hierarchy), resulting from their own productions or not.
• Master scientific research methods in educational sciences.
• Master the different steps to carry out research in educational sciences.
• Construct a reference framework, formulate questions or hypotheses from the analysis of scientific literature.

Learning Outcomes of UE

At the end of this course, the student will be able to design a scientific research project that will take shape in the framework of his or her thesis. They will be able to identify a research question related to a given theme, to consult and synthesize the scientific literature related to the question, and to propose a methodology that will allow them to test their research hypotheses against the facts.

UE Content: description and pedagogical relevance

1. Participation to the information seminars related to the master thesis themes and organized by each department of the faculty. 2. Selection and motivation of the choice of the master thesis' theme. 3. Selection and analysis of the scientific litterature related to the master thesis' theme. 4. Written project for the master thesis

Prior Experience

The dissertation project is an integrative work through which the student will show that he/she is able to mobilize most of the knowledge and skills acquired throughout his/her curriculum.