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Pratiquer la méthode de recherche en sciences humaines et sociales (edX)

Pratiquer la méthode de recherche en sciences humaines et sociales (edX)

Découvrez la démarche universitaire et explorez la boîte à outils de l’apprenti chercheur pour entamer votre projet de recherche. Où chercher l’information ? Comment s’organiser pour sauvegarder ses données ? De quelle manière référencer ses sources ? Quelle technique adopter pour lire un article scientifique ? Comment formuler sa question de recherche ? Qu’est-ce qu’un cadre théorique ? Quels cas d’application mobiliser ?

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À l’aube d’un projet de recherche, ces questions – et bien d’autres – taraudent de nombreux étudiants, dès lors perdus face au manque de repères.
Le monde de la recherche universitaire s’est doté de méthodes afin de guider l’apprenti chercheur dans cette aventure intellectuelle, depuis les tâtonnements de la recherche d’information jusqu’à la communication des résultats de sa recherche, en passant notamment par l’exploration des données et la construction de modèles d’analyse.
Ce cours présente une telle démarche méthodologique, dans une approche pédagogique axée tant sur des savoirs que sur des savoir-faire, permettant de s’approprier et de mettre en pratique les outils ainsi que de tracer les repères nécessaires à l’apprentissage du métier d’universitaire.

What you'll learn
Au terme de ce cours, vous serez capables de mener votre projet de recherche de manière structurée, en ayant appris notamment à :

  • Cadrer votre recherche d’information
  • Référencer vos sources
  • Lire un texte de manière critique
  • Formuler une question de recherche
  • Construire un cadre théorique
  • Mobiliser des cas d’application
  • Analyser vos données

Syllabus

Le programme de ce cours est constitué de 7 modules. L’ordre de ces modules est basé sur notre propre expérience de la recherche en sciences humaines et sociales, et a été pensé dans une démarche pédagogique. Mais il est important de noter que ce modèle méthodologique ne prétend justement pas être une « science exacte ». La recherche, en tant que processus itératif, se construit au travers d’aller-retours permanents entre ces différentes étapes importantes.
Module 1 : Cibler sa recherche d’information
1.1. De la littérature papier à la littérature numérique
1.2. Zoom sur la littérature
1.3. Méthodologie de la recherche documentaire
Module 2 : Sélectionner, sauvegarder et référencer
2.1. Typologie des outils
2.2. Sauvegarde des données
2.3. De l'importance du référencement
Module 3 : Pratiquer la lecture critique
3.1. Ce que n'est PAS la posture critique
3.2. Ce qu'est la posture critique
3.3. Premier contact avec le texte : la lecture flottante
3.4. S'approprier un texte de manière critique
Module intermédiaire : Entreprendre une recherche
Les objectifs de la recherche
Le cycle de la recherche
Module 4 : Formuler une question de recherche
4.1. Le questionnement initial
4.2. La question de recherche
Module 5 : Construire un cadre théorique
5.1. La théorie
5.2. Concepts
5.3. Hypothèses
Module 6 : Opérationnaliser sa recherche
6.1. De la méthodologie aux méthodes
6.2. Mobiliser des cas d'application
6.3. Identifier des unités d'analyse

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