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Bachelor's Thesis
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:3.00
Study Course Accepted:29.06.2022 14:08:43
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | LUSDK_073 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 8.00 | ECTS: | 12.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Sociology | Target Audience: | Social Welfare and Social Work | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Marika Lotko | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Welfare and Social Work | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | 26a Anniņmuižas bulvāris, Riga; socdk rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67061575 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 0 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 3 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 6 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 6 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 0 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 3 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 6 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 6 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Successfully completed study courses. | ||||||||
| Objective: | Develop evidence-based, systematic and analytical thinking in identifying and addressing social problems. Compile, systematise and analyse the information obtained from study of scientific literature. Carry out research on the chosen topic, identifying problems based on the hypothesis/research questions, drawing reasoned conclusions and drawing up constructive proposals. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Providing justification for the choice of the subject matter for the bachelor’s thesis and describing its topicality. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Design development for the chosen topic. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Providing justification for the choice of the subject matter for the bachelor’s thesis and describing its topicality. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Design development for the chosen topic. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Under the guidance of the thesis supervisor, students independently draw up the bachelor’s thesis. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Compliance of the bachelor’s thesis with the requirements. Presentation of the bachelor’s thesis and answers to the questions asked by reviewers and the Bachelor's Thesis Defence Committee. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Defence (Bachelor’s thesis) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Defence (Bachelor’s thesis) | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Upon completion of the study course, the student will be able to: describe the researchers’ contribution to the subject-matter studied; describe the topicality of the chosen topic; define approaches to tackling social problems; apply critical thinking to reflect on the research topic; relate the considered social policy in general terms to the implemented social policy. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Upon completion of the study course, the student will be able to: independently develop and prepare research design; identify current problem situations within the society, describing and explaining them based on evidence and facts, linking them to current political developments; use evidence-based information; raise, analyse and evaluate alternative solutions, draw conclusions and take decisions; evaluate ethical aspects of research. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Independently plan and draw up research in accordance with the basic principles of research; formulate an opinion and position on the subject-matter researched, draw conclusions and make proposals. Will be able to generalise the data obtained in the research to design the necessary action to address the social problem at political level. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Mārtinsone, K., Pipare, A. Pētniecības terminu skaidrojošā vārdnīca. | ||||||||
| 2 | Mārtinsone, K., Pipare, A. Ievads pētniecībā: stratēģijas, dizaini, metodes. RaKa. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Antonius, R. Interpreting quantitative data with SPSS. Los Angeles. 2013 | ||||||||
| 2 | Specialized Ethnographic Methods: a Mixed Methods Approach. 2013. | ||||||||
