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Basics of Research Methodology
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:8.00
Study Course Accepted:02.12.2022 11:20:42
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | SVUEK_103 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine; Public Health | Target Audience: | Public Health | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Kristīne Ozoliņa | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Public Health and Epidemiology | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 9 Kronvalda boulevard, svek rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67338307 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 1 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 2 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 10 | Class Length (academic hours) | 3 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 30 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Basics in public health and statistics. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To develop basic knowledge and skills in research methodology by promoting the use of an evidence-based approach to public health. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Basics of the research: introduction | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Research and research ethics | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Research process. Forming a research question | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Searching for scientific publications | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Scientific references and organizing the references | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Scientific literature. Structure of scientific publications | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Literature review. Literature organisation | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Literature review. Literature synthesis | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | Scientific language. Plagiarism | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Scientific literature studies; development of a course work application in public health research and example of literature synthesis. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | The course final grade consists of a cumulative assessment: 1) attendance of all classes and participation in group and individual assignments (30%); 2) results in a standardized multiple-choice question test (15%); 3) submitted independent work on searching the PubMed (5%); 4) submitted applications for the research topic of the course paper in public health (10%); 5) submitted independent work on literature synthesis (40%); | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Describe the research process steps; select scientific data sources; distinguish scientific publications from popular sources of information; recognize sources of information based on the principles of scientific methodology; know the databases of searching for scientific publications; know the principles of evaluating the methodology of scientific literature. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Able to set and define the goals and objectives of the research project in accordance with the research question; to select the necessary scientific literature in accordance with the research question; to integrate the obtained information from different information sources in a single literature review on the selected research problem in the field of public health. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Formulate a research question in the field of public health; to obtain, select, and analyze evidence-based information in research on public health problems in accordance with the basic principles of scientific methodology. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Mārtinsone, K. un Pipere, A. (red.). Zinātniskā rakstīšana un pētījumu rezultātu izplatīšana. Rīga: RSU, 2019. | ||||||||
| 2 | Jacobsen, K. H. Introduction to Health Research Methods. A Practical Guide. Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2021. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | BMJ. How to read a paper. | ||||||||
