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Research Methodology
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:21.00
Study Course Accepted:14.02.2024 13:13:48
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | VPUPK_096 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 4.00 | ECTS: | 6.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Psychology | Target Audience: | Psychology | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Sanita Šuriņa | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Health Psychology and Paedagogy | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 5 J. Asara Street, vppk rsu[pnkts]lv, +37167061587 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 10 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 20 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 2 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 4 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 24 | ||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.2 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 2 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 4 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 10 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 20 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 24 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Bachelor's experience in research, introduction to the professional activity and the history of the professional activity. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To deepen MA students' comprehension of research, to improve the ability to summarise and analyse the published studies, to develop the ability to elaborate and substantiate a draft study according to the basic principles of research and to present it. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Introduction to the methodology of scientific activity | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Research strategies | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Qualitative strategy and types of design. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Qualitative data analysis methods | Classes | 2.00 | other | |||||
| 5 | Quantitative and mixed research designs, systematic reviews, data acquisition methods. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Data acquisition methods, Tests and Instruments, psychometrics | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Development of a research project | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Methods of quantitative data analysis | Lectures | 1.00 | other | |||||
| 9 | Quantitative data analysis methods | Classes | 1.00 | other | |||||
| 10 | Test of terms | Classes | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 11 | Research analysis and presentation | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 12 | Planning, development and presentation of the study project. | Classes | 6.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | 1. Read literature sources and prepare for a test on terms. 2. Create a literature review on the topic of the research project. 3. Prepared and completed independent works on the specific topics learned in the study course for each lecture and lesson. 4. According to the given criteria, analyze 2 studies, submit it in Word format and present it to the group. 5. Attend the 10th International scientific practical conference HEALTH AND PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT: INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH and complete the tasks related to the conference according to the description of the task in the study. 6. Prepare a study project according to the provided criteria, submit in Word format, prepare a presentation and present it. 7. Completed course feedback. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | 1. Independent works - Pass / Fail; 2. Literature review on the chosen topic of the research project - Pass / Fail; 3. Test on terms (mark) - 20%; 4. Research analysis and presentation (mark) - 20%; 5. Conference task – Pass / Fail; 6. Exam. Development and presentation of student´s own research project (mark) – 60%. In order to take the exam, all tests and tasks provided for in the study course must be passed successfully. 7. According to RSU Study Regulations I 3.9. point, class attendance is mandatory and is recorded. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | After completing the course, you will be able to: Use research terminology; explain the differences between qualitative and quantitative research strategies and different research designs; describe the research process. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Identify, analyse, compare and critically evaluate published studies, in accordance with the scientific strength criteria of the study strategy and design. Identify actual study problems, formulate the problem to be studied, raise relevant study questions or hypotheses. Select a study strategy and study design, appropriate for the study problem. Select appropriate methods for data extraction and analysis, develop theoretical justification for the study, identify potential risks and hazards for the study. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Elaborate their own potential draft study, substantiating the topicality and problem of the study, formulating the aim and the research issue/ hypothesis, forming purposeful bibliography by choosing appropriate methods of data acquisition and analysis and integrating the ethical requirements of scientific research in the draft; critically evaluate the possibilities and restrictions for the implementation of the draft study; present and defend the draft study. Develop and present their own draft study. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Mārtinsone, K., Pipere, A. (Zin.red.) (2021). Zinātniskās darbības metodoloģija: starpdisciplināra perspektīva. | ||||||||
| 2 | Mārtinsones, K., Šneideres, K. (Red.). (2020). Metodiskie norādījumi maģistra darbu izstrādei RSU psiholoģijas, mākslas terapijas un supervīzijas programmās. E-publikācija. Rīga: RSU. Tiešsaistē | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Ansdell, G. (2001). Beginning Research in the Arts Therapies. London: Jessica Kingsley. EBSCOhost Ebook Academic Collection; Ebook Central Academic Complete | ||||||||
| 2 | Denzin, K. N., & Lincoln, Y. S. (2013). Strategies of Qualitative Inquiy. Los Angeles: SAGE. | ||||||||
| 3 | Emmison, M. (2004). The conceptualization and analysis of visual data. In Silverman, D. (Ed.). 4. Qualitative Research: Theory, Methodand Practise. (pp. 283-305). London: SAGE | ||||||||
| 4 | Gilroy, A. (2006). Art Therapy, Research and Evidence Based Practice. London: SAGE | ||||||||
| 5 | Krevica, E., Mārtinsone, K. (sast.). (2013). Arts Therapies for Different Client/ Patient Groups. Collection of articles. Rīga: RSU | ||||||||
| 6 | Kroplijs, A., Raščevska, M. (2010). Kvalitatīvās pētniecības metodes sociālajās zinātnēs. Rīga: Raka. | ||||||||
| 7 | Mārtinsone, K. (red.). (2011). Mākslu terapija. Rīga: RaKa. | ||||||||
| 8 | Мартинсоне, К. (ред.). (2014). Искусствотерапия. Пер. с латыш. А. Карповой. СПб. Речь. | ||||||||
| 9 | Raščevska, M. (2005). Psiholoģisko testu un aptauju konstruēšana un adaptācija. Rīga: Raka. | ||||||||
| 10 | Silverman, D. (1993). Interpreting Qualitative Data: Methods for Analysing Talk, Text and Interaction. London: SAGE. | ||||||||
| 11 | Silverman, D. (2020). Qualitative Research: Theory, Method and Practise. London: SAGE. | ||||||||
| 12 | Rose, G. (2016). Visual methodologies : an introduction to the interpretation of visual materials. London: SAGE | ||||||||
| 13 | Reavey, P. (2016). Visual Methods in Psychology : using and interpreting images in qualitative research. Routlege; E-grāmata. EBSCO | ||||||||
| 14 | Creswell, J. W. (2018). Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches. London: SAGE. | ||||||||
| 15 | Neuman, William Lawrence. (2014). Social Research Methods: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches | ||||||||
| 16 | Guest, G., Namely, E. E., & Mitchell, M. L. (2013). Collecting Qualitative Data: A Field Manual for Applied Research. Los Angeles: SAGE. | ||||||||
| 17 | Leech, N. L., Barrett, K. C., Morgan, G. A. (2015). SPSS for intermediate statistics: Use and interpretation. 3rd Edition. New York: London: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. | ||||||||
| 18 | Kapitan, L. (2010). Introduction to Art Therapy Research. 2nd Edition. Routledge. | ||||||||
| 19 | Mārtinsone, K., Krevica, E. (sast.). (2014). Mākslu terapijas dažādām klientu/ pacientu grupām. Rakstu krājums. Rīga: RSU. | ||||||||
| 20 | Mārtinsone, K., Pipere, A., Kamerāde, D. (red.). (2016). Pētniecība: teorija un prakse. Rīga: RaKa. | ||||||||
| 21 | Mārtinsone, K. (sast.). (2010). Pētījumi mākslu terapijā. Rīga: Drukātava. | ||||||||
| 22 | Jacobson, N., Truax, P. (1991). Clinical Significance: A Statistical Approach to Defining Meaningful Change in Psychotherapy Research; APA PsycARTICLES | ||||||||
| 23 | American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). American Psychological Association. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | American Journal of Dance Therapy. ProQuest | ||||||||
| 2 | Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association | ||||||||
| 3 | Body, Movement and Dance in Psychotherapy | ||||||||
| 4 | Drama Review | ||||||||
| 5 | Dramatherapy SAGE | ||||||||
| 6 | International Journal of Art Therapy | ||||||||
| 7 | International Journal of Arts Medicine open access | ||||||||
| 8 | Narrative Inquiry | ||||||||
| 9 | The Arts in Psychotherapy ScienceDirect | ||||||||
| 10 | The Canadian Art Therapy Association Journal | ||||||||
| 11 | Datu bāzes: ClinicalKey; CochraneLibrary; DynaMed Plus; EbraryeBooks; EBSCO; OVID; ProQuest; PubMed; SAGE Publications; ScienceDirect; Scopus; Web ofScience; WileyOnlineLibrary; PsychInfo | ||||||||
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