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Research in Psychology in Practice
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:13.00
Study Course Accepted:05.02.2024 10:13:47
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | VPUPK_100 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Psychology; General Psychology | Target Audience: | Psychology | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Kristīne Šneidere | ||||||||
| 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) | 0 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 16 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 32 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 0 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 8 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 16 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 16 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Research in Psychology, Term Paper. | ||||||||
| Objective: | Applying the principles of transformative learning, improve students' research competence in psychology. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Topicality of the research, a research problem, aim, objectives, research questions/hypotheses. Ethical considerations. Potential risks and threats. | Classes | 2.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 2 | Coherence between the theoretical approach applied in the research and the methodology. | Classes | 2.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 3 | Choice of research tools. Sample/ selection of participants. Criteria for inclusion and exclusion. | Classes | 2.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 4 | Research procedures (documentation), correct data collection. | Classes | 2.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 5 | Data analysis plan. | Classes | 4.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 6 | Data interpretation. Limitations and future prospects. Conclusions. | Classes | 2.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 7 | Draft presentation of the research. | Classes | 2.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Topicality of the research, a research problem, aim, objectives, research questions/hypotheses. Ethical considerations. Potential risks and threats. | Classes | 2.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 2 | Coherence between the theoretical approach applied in the research and the methodology. | Classes | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 3 | Choice of research tools. Sample/ selection of participants. Criteria for inclusion and exclusion. | Classes | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 4 | Research procedures (documentation), correct data collection. | Classes | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 5 | Data analysis plan. | Classes | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 6 | Data interpretation. Limitations and future prospects. Conclusions. | Classes | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 7 | Draft presentation of the research. | Classes | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | To develop the draft research; characterise the ethical aspects of the research; describe the justification of the research, create a literature review and a detailed description of the research methodology and results; interpret the results; evaluate the limitations of the research; develop a draft presentation. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | 1) Pre-defence of the Bachelor's Thesis. 2) Passive participation at the conference Health and Personality Development: Interdisciplinary Approach, analysis of one presentation, indicating three the topic of the presentation, variables, methods and main results. Please note that Bachelor's Thesis is an independently developed work, therefore the use of artificial intelligence tools (e.g. ChatGPT) in t ext generation is strictly forbidden and will be considered a violation of academic integrity! | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Defence (Placement) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Defence (Placement) | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Students critically evaluate the research strategies and designs to achieve the selected research aims, as well as evaluate and analyse potential risks and threats in the research process; explain and justify the relationship between theory and empirical research; describe the terms of the research organisation, using research terminology. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Students identify current research problems; choose the most appropriate theoretical approaches; establish a research plan, taking into consideration the potential risks and threats; correctly select research tools, create a sample/ selection of participants; ethically appropriately inform the research participants of their rights and the research process; correctly collect data, analyse the obtained results; critically evaluate the research process and its results. Perform self-reflection on the research process and reflect on the work of colleagues. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Students implement the research project in psychology according to their own professional competence: organise and manage the research process and adequately explain, analyse, interpret and present the research results. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Mārtinsone, K. un Pipere, A. (red.). (2021). Zinātniskā rakstīšana un pētījumu rezultātu izplatīšana. RSU izdevniecība. | ||||||||
| 2 | Mārtinsone, K. un Pipere, A. (red.). (2016). Zinātniskās darbības metodoloģija: starpdisciplināra perspektīva. RSU izdevniecība. | ||||||||
| 3 | Šneidere, K., Lejiņa L. & Ļubenko, J. (2020). Metodiskie norādījumi kursa un bakalaura darbu izstrādei. Rīga: RSU. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Goodwin, J. (2018) Research in Psychology. Methods and Design. New York: John Willey. | ||||||||
| 2 | Mārtinsone, K., Pipere A. (Red.). (2011). Ievads pētniecībā. Stratēģijas, dizaini, metodes. Rīga: Raka. | ||||||||
| 3 | Pētniecības terminu skaidrojošā vārdnīca (2011). Sast. I. Eņģele. Rīga: RaKa. | ||||||||
| 4 | Bordens, K. S., & Abbott, B. B. (2018). Research Design and Methods: A Process Approach (9th ed.). Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill. | ||||||||
| 5 | Robson, C. (2016). Real World Research: a Resource for Users of Social Research Methods in Applied Settings. West Sussex: John Wiley & Sons. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Pētījumi datu bāzēs, atbilstoši izvēlētajai projekta tēmai psiholoģijā. | ||||||||
