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Master’s Thesis
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:8.00
Study Course Accepted:26.02.2024 11:41:33
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | VPUPK_261 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 12.00 | ECTS: | 18.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Psychology | Target Audience: | Rehabilitation | ||||||
| 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) | 8 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 16 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 8 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 16 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Completed study courses Research Methodology, Theoretical and Methodological Fundamentals of the Master’s Thesis Development. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To improve the students’ understanding of research, taking into account ethical aspects, to independently develop a Master’s thesis, including the relevance and problem of the research, theoretical background and the method of implementation of the research, describing the results obtained, the conclusions drawn from them and evaluating the scientific strength of the research carried out. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | RSU Master’s Thesis Regulations and Recommendations for the Master’s Thesis. Procedure for defending the Master’s thesis. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Research development. Data analysis. Academic writing. | Lectures | 8.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Preparing a research presentation. | Classes | 7.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | To develop a Master’s thesis, completed study course evaluation questionnaire. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | According to documents Methodological guidelines for the elaboration of Master’s theses in Psychology, Art Therapy and Supervision study programmes at RSU (https://www.rsu.lv/sites/default/files/book_download/noradi…) and RSU Regulations on Development and Defence of Qualification Paper, Student’s Research Paper, Bachelor’s Thesis and Master’s Thesis (https://www.rsu.lv/sites/default/files/imce/Dokumenti/Nolik…). To be admitted to the Master’s thesis defence, the following is required: 1. Active participation in classes, in line with the subject and topic of the work. 2. Pre-defence of the thesis: 1) Master’s thesis file uploaded to e-studies and written approval of the thesis supervisor to proceed with the thesis defence, 2) A 7-minute presentation, structured as follows: 1. Title page i. Title, author’s full name ii. Name, surname, academic title and/or scientific degree of the supervisor iii. Name, surname, academic title and/or scientific degree of the consultant iv. Year and place of the thesis defence 2. Contents - structure 3. Topicality and problem 4. Theoretical overview - key concepts 5. Aim and objectives, research questions (aligned with the objectives) or hypothesis 6. Method: participants, set of instruments, procedure, ethical considerations 7. A report of the results, structured according to the questions or hypothesis, a discussion section and conclusions. 8. Ethical considerations. 9. Practical application of the obtained discovery, research limitations and recommendations for future researchers | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Defence (Master’s thesis) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Comprehend, compare and critically evaluate different theoretical dispositions and study results in relation to the study subject; comprehend the requirements of the development of Master's Thesis and its assessment criteria. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Formulate research problem questions, select and critically evaluate literature sources according to the topic, substantiate the topicality and problem of the research, formulate the research aim and question(s)/hypothesis(es), create a theoretical basis for the research, choose a research method appropriate to the research aim, conduct research in accordance with ethical norms, describe research results and the conclusions derived from them, evaluate the scientific strength of the study. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Independently plan a study that is compliant with the basic principles of research and ethical norms, and present it. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Mārtinsone, K., Pipere, A. (red.). (2021). Zinātniskās darbības metodoloģija: starpdisciplināra perspektīva. Rīga: RSU | ||||||||
| 2 | Mārtinsone, K., Pipere, A. (red.). (2019). Zinātniskā rakstīšana un pētījumu rezultātu izplatīšana (otrais, papildinātais izdevums). Rīga: RSU | ||||||||
| 3 | Mārtinsone, K., Šneidere, K. (red). (2020). Metodiskie norādījumi maģistra darbu izstrādei RSU psiholoģijas, mākslu terapijas un supervīzijas studiju programmās. Rīga: RSU | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Aasheim, L.L. (2012). Practical clinical supervision for counselors: an experiential guide. New York, NY: Springer. | ||||||||
| 2 | Bernard, J.M., Goodyear R.K. (2014). Fundamentals of clinical supervision. Harlow: Pearson. | ||||||||
| 3 | Carol, H. (Ed.). (2006). Handbook of adult development and learning. Oxford: Oxford University Press. | ||||||||
| 4 | Carroll, M. (2014). Effective supervision for the helping professions. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE. | ||||||||
| 5 | Copeland, S. (2005). Counselling supervision in organizations: professional and ethical dilemmas explored. London: SAGE. | ||||||||
| 6 | Cutcliffe, J.R., Fowler, J., & Hyrkas, K. (Eds). (2011). Routledge handbook of clinical supervision: fundamental international themes. Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. | ||||||||
| 7 | Guest, G., Namely, E. E. & Mitchell, M. L. (2013). Collecting Qualitative Data: A Field Manual for Applied Research. Los Angeles: SAGE. | ||||||||
| 8 | Leech, Nancy L. IBM SPSS for intermediate statistics : use and interpretation / Nancy L. Leech, Karen C. Barrett, and George A. Morgan. Fifth edition. New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2015 | ||||||||
| 9 | Mārtinsone, K. (sast.). (2012). Pieaugušo izglītība. Rīga: RaKa. | ||||||||
| 10 | Creswell, J. W. (2018). Research Design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE. | ||||||||
| 11 | Raščevska, M. (2005). Psiholoģisko testu un aptauju konstruēšana un adaptācija. Rīga: RaKA. | ||||||||
| 12 | Kroplijs, A., Raščevska, M. (2010). Kvalitatīvās pētniecības metodes sociālajās zinātnēs. Rīga: Raka. | ||||||||
| 13 | Mārtinsone, K., Pipere A. (red.). (2011). Ievads pētniecībā. Stratēģijas, dizaini, metodes. Rīga: RaKA. | ||||||||
| 14 | Pētniecības terminu ]skaidrojošā] vārdnīca (RSU, tiešsaistē). | ||||||||
| 15 | Mārtinsone, K., Pipere, A., Kamerāde, D. (red.). (2016). Pētniecība. Teorija un prakse. Rīga: RaKa | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Saskaņā ar izvēlēto pētījuma tēmu | ||||||||
