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Scientific Research Practices
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:3.00
Study Course Accepted:02.02.2024 12:26:10
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| Course Code: | MRU_008 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 3.00 | ECTS: | 4.50 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Target Audience: | ||||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Ilze Trapenciere | ||||||||
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| Structural Unit: | Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences | ||||||||
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| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 2 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 4 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 4 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 8 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 12 | ||||||||
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| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Introduction to field placement: practice goals, learning outcomes, practice documents, practice tasks, assessment and evaluation criteria. Process of field placement: contact with field placement institution, description of the roles, preparation of study tasks, ending. Integrating of social work, management, research knowledge and skills to practice. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 2.00 | placement location | |||||||
| 2 | Practice experience reflection. Practice report presentation. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||||
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| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Report (Placement) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Knowledge about children, youth, their environment and ability to apply to own research project and professional practice. Will be able to apply ethical principles to social work research and practice. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Able to define the research problem, purpose, objectives, to choose appropriate data collection and analysis methods. Able to carry out an research in accordance with the selected methods. Will be able to apply data processing and analysis methods. Will be able to analyse and interpret research data, formulate well-grounded conclusions and recommendations. Will be able to present research results to a professional audience. Will be able to reflect in writing and group professional experience of planning and implementing social work research and reflect his/her growth as a professional. | ||||||||
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| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Raudeliūnaitė, R., Petrauskienė, A. (2014). Practice Guide for Master Degree Programme in Social Work with Children and Youth. Vilnius: Mykolas Romeris University. | ||||||||
| 2 | Bradford, S., Cullen, F. (2012). Research and Research Methods for Youth Practitioners. London, New York: Routledge. | ||||||||
| 3 | Krysik, J.L., Finn, J. (2010). Research for effective social work practice. 2nd ed. Routledge: New York and London. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Wheeldon, J. (2012). Visualizing social science research: maps, methods, & meaning. Thousand Oaks (Calif.): SAGE Publications. | ||||||||
| 2 | Qualitative Research Practice: A Guide for Social Science Students and Researchers | ||||||||
| 3 | A.V.Davys, L.Beddou (2009) The Reflective Learning Model: Supervision of Social Work Students. In: Social work Education. International Journal, Vol. 28, | ||||||||
