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Research Project and Placement
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:6.00
Study Course Accepted:29.06.2022 14:05:49
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | LUSDK_092 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 4.00 | ECTS: | 6.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Sociology; Social Politics and Organisation of Social Work | Target Audience: | Social Welfare and Social Work | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Marika Lotko | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Welfare and Social Work | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | 26a Anniņmuižas bulvāris, Riga; socdk rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67061575 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 0 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 2 | Class Length (academic hours) | 6 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 12 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 12 | ||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.2 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 0 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 2 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 4 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 4 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 0 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 6 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 12 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 12 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Successfully completed study courses: Applied sociology: quantitative and qualitative methods; Research methodology and logic; Semester Paper: a person in the social environment; Basic Statistics. | ||||||||
| Objective: | Develop the students’ ability to conduct research: development of the research design, formulation of goals, tasks and hypothesis, selection of appropriate research methods and data processing methods. Draw conclusions based on the analysis of the obtained data. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Choice of the research topic and theoretical studies. Choice of the placement institution. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Contacting the placement institution. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Choice of the research topic and theoretical studies. Choice of the placement institution. | Classes | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Contacting the placement institution. | Classes | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Get acquainted with the requirements for the development of scientific research papers. Studying the regulations and other related documents of placement institutions. The student shall follow the instructions of the placement supervisor. Please fill in the study course evaluation questionnaire. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | The acquired theoretical knowledge and practical research skills mastered in the placement environment shall be demonstrated by defending the research project and placement in front of the Committee, preparing a presentation and uploading the work in e-studies (according to a 10-point grading scale). | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Defence (Placement) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Defence (Placement) | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | In-depth theoretical knowledge of the chosen research topic. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Develop and carry out research in the placement institution in accordance with ethical standards. Obtain and systematise data for research purposes. Use the application software needed for social work research. Analyse research data. The ability to interpret the obtained data. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Will be able to apply research skills to the analysis of social problems in the placement environment. Will be able to find, select, analyse and use scientific literature, prepare a scientific literature review, carry out data processing, collect the information obtained, critically analyse it, provide own assessment and present the results. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Kroplijs, A., Raščevska, M. Kvalitatīvās pētniecības metodes sociālajā darbā. Rīga: RaKa, 2010. | ||||||||
| 2 | Ievads pētniecībā. Stratēģijas, dizaini, metodes. Rīga: RaKa, 2011. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Pamatnostādnes sociālo pakalpojumu attīstībā 2014-2020 gadam, skatīts 2013.g. | ||||||||
| 2 | Par sociālajiem pakalpojumiem. LR Labklājības ministrija, skatīts 2013.g. | ||||||||
| 3 | Sociālo pakalpojumu un palīdzības likums. | ||||||||
| 4 | Likums "Par pašvaldībām". | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | LR Labklājības ministrijas mājas lapa. | ||||||||
| 2 | LR Pāšvaldību institūciju mājas lapas. | ||||||||
| 3 | Valsts un pašvaldību institūciju mājas lapas. | ||||||||
