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Selected Stages of Research Process
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:2.00
Study Course Accepted:19.08.2022 13:43:38
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | REK_216 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 4.00 | ECTS: | 6.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine; Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation | Target Audience: | Medical Services; Rehabilitation | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Signe Tomsone | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Rehabilitation | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 26a Anninmuizas boulevard, rk rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 20271291 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 6 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 12 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 9 | Class Length (academic hours) | 4 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 36 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 48 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Knowledge on foundations of research methodology, skills in literature search and basic skills in writing scientific reports. | ||||||||
| Objective: | The aim of the course is to give oportunity to students to critically analyze, to plan and manage research studies. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Approaches to knowledge development and different paradigms of the research | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 2 | Stages of research process | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 3 | Management of research process and principles of the research ethics | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 4 | Research question, aim and study design | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Literature studies, critical analysis of publications and reviews, individual assignments, development of master thesis proposal. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Systematic check of knowledge and skills during practical classes which results in cumulative Examination: - credits for individual assignments- 10%; - intermediate reports on development of master thesis topic- 50%; – presentation of the master thesis proposal- 40%. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Student will know how to analyze actual topics in research and will be able to formulate research questions according to own professional competence. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Student will be able to plan and manage research process according to legal and ethical principles. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Student will be able to develop and manage own research project. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Zinātniskā rakstīšana un pētījumu rezultātu izplatīšana (otrais, papildinātais izdevums). Autors(i): Kristīne Mārtinsone, Anita Pipere, Inta Rozenvalde, u.c. Izdevniecība: Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte, 2019. | ||||||||
| 2 | Zinātniskās darbības metodoloģija: starpdisciplināra perspektīva. Autors(i): Kristīne Mārtinsone, red., Anita Pipere, red. Izdevniecība: Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte, 2021. | ||||||||
| 3 | Creswell JW. Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches. Thousand Oaks, California: Sage Publications Inc., 2018. | ||||||||
| 4 | Ārvalstu studentiem/For international students: | ||||||||
| 5 | Creswell JW. Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches. Thousand Oaks, California: Sage Publications Inc., 2018. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Pētniecība: teorija un prakse.K. Mārtinsones, A. Piperes, D. Kamerādes zin. red., Rīga: Raka, 2016. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Elektroniskie informācijas resursi | ||||||||
