Research in Psychology (VPUPK_278)
About Study Course
Objective
To promote students' understanding of research in social sciences, stages, and basic principles of psychology research; to improve the ability to select, summarise and analyse published research on a particular topic; to develop the ability to prepare, justify and execute a study project in psychology in accordance with the basic principles of research and to present it;
Prerequisites
Introduction to professional work, general psychology.
Learning outcomes
1.Students use the basic research terminology; explain the differences between the qualitative and quantitative research strategy and the different study designs; describe the methods of data acquisition and basic analysis.
1.Students identify current research problems in psychology; select, analyse, compare and critically evaluate published studies in psychology; analyse the scientific strength of the studies; formulate research questions relevant to the purpose of the study; understands basic principles for the ethical application of digital tools in research.
1.Students work with scientific literature, correctly read and discuss the data presented in the articles. Students develop research project, justifying the topicality of the research; define the goal, research question/hypothesis; create a targeted literature review, choose suitable data acquisition methods, integrate ethical requirements into own study project.
Study course planning
| Study programme | Study semester | Program level | Study course category | Lecturers | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 3 | Bachelor | Required | Valentīna Krūmiņa, Ingrīda Trups-Kalne, Sanita Šuriņa | |
| Psychology | 3 | Bachelor | Required | Valentīna Krūmiņa, Ingrīda Trups-Kalne, Sanita Šuriņa |
