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About Study Course

Credit points / ECTS:20 / 30
Course supervisor:Vita Savicka
Course level:Master's
Target audience:Information and Communication Science; Public Health
Branch of science:Communication Sciences

Objective

To improve the postgraduate students' comprehension about research and skills in developing their own research project by including a detailed justification and implementation process, planned procedures for data obtaining and processing, assess possible risks and threats of the planned research, describe ethical aspects of research.

Prerequisites

Research methodology, professional activity.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

Comprehend, compare and critically evaluate various theoretical statements and research results related to the topic of research; comprehend the requirements for drafting Master's Thesis and assessment criteria.

Skills

Formulate research questions according to the topic, select and critically evaluate sources of literature, justify the topicality and the problem of the research, formulate the aim of the research and question(s) / hypothesis(-es), select the research methodology appropriate to the purpose of research in accordance with ethical norms, describe methods for the planned data analysis, evaluate the risks and threats of the potential research. Carry out data collection, processing and analysis, description and interpretation of the results obtained.

Competence

Independently plans and carries out the research corresponding to basic principles and ethical standards of research.

Study course planning

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