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Research Paper II

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:9.00
Study Course Accepted:01.08.2024 13:32:12
Study Course Information
Course Code:JF_018LQF level:Level 6
Credit Points:2.00ECTS:3.00
Branch of Science:LawTarget Audience:Juridical Science
Study Course Supervisor
Course Supervisor:Inga Kudeikina
Study Course Implementer
Structural Unit:Faculty of Social Sciences
The Head of Structural Unit:
Contacts:Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szfatrsu[pnkts]lv
Study Course Planning
Full-Time - Semester No.1
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Study course description
Preliminary Knowledge:
Acquired study courses on the research topic or field.
Objective:
Improve the theoretical knowledge, academic skills and abilities needed for drawing up a research paper. A lecturer of the corresponding study course, who has a Master’s degree, advises on drafting of the Semester Paper.
Assessment
Unaided Work:
Development of the Paper and analysis. Development of the summary, compilation of sources and preparation of the annotation in Latvian and English or German
Assessment Criteria:
Defense of work. Assessment is carried out in accordance with the regulations adopted at RSU.
Final Examination (Full-Time):Defence (Semester paper)
Final Examination (Part-Time):Defence (Semester paper)
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:To strengthen and expand the student's theoretical knowledge in solving legal problems and skills of using it in addressing practical tasks; promote the acquisition of skills needed for a written research paper and the methodology of studying a specific topic (problem) (selection of sources and literature, analysis, critical evaluation, material synthesis, etc.); promote independent work and focus on self-education; help to develop skills in the promotion of legal sciences (public speaking, reasoned and logical defending and substantiating of own opinions, both orally and in writing, etc.).
Skills:Develop the ability to analyse and compare the information obtained, while expressing own opinions on the analytical work carried out. Ability to express own ideas and make precise legal formulations.
Competencies:Successful defence of the Semester Paper indicates the student’s ability to work with legal and other sources, to develop the table of contents for the paper (plan), to determine the scope of research, to analyse the opinions of other researchers, to draw conclusions and to make proposals according to the specific character of the chosen topic.
Bibliography
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Required Reading
1Atbilstoši studiju darba izvēlētā temata specifikai.
2Juridiskās fakultātes "Pētnieciskā darba izstrādāšanas, noformēšanas un aizstāvēšanas metodiskie noteikumi". sk.30.03.2021.
3Berķis U., Dambrova M. Gobiņa I., u.c. Zinātniskā rakstīšana un pētījumu rezultātu izplatīšana. Rīga: Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte, 2019.