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Scientific Research Practice and Master Thesis
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:2.00
Study Course Accepted:02.02.2024 12:26:21
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| Course Code: | MRU_018 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 4.00 | ECTS: | 6.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Target Audience: | ||||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Ilze Trapenciere | ||||||||
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| Structural Unit: | Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences | ||||||||
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| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 2 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 4 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 4 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 8 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 12 | ||||||||
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| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Introduction to field placement: practice goals, learning outcomes, practice documents, practice tasks, assessment and evaluation criteria. Process of field placement: contact with field placement institution, description of the roles, preparation of study tasks, ending. Integrating of social work, management, research knowledge and skills to practice. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 2.00 | placement location | |||||||
| 2 | Practice experience reflection. Practice report presentation. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||||
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| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Defence (Placement) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Knowledge about children, youth, their environment and ability to apply to own research project and professional practice. Will be able to apply ethical principles to social work research and practice. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Define the research problem, goal, tasks, choose an appropriate research method. Conduct research according to the chosen research method; analyze and interpret data, formulate conclusions, present research results. | ||||||||
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| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Raudeliūnaitė, R., Petrauskienė, A. (2014). Practice Guide for Master Degree Programme in Social Work with Children and Youth. Vilnius: Mykolas Romeris University. | ||||||||
| 2 | Bradford, S., Cullen, F. (2012). Research and Research Methods for Youth Practitioners. London, New York: Routledge. | ||||||||
| 3 | Krysik, J.L., Finn, J. (2010). Research for effective social work practice. 2nd ed. Routledge: New York and London. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Wheeldon, J. (2012). Visualizing social science research: maps, methods, & meaning. Thousand Oaks (Calif.): SAGE Publications. | ||||||||
| 2 | Qualitative Research Practice: A Guide for Social Science Students and Researchers | ||||||||
| 3 | A.V.Davys, L.Beddou (2009) The Reflective Learning Model: Supervision of Social Work Students. In: Social work Education. International Journal, Vol. 28, | ||||||||
