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Doctoral Seminar on Methodology and Techniques for Writing Doctoral Thesis
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:3.00
Study Course Accepted:09.02.2023 15:23:06
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | DN_178 | LQF level: | Level 8 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine | Target Audience: | Medicine; Psychology; Pharmacy | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Ilze Konrāde | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Doctoral Studies | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | 16 Dzirciema iela, Riga, LV-1007, dn rsu[pnkts]lv, tel. 67409120 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 2 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 4 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 6 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 12 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 16 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | The research experience of the Master's thesis, defended research work upon completion of the Master’s degree study programme. The following study courses of the 1st year of study of the Doctoral study programme completed: “Research Methodology” and “Healthcare and Research Ethics” | ||||||||
| Objective: | Develop the ability of the doctoral student to explain and justify the idea of his/her research work, the background of scientific evidence at the respective moment, and the research methodology chosen, as well as effective communication with other students in the small groups and the lecturer on the methods chosen, critically analyse recommendations, focus the research idea on interdisciplinary communication about other doctoral theses, implement respectful, complementary scientific understanding of supplementing other research directions. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Subject matter of the doctoral thesis, draft doctoral thesis. Methodology, research techniques and the most common mistakes. Coherence criteria of the idea of the doctoral thesis. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Scientific and research developments in the science sector worldwide and RSU. Discussion and evaluation of the topics of the doctoral thesis in a group under the guidance of the academic staff. | Classes | 6.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | To carry out in-depth research of the topic of own thesis and of doctoral theses of other doctoral students; to prepare a presentation on the idea of own doctoral thesis, theoretical framework and the (intended) applied methodology; to prepare a bibliography of own thesis according to the stage of the work. To be able to choose and give examples for publications in scientific editions, by formulating a specific action plan (time schedule, activities to be performed, cooperation). The student's contribution to the improvement of the study process is the provision of meaningful feedback on the study course by filling out its evaluation questionnaire. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Active participation in classes and completion of the study course evaluation questionnaire: 30%; quality of the presentation (25%); scientific discussion (25%); compliance of publications with journals (20%). | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Test | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | The doctoral student uses appropriate terminology of scientific biology, medicine, pharmacy and/or psychology and demonstrates knowledge of the science sector, when describing methodology of their work; describes the types of scientific activities and steps for their implementation in accordance with the stage of the development of the thesis. | ||||||||
| Skills: | The doctoral student defines the methodological principles of their doctoral thesis; critically analyses the scientific literature related to their thesis; prepares a presentation on the subject matter of their thesis, including theoretical and methodological aspects; discusses strengths and weaknesses of their own and other doctoral students’ research methodology, based on various criteria: scientific novelty, topicality of the thesis, formulation of the problem and goal/precision/coherence, theoretical basis; prepares the bibliography of their thesis. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | The doctoral student formulates the research project academically correctly, presents it, participates and maintains a scientific discussion on the subject matter of the doctoral thesis. Is able to maintain scientific discussion in an interdisciplinary environment, in the interaction between different areas of research. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Izpratne par promocijas darba izstrādi RSU. Pieejams no: https://www.rsu.lv/promocijas-darbi | ||||||||
| 2 | Kate V., Kate N.V., Subair M. (2018) Writing Thesis for Speciality Courses in Medicine. In: Parija S., Kate V. (eds) Thesis Writing for Master's and Ph.D. Program. Springer, Singapore. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-0890-1_22 | ||||||||
| 3 | Chapnick Jeremy Dean „The abstract and title page” AME Medical Journal, Vol 4 (May 2019). Available from: doi: 10.21037/amj.2019.05.01 | ||||||||
| 4 | Ārvalstu studentiem/For international students | ||||||||
| 5 | Kate V., Kate N.V., Subair M. (2018) Writing Thesis for Speciality Courses in Medicine. In: Parija S., Kate V. (eds) Thesis Writing for Master's and Ph.D. Program. Springer, Singapore. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-0890-1_22 | ||||||||
| 6 | Chapnick Jeremy Dean „The abstract and title page” AME Medical Journal, Vol 4 (May 2019). Available from: doi: 10.21037/amj.2019.05.01 | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Mullins, G. and M. Kiley (2002). It’s a PhD, not a Nobel Prize: how experienced examiners assess research theses. Studies in Higher Education. 27(2): 369-386. | ||||||||
| 2 | How to Choose: Zotero, Mendeley, or EndNote. Available from: http://libguides.wustl.edu/choose. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Pētījumi zinātniskājās datu bāzēs (PubMed, MEDLINE u.c), atbilstoši promocijas darba tēmai/Research in scientific databases (PubMed, MEDLINE, etc.), according to the topic of the doctoral thesis | ||||||||
