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Doctoral Examination in the Field and Sub-fields
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:3.00
Study Course Accepted:02.07.2024 15:23:08
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | DN_203 | LQF level: | Level 8 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Law | Target Audience: | Social Welfare and Social Work; Communication Science; Social Anthropology; Juridical Science; Sociology; Political Science; Management Science | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Karina Palkova | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Doctoral Studies | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 16 Dzirciema iela, dn rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67409120 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 0 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 0 | Class Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 0 | ||||
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| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Mandatory study courses in the doctoral study programme "Social Sciences" and courses in specialisation, knowledge in the field of the doctoral thesis (problematics and topicality). | ||||||||
| Objective: | Doctoral student's knowledge in the field and sub-field defined by the programme, to strengthen the set of knowledge and skills corresponding to the educational programme by developing scientific research. | ||||||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Prepare for an oral narrative (up to 10 minutes for the question) on topical issues on social science field/sub-field. Prepare an oral narrative on the scientific framework of the subject matter of the doctoral thesis. 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: | The examination is assessed according to a 10-point grading system. The final mark is calculated as the arithmetic mean of the answers of the of the examination provided after hearing the doctoral student's answers and consideration by the committee. If the assessment is below 4 for at least one part, the examination is not passed. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Analyse and describe the developmental trends and regularities of modern social sciences. Define the problems of a certain topic in writing. Analyse, explain and describe in an integrated way a specific topic of social sciences orally. Doctoral students are able to demonstrate their understanding of the most current theories and concepts in sub-fields. Doctoral students can demonstrate their knowledge of theoretical guidelines and modern research methods related to the area of their doctoral thesis. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Doctoral students are able to independently assess the effectiveness of the use of different theories and research methods, they can critically evaluate results of a comparative analysis of different theories, create their own scientifically-based judgement, propose new theoretical and practical solutions and discuss scientific activities in the chosen area of studies. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Doctoral students are able to solve problems and conduct independent and critical analysis related to social science field /sub-field science, as well as to apply an innovative approach in dealing with subject-related issues. Discuss in a reasoned way both in writing and orally the modern achievements of the science in the sector and outlines the concept of own work and discusses it in accordance with the requirements of modern social science. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Obligātā literatūra atkarīga no apakšnozares, kurā kārto promocijas eksāmenu | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Papildus literatūra atkarīga no apakšnozare, kurā kārto promocijas eksāmenu. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Citi informācijas avoti atkarīgi no nozares/apakšnozares, kurā kārto promocijas eksāmenu | ||||||||
