Methodology of Scientific Research Work

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved

Course Description Version:8.00

Study Course Accepted:14.08.2024 08:45:50

Study Course Information
Course Code:		JF_491		LQF level:		Level 6
Credit Points:		2.00		ECTS:		3.00
Branch of Science:		Law		Target Audience:		Civil and Military Defense; Juridical Science
Study Course Supervisor
Course Supervisor:		Kitija Bite
Study Course Implementer
Structural Unit:		Faculty of Social Sciences
The Head of Structural Unit:
Contacts:		Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szfrsu[pnkts]lv
Study Course Planning
Full-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)		12	Lecture Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Lectures		24
Classes (count)		4	Class Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Classes		8
Total Contact Hours								32
Part-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)		4	Lecture Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Lectures		8
Classes (count)		2	Class Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Classes		4
Total Contact Hours								12
Study course description
Preliminary Knowledge:
Information literacy (Ability to find, select, evaluate, manage and use information necessary for conducting scientific research work).
Objective:
To provide students with an understanding of the issues of scientific research methodology, scientific research methods as a basis for conducting study work, the course of the research process and its organization, as well as the basic principles of developing, designing and defending study work.
Topic Layout (Full-Time)
No.	Topic			Type of Implementation		Number	Venue
1	Topic 1. Science. Research and study. Research design			Lectures		2.00	auditorium
2	Topic 2. Research stages. Research design. Research ethics.			Lectures		2.00	auditorium
3	Topic 3. The research problem - the basis of the research.			Lectures		2.00	auditorium
				Classes		2.00	auditorium
4	Topic 4. Selection of information. Scientifically reliable sources. Topic 5. Topic and topic. Formulation of the topic. Topic 6. Research direction or research plan			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
5	Topic 7. Introduction or research methodology.			Lectures		2.00	auditorium
6	Topic 8. Scientific writing style. Development of chapters in research. Conclusion - the results of the study. Topic 9. Topic 9. Presentation of research results			Lectures		3.00	auditorium
				Classes		2.00	auditorium
Topic Layout (Part-Time)
No.	Topic			Type of Implementation		Number	Venue
1	Topic 1. Science. Research and study. Research design			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
2	Topic 2. Research stages. Research design. Research ethics.			Lectures		0.50	auditorium
3	Topic 3. The research problem - the basis of the research.			Lectures		0.50	auditorium
				Classes		1.00	auditorium
4	Topic 4. Selection of information. Scientifically reliable sources. Topic 5. Topic and topic. Formulation of the topic. Topic 6. Research direction or research plan			Lectures		0.50	auditorium
5	Topic 7. Introduction or research methodology.			Lectures		0.50	auditorium
6	Topic 8. Scientific writing style. Development of chapters in research. Conclusion - the results of the study. Topic 9. Topic 9. Presentation of research results			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
				Classes		1.00	auditorium
Assessment
Unaided Work:
Students are required to master the materials in e-studies. Students’ knowledge is regularly tested during the course: tests, group work, active participation in seminars. In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal.
Assessment Criteria:
50% Compulsory attendance: 20%. Participation in group work: 20%. final on-line test passed: 20% Individual home assignment [introduction to research work]: 20%. Written examination: 20%. The examination is taken by those students who have fulfilled the course requirements. The final assessment for the study course is an average mark.
Final Examination (Full-Time):		Exam (Written)
Final Examination (Part-Time):		Exam (Written)
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:		- name and describe science branches in Latvia; - names the types of research design; - arranges the stages of the research in a logical order; - outlines the conditions of the Methodological Rules for the basic requirements for research design; - identifies types of academic honesty; - name 4 types of legal problem and describe each of them; - defines the types of sources and the possibilities of finding them for scientifically reliable sources; - describes the topic and topic differences; - reproduces the logic of the content chapters from the sample; - identifies 11 elements of research methodology; - names methods and methods of interpretation of legal norms, knows how to handle them; - describes the nature of scientific writing style; - name the features of other writing styles; - describes the essence of the final research work; - summarizes the research results from the sample; - recognizes the stages of presenting the research result.
Skills:		- explains and argues the choice of research design for legal science research; - explains and justifies the necessity of the sequence of research stages; - explains the essence of the Methodological Rules and recognizes errors in their non-observance; - recognizes violations of academic honesty in practical situations; - identifies the type of legal problem in a specific situation; - recognizes and knows how to find scientifically reliable sources; - can formulate topics and topic names in examples; - can formulate a simple table of contents from a sample; - can explain the use of methodology in study work I; - knows how to arrange the elements of the methodology in the correct order and is able to describe this order; - able to describe differences in methods and methods of interpretation of legal norms; - recognizes the scientific writing style in the text; - is able to explain the mechanism of formation of the conclusion of the research work; - is able to select research results from the sample to be forwarded for presentation; - knows how to identify the most important research results that characterize the topic; - able to lay out the final content in a presentation sample (PPTX); - able to work in a team, discuss, argue and present research results.
Competencies:		- resolves practical violations of academic integrity and does not allow them in their activities; - describes a specific legal problem for its topic; - knows how to find and use scientifically reliable sources for his topic; - plans and describes the research methodology for the chosen topic; - modifies the methods and methods of interpretation of legal norms for the topic of his research work; - knows how to design a research paper in accordance with the requirements of the Methodological Regulations; - analyzes foreign text, finding methodology errors and correcting them; - practically knows how to present the results of research work using a sample (PPTX).
Bibliography
No.	Reference
Required Reading
1	Mārtinsone, K., Pipere, A., Kamerāde, D. Pētniecība. Teorija un prakse. Rīga: RaKa, 2016. 546 lpp.
2	Kristapsone, S. Zinātniskā pētniecība studiju procesā. Rīga: Biznesa augstskola Turība, 2014. 352 lpp.
3	Pētnieciskā darba izstrādes, noformēšanas un aizstāvēšanas metodiskie noteikumi. Rīga: RSU JF Dome, 2021. gada 17. jūnija sēde, Protokols Nr. 8-3-1/13/2021
Additional Reading
1	Eko, U. Kā uzrakstīt diplomdarbu. Rīga: Jāņa Rozes apgāds, 2006. 319 lpp.
2	Mārtinsone, K. Ievads pētniecībā: stratēģijas, dizaini, metodes. Rīga: RaKA, 2011. 284 lpp.