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Drafting and Defence of the Master's Thesis with a Proseminar

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:5.00
Study Course Accepted:02.02.2024 12:26:14
Study Course Information
Course Code:KSK_147LQF level:Level 7
Credit Points:20.00ECTS:30.00
Branch of Science:Communication SciencesTarget Audience:Communication Science
Study Course Supervisor
Course Supervisor:Ivans Jānis Mihailovs
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
Lectures (count)5Lecture Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Lectures10
Classes (count)0Class Length (academic hours)0Total Contact Hours of Classes0
Total Contact Hours10
Study course description
Preliminary Knowledge:
Research methodology, other Master’s study programme courses.
Objective:
To enhance MA students’ comprehension of research and skill in developing their own draft study – Master’s thesis, including its detailed substantiation and implementation process, the planned data acquisition and processing procedures; evaluate the possible risks and hazard of the planned study; characterise the legal and ethical aspects of the study, as well as draw the attention to scientific writing.
Topic Layout (Full-Time)
No.TopicType of ImplementationNumberVenue
1Introductory class. Research planning.Lectures1.00auditorium
2Scientific (and science fiction) style (historical retrospect, impact of different cultures, modern characteristics) in the Latvian language stylistic system. Substyles and typical genres of scientific style. Adaptation of scientific style in publicistic writing.Lectures1.00auditorium
3Structure of a scientific text: logical arrangement of expressions, use of terms, structure of sentences, quotes, references, footnotes. Author’s objectivity and identitylessness.Lectures1.00auditorium
4Scientific style dictionary: terms and foreign words. Linguistic, interlinguistic and extralinguistic principles of term use. Sources of terms, databases.Lectures1.00auditorium
5Stylistics and editing of a research paper (stylistics of introduction, talk abstracts, conclusion).Lectures1.00auditorium
Assessment
Unaided Work:
Perform the search, selection and analysis of the literature, which is appropriate for the study subject, and develop their draft study, including the substantiation of the study, the bibliography and detailed description of study methodology; evaluate the possible risks and hazard of the planned study; characterise the ethical aspects of the study; and present the project.
Assessment Criteria:
In accordance with the requirements set by RSU for assessment of a Master’s thesis.
Final Examination (Full-Time):Defence (Master’s thesis)
Final Examination (Part-Time):
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:Students comprehend, compare and critically evaluate different theoretical dispositions and study results in relation to the study subject; comprehend the requirements of the drafting and implementation of Master’s Thesis and its assessment criteria.
Skills:Students formulate the problematic issues of the research; pursuant to the subject, select and critically evaluate the sources of literature; substantiate the topicality and problem of the study, formulate the aim and question(s)/hypothesis (hypotheses) of the study; choose the methodology of the study that is suitable for the study aim pursuant to the ethical norms in the study; describe the planned data analysis methods; and evaluate the risks and hazards of the potential study; collect, process and analyse data, describe and interpret obtained results.
Competencies:Students independently plan and implement a study that is compliant with the basic principles of research and ethical norms.
Bibliography
No.Reference
Required Reading
1Zinātniskā rakstīšana un pētījumu rezultātu izplatīšana (K.Martinsones un A. Piperes zin. redakcijā). Rīga: RSU, 2018.
2Pētniecība: teorija un prakse. Rīga: RaKa, 2016.
3RSU Maģistra darba izstrādes noteikumi
Additional Reading
1Kroplijs A., Raščevska M. Kvalitatīvās pētniecības metodes sociālajās zinātnēs. Rīga: RaKa, 2004.
2Lietratūra par mūsdienu pētniecību
Other Information Sources
1Ievērojot izvēlēto maģistra darba tematu