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Publicly Available Research Databases for Scientific Work
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:3.00
Study Course Accepted:17.06.2022 15:52:22
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | SL_035 | LQF level: | All Levels | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Mathematics; Theory of Probability and Mathematical Statistics | Target Audience: | Information and Communication Science; Political Science; Sociology; Communication Science | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Diāna Kalniņa | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Statistics Unit | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Baložu iela 14, Block A, Riga, statistika rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67060897 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 0 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 16 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 32 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Basic computer skills. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To understand the possibilities of using publicly available research databases for their scientific work; to acquire skills to work independently with publicly available research databases in IBM SPSS. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Sources of publicly available databases and principles for their use | Classes | 1.00 | computer room | |||||
| 2 | Preparing a data file for working with SPSS | Classes | 1.00 | computer room | |||||
| 3 | Working with data – coding text responses, creating new variables, recoding numerical values, filters | Classes | 3.00 | computer room | |||||
| 4 | Basic activities of statistical analysis – frequencies, mean values, cross-tables | Classes | 3.00 | computer room | |||||
| 5 | Hypotheses and their verification | Classes | 4.00 | computer room | |||||
| 6 | Interpretation and visualization of results | Classes | 2.00 | computer room | |||||
| 7 | Individual work presentation | Classes | 2.00 | computer room | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Every class will contain independent work. Outside of classes and lectures, students independently study literature and e-learning materials. Analysis of scientific publications for deepening the understanding of the study course. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Individually prepared processing and analysis of publicly available data. The examination paper is submitted in written form, as well as the end of the course is carried out in an oral presentation of independent work at auditorium. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Acquired knowledge of the use of publicly available databases in scientific work, acquired or enhanced skills in quantitative research data processing using IBM SPSS; as well gained insight into basic elements of statistical analysis. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Upon completion of the course students will be able to find, evaluate and use in their scientific work publicly available research databases. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Will be able to use publicly available research databases in their research, make research hypotheses and draw statistically valid conclusions. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Pētniecība: teorija un prakse. (2016) K. Mārtinsones, A. Piperes, D. Kamerādes zin. red. Rīga: RAKA. | ||||||||
| 2 | A. Field. (2013). Discovering Statistics using IBM SPSS Statistics. 4th edition. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Krastiņš O., Ciemiņa I. (2003). Statistika. Rīga : LR CSP | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | SPSS Tutorials | ||||||||
| 2 | The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) | ||||||||
