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Research Methodology
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:4.00
Study Course Accepted:22.03.2023 11:23:40
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | SVUEK_061 | LQF level: | Level 8 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Philosophy; Philosophy of Mind and Cognition | Target Audience: | Medicine; Clinical Pharmacy; Pharmacy; Psychology; Dentistry; Public Health; Nursing Science | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Anita Villeruša | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Public Health and Epidemiology | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 9 Kronvalda boulevard, svek rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67338307 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 3 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 6 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 5 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 10 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 16 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Basic knowledge of philosophy, ethics, epidemiology and research methods. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To deepen understanding and skills in research methodology, to broaden the necessary knowledge and skills to ensure the research process for conducting scientific research in the field of medicine and health care. To improve skills for independent planning and implementation of research, observing the general and field specific principles of research. To develop the ability to identify and to reduce possible limitations of the research, as well as ability to critically evaluate the strength of scientific evidence, to communicate about the research plan. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | The process of scientific research from idea to research goal. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Development of a research plan. Research question and types of designs. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Research data, their types and acquisition. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | A variable in research. Creation of the conceptual model of research. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Improving knowledge about the research topic and the research process. Scientific publication as a part of the research process. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 6 | Presentation of doctoral students' research work applications. Discussion of conceptual models of research presented by doctoral students. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | The quality of the submitted and presented research project proposal. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Active individual participation in the classes; submission and presentation of the research project proposal with conceptual model; discussion of it. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Test | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | The doctoral student knows and understands the methodological process of scientific research; using research terminology, the doctoral student will describe the stages of research planning, create and defend a conceptual model of his / her research; critically evaluate the suitability of the research design and data to achieve the objectives, will be able to identify risks and offer solutions to ensure scientific strength. | ||||||||
| Skills: | The doctoral student will be able to put forward and formulate scientific-research ideas within the chosen research theory; to independently choose and evaluate appropriate research methods in accordance with the chosen research idea; to perform critical evaluation of scientific research works; communicate orally and in writing about the research work. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | The doctoral student will develop the plan for his / her potential draft research and implement it in accordance with the set research goal, integrating the necessary knowledge and skills in the further research process. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Kathryn H. Jacobsen. Introduction to Health Research Methods: A Practical Guide. Vol 3nd ed. Jones & Bartlett Learning; 2020. Accessed April 1, 2021. eBook | ||||||||
| 2 | Research Methodology in the Medical and Biological Sciences [electronic Resource] / Edited by Petter Laake, Haakon Breien Benestad and Bjørn Reino Olsen. Amsterdam: Academic, 2007. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 3 | Kristīne Martinsone, Anita Pipere & Daiga Kamerade. Pētniecība: teorija un prakse [Research: theory and practice]. 2016. | ||||||||
| 4 | Zinātniskā rakstīšana un pētījumu rezultātu izplatīšana. Kristīnes Mārtinsones un Anitas Piperes zinātniskajā redakcijā. [Autoru kolektīvs]. Rīga: RSU, 2019. 301 lpp. | ||||||||
| 5 | Ārvalstu studentiem/For international students | ||||||||
| 6 | Kathryn H. Jacobsen. Introduction to Health Research Methods: A Practical Guide. Vol 3nd ed. Jones & Bartlett Learning; 2020. Accessed April 1, 2021. eBook | ||||||||
| 7 | Research Methodology in the Medical and Biological Sciences [electronic Resource] / Edited by Petter Laake, Haakon Breien Benestad and Bjørn Reino Olsen. Amsterdam: Academic, 2007. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Petter Laake, Haakon Breien Benestad, Research in Medical and Biological Sciences: From Planning and Preparation to Grant Application and Publication. Academic Press, 2015 | ||||||||
| 2 | Greenhalgh T. How to read a paper. The basics of evidence-based medicine (5th ed.). BMJ Books, 2014. | ||||||||
| 3 | Hall GM. How to write a paper (4th ed.). BMJ Books, 2013. | ||||||||
| 4 | Ian McDowell. Measuring Health: A guide to rating Scales and Questionnaires. Oxford University press, 2006. | ||||||||
