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Vertical Integration Project Psychological Help and Self-help
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:1.00
Study Course Accepted:12.11.2021 11:37:57
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | VPUPK_317 | LQF level: | All Levels | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Psychology | Target Audience: | Information and Communication Science; Sports Trainer; Management Science; Medicine; Biology; Pedagogy; Communication Science; Pharmacy; Social Welfare and Social Work; Political Science; Midwifery; Social Anthropology; Psychology; Nursing Science; Life Science; Business Management; Juridical Science; Law; Civil and Military Defense; Person and Property Defence; Sociology; Medical Services; Medical Technologies; Dentistry; Marketing and Advertising; Clinical Pharmacy; Health Management; Public Health; Rehabilitation | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Kristīne Mārtinsone | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Health Psychology and Paedagogy | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 5 J. Asara Street, vppk rsu[pnkts]lv, +37167061587 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 0 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 10 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 20 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 20 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | General knowledge in research corresponding to study level, profession and specialization. Prior knowledge in the social sciences is desirable, but not a prerequisite for involvement in the project. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To provide an opportunity for RSU students from various study programs to acquire competence in interdisciplinary cooperation in organization and implementation of research work, participating in development of specific research and dissemination of research results. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Getting acquainted with the participants of the study course; an overview of the topic of the course, the activities performed so far in its topic; for the purposes of the semester. Principles of course test and evaluation. Coordination of work plans and working hours. Formation of research groups (if necessary), formulation of research tasks, choice of research methods, discussion of work organization model. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Team work on a research project. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Team work on summarizing the results of research projects. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Presentation of the work done by individual participants and groups/teams. Study work evaluation. Analysis of results. | Classes | 4.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | The student performs group and individual tasks within a certain time, if necessary, in cooperation with other course participants, working in groups/teams. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | The following criteria is evaluated: • approbation of research results at the conference; • team work presentation on the achieved results; • diary about the group work. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Test | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Students describe the principles of research process organization and cooperation conditions, use research terminology, describe and analyse the researched feature. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Students individually and in cooperation in a team collect, process and interpret the data obtained in the research, prepare information for the presentation of the research result and present the research results. Evaluate each person's and/or group/team members' contribution to the development of the research project. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Students cooperate in an interdisciplinary team, organizing and implementing research work, as well as disseminating research results according to level of studies. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Lawrence Neuman, W. (2014). Social research methods: Qualitative and quantitative approaches. | ||||||||
| 2 | Creswell, J. W. (2009). Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches. Sage. | ||||||||
| 3 | Mārtinsone, K., Pipere, A., Kamerāde, D. (red.). (2016). Pētniecība: teorija un prakse. RaKa. | ||||||||
| 4 | Appelbaum, M., Cooper, H., Kline, R. B., Mayo-Wilson, E., Nezu, A. M., & Rao, S. M. (2018). Journal article reporting standards for quantitative research in psychology: The APA publications and communications board task force report. American Psycholgy | ||||||||
| 5 | Becker, L. (2014). Writing successful reports and dissertations. Sage. | ||||||||
| 6 | Levitt, H.M., Bamberg, M., Creswell, J.W., Frost, D.M., Josselson, & R., Suárez-Orozco, C. (2018) Journal article reporting standards for qualitative primary, qualitative meta-analytic, and mixed methods research in psychology. The APA publications | ||||||||
| 7 | Mārtinsone, K. un Pipere, A. (red.) (2019). Zinātniskā rakstīšana un pētījumu rezultātu izplatīšana. RSU | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Leech, N.L., Barrett, K.C., & Morgan, G.A. (2008). SPSS for intermediate statistics: Use and interpretation. Third Edition. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. | ||||||||
| 2 | Guest, G., Namely, E. E., &Mitchell, M. L. (2013). Collecting Qualitative Data: A Field Manual for Applied Research. Sage. | ||||||||
| 3 | American Psychological Association (2020). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). American Psychological Association. | ||||||||
| 4 | De Vaus, D. (2013). Research Design in Social Research. Sage. | ||||||||
| 5 | Robson, C. (2017) Real World Research: a Resource for Users of Social Research Methods in Applied Settings. John Wiley & Sons. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Zinātniskie raksti no atbilstošām datu bāzēm. | ||||||||
| 2 | Mārtinsone, K. un Zakriževska-Belogrudova, M. (19.janvāris, 2021). Psiholoģiskā palīdzība. Nacionālā enciklopēdija. | ||||||||
