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Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:1.00
Study Course Accepted:19.01.2022 16:49:44
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | VPUPK_322 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Psychology | Target Audience: | Psychology | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Ingūna Griškēviča | ||||||||
| 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) | 2 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 4 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 3 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 6 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 10 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | General psychology, Research in psychology. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To promote students' understanding of the research development process and observance of academic integrity, to develop students' skills to search, select and analyze scientific literature sources, to put forward research question (s) and / or hypothesis (es), to improve students' understanding of textual form. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Formulation of a research idea. Research topicality and problem formulation. | Lectures | 1.00 | other | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | other | |||||||
| 2 | Literature selection and literature review | Lectures | 1.00 | other | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | other | |||||||
| 3 | Text formatting and academic integrity | Classes | 1.00 | other | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | To develop and defend the course work independently and in cooperation with the supervisor. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | The content of the work is in line with the research topic, research tasks, research question (s) and / or hypothesis (s), the topicality and problem of the research is substantiated, all variables and their relationships are described and conclusions are drawn. The work is designed in accordance with the methodological requirements for the course work. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Defence (Semester paper) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Understands, compares and critically evaluates various theoretical approaches and research results on the research topic; demonstrates text-making skills and observes research ethics, understands the requirements for the development of the course paper and evaluation criteria. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Formulates research questions, selects, critically evaluates and analyzes information sources in order to define the research problem and substantiate topicality; formulate the aim and question (s) of the research; develops a review of the literature in accordance with the basic principles of text formation, grammar and research ethics, draws conclusions; designs, presents and defends research. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Independently plans and conducts research in accordance with the basic principles and ethical norms of research and presents its results. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Advances in Psychology Research | ||||||||
| 2 | Encyclopedia of Psychology Research | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Research in Psychology | ||||||||
