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Research in Dentistry
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:2.00
Study Course Accepted:17.06.2024 13:26:17
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | ZTMVK_065 | LQF level: | Level 5 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine; Oral Medicine | Target Audience: | Dentistry | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Līga Kroniņa | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Conservative Dentistry and Oral Health | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 20 Dzirciema Street, zhs rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67455560 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 4 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 8 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 8 | Class Length (academic hours) | 3 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 24 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Secondary school level knowledge in English, Mathematics and Essay writing. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To introduce students with a structure of research work and basic principles of writing it. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Types of research works, levels of evidence. | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 2 | Practical work in literature search and evaluation. Keywords. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Introduction. Planning and writing a literature review. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Formulation of the research question, work objectives and tasks. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Writing a literature review. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 6 | Designing references. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Practical research planning, requirements. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Practical research planning. Compiling tests. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | Results processing, interpretation, presentation. | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 10 | Obtaining and processing results. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 11 | Results interpretation and evaluation. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 12 | Designing work and literature references. Making the presentation. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | • At the end of the course – written homework – independently written research paper – qualitative, submitted in due time. Completed course evaluation questionnaire. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Active individual work in classes (50%). Accordance to formal research paper requirements (50%) (lack of plagiarism, the amount and orthography of literature sources in review and references, accordance of a research plan to the aim of the research, accordance of the research design to the aim of the research). | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: • evaluate a concordance of a research publication to evidence based literature principles, • describe structure of a research paper, • describe designs of research. | ||||||||
| Skills: | On successful completion of the course, the students will be able to: • select and use evidence based literature, • summarize literature, • choose an appropriate design of research, • apply an appropriate method for data processing, • present research results. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: • write independently a research paper, • obtain health information and critically evaluate it, • recognize health research designs, • use results of evidence based literature in practice. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Pētniecība: teorija un prakse. Rīga: RaKa, 2016, 546 lpp. | ||||||||
| 2 | Maldupa, I., Uribe, S., & Universidad Austral de Chile. Ko nozīmē uz pierādījumiem balstīta zobārstniecība? Zobārstniecības Raksti. Nr.1. 2014, 15.-17.lpp. : il., tab. | ||||||||
| 3 | Martinsone K. Pipere A. Zinātniskā rakstīšana un pētījumu rezultātu izplatīšana. RSU, 2019. | ||||||||
| 4 | Mārtinsone K. Pipere A. Zinātniskās darbības metodoloģija : starpdisciplināra perspektīva. RSU, 2021. | ||||||||
| 5 | Spila, D. & Znotiņa, I. Medicīnas informācijas meklēšanas pamatu apgūšana elektroniskajos resursos. RSU, 2014. | ||||||||
| 6 | Spila, D. Pasaules medicīnas citējamo žurnālu datubāze Pubmed un informācijas 11 meklēšanas iespējas. RSU, 2014. | ||||||||
| 7 | Znotiņa, I. Uz pierādījumiem balstītas medicīnas resursi – labāko pierādījumu meklēšana un izmantošana. RSU, 2014. | ||||||||
| 8 | Ievads pētniecībā: stratēģijas, dizaini, metodes. Rīga: RaKa, 2011, 284 lpp. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Association, American Dental, et al. How to Use Evidence-Based Dental Practices to Improve Clinical Decision-Making. American Dental Association, 2019. ProQuest Ebook Central | ||||||||
| 2 | Brignardello-Petersen, R. et al. A practical approach to evidence-based dentistry: How to search for evidence to inform clinical decisions. J. Am. Dent. Assoc. 145, 1262–1267. 2014. | ||||||||
| 3 | Carrasco-Labra, A., Brignardello-Petersen, R., Glick, M., et.al. A practical approach to evidence-based dentistry: VI: How to use a systematic review. The Journal of the American Dental Association 146, 255–265.e1; 2015. | ||||||||
| 4 | Malgožata Raščevska. Psiholoģisko testu un aptauju konstruēšana un adaptācija. Rīga. RaKa 2005. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 5 | Smeeton, Nigel C.. Dental Statistics Made Easy, CRC Press LLC, 2016. ProQuest Ebook Central, | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Interneta resursi (datu bāzes) | ||||||||
