Research in Psychology (VPUPK_278)
About Study Course
Objective
To promote students' understanding of research in social sciences, stages, and basic principles of psychology research; to improve the ability to select, summarise and analyse published research on a particular topic; to develop the ability to prepare, justify and execute a study project in psychology in accordance with the basic principles of research and to present it;
Prerequisites
Introduction to professional work, general psychology.
Learning outcomes
Students use research terminology; explain the differences between the qualitative and quantitative research strategy and the various research designs; describe the methods of data acquisition and analysis.
Students identify topical problems of research in psychology; select, analyse, compare and critically evaluate published research in psychology; analyse the strengths and limitations of research; define research questions appropriate for the purpose of the study.
Students work with scientific literature, correctly read and argue about the data presented in the articles. Students develop research project, justifying the topicality of the research; define the goal, research question/hypothesis; create a targeted literature review, choose suitable data acquisition methods, integrate ethical requirements into own study project.
Study course planning
| Study programme | Study semester | Program level | Study course category | Lecturers | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology, PSb | 3 | Bachelor’s | Required | Valentīna Krūmiņa, Ingrīda Trups-Kalne, Sanita Šuriņa | |
| Psychology, LFPSb | 3 | Bachelor’s | Required | Valentīna Krūmiņa, Ingrīda Trups-Kalne, Sanita Šuriņa | |
| Psychology, PSbN | 3 | Bachelor’s | Required | Valentīna Krūmiņa, Ingrīda Trups-Kalne, Sanita Šuriņa |
