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Study Course Description

Research Paper

Main Study Course Information

Course Code
MF_002
Branch of Science
Clinical medicine
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Medicine
LQF
All Levels
Study Type And Form
Full-Time

Study Course Implementer

Course Supervisor
Structure Unit Manager
Structural Unit
Faculty of Medicine
Contacts

Riga, 16 Dzirciema Street, mf@rsu.lv, +37167409125

About Study Course

Objective

The goal is to promote the student's ability to create a research plan, develop work goals, hypothesis and tasks, choose and apply research-appropriate data collection, processing and analysis methods, independently formulate and defend their conclusions, as well as give the opportunity to demonstrate the student's readiness to independently use the acquired knowledge and skills and competencies in solving academic or professional problems.

Preliminary Knowledge

From all study courses previously studied in the program.

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge

1.To deepen and strengthen the student's theoretical knowledge of the chosen topic; promote the improvement of the student's practical skills by conducting research activities; promote student involvement in the work of RSU scientific laboratories and scientific institutes.

Skills

1.The ability to create a research plan, develop work goals, hypothesis and tasks, choose and apply research-appropriate data collection, processing and analysis methods, independently formulate and defend one's conclusions, as well as give the opportunity to demonstrate the student's readiness to independently use the acquired knowledge, skills and competences in an academic or in solving professional problems.

Competences

1.Develop the ability to independently read foreign languages and analyze industry literature; conduct research, statistically process research data and analyze the obtained results; draw up a final thesis in accordance with technical, bibliographic and literary requirements.

Assessment

Individual work

Title
% from total grade
Grade
1.

Individual work

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Development and defense of research work.

Examination

Title
% from total grade
Grade
1.

Examination

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The thesis defense commission evaluates the thesis according to the following criteria: relevance of the content of the submitted final thesis to the chosen topic (on a 10-point scale); compliance of the content of the final thesis with the educational qualification level (on a 10-point scale); relevance of conclusions to work goals and tasks (on a 10-point scale); compliance of the submitted work with the main formal requirements specified in the regulations (visual design, volume, style, grammar, etc.) (on a 10-point scale); comprehensibility of the presentation, respect for structure and time limit (on a 10-point scale); ability to answer questions and participate in discussion (on a 10-point scale); the student's participation in the international scientific conference without obtaining an award-winning place, or co-authorship (for the second and subsequent authors) of a publication, if the said activity corresponds to the agreed topic, the resulting assessment is increased by 1 point.

Study Course Theme Plan

FULL-TIME
Part 1
Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
0 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Defence (Research paper)

Bibliography

Required Reading

1.

RSU bibliotēkas piedāvātie pakalpojumi un datubāzes