Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Research Methods
Course Code
LF_609
Branch of Science
Philosophy of Mind and Cognition (Epistemology, Gnozeology); Philosophy, Ethics and Religion
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Nursing Science
LQF
Level 5
Study Type And Form
Full-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Rigonda Kalna
Structure Unit Manager
Dita Role
Structural Unit
RSU Liepāja Branch
Contacts
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About Study Course
Objective
Develop research skills in health care and develop critical thinking that will contribute to the development of care science and practice.
Preliminary Knowledge
nowledge in nursing courses, Informatics and statistical methods.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.The student knows the stages of the implementation of research work, the ethical principles of research, the regulatory enactments regulating research.
Skills
1.As a result of study course acquisition, students will be able to prepare a scientific project (qualification work) application; to target the study, to formulate the study hypothesis and to choose the best design for the study; to identify the characteristics to be measured and to choose an appropriate study tool, to be able to carry out an independent study taking into account the ethical aspects of the study, to interpret the results of the study.
Competences
1.Will be able to self-formulate research in the field of health care; obtain, select and analyse information on the health problem by research, in line with the basic principles of scientific methodology.
Assessment
Individual work
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Individual work |
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Independently acquire, select and analyze information on the selected health care problem in research, in line with the basic principles of scientific methodology. Independently, in consultation with the head of the qualification job, prepare a draft of study.
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Examination
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Examination |
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Final examination: a self-prepared draft study on the selected research issue in the health care sector in relation to sister practices and presentation and defence thereof.
Evaluation criteria: Assessment in the 10-party system. The final study project, which is based in scientific literature and is linked to the practice of the underlying nurse, the purpose of the study, the hypothesis/the question of the study is formulated in an appropriate and coherent manner, and the study project has selected an appropriate study design and developed based on the subject, the study instrument.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Lecture
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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The importance of research in the nursing profession. The logical structure of the study, its phases, the concept of the design and strategy of the study, the study project.
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Lecture
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Scientific method and research process. Scientific literature and its processing. Fundamental ethical principles of research, regulatory enactments governing research.
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Lecture
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Basic principles of qualitative research and its use in health care, research strategy and capabilities, data collection, data analysis.
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Lecture
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Auditorium
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2
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Basic principles of quantitative research and its use in health care, study strategy, limitations and capabilities, data collection, data analysis.
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Lecture
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Auditorium
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Topics
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Validation and reliability of the study. Interpretation, conclusions and conclusions of the results of the study Design and publishing the results of the study.
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Class/Seminar
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Topics
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Use of databases and electronic resources, basic principles for searching for electronic information, e-resources subscribed TO RSU and the search seeker.
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Use of databases and electronic resources, basic principles for searching for electronic information, e-resources subscribed TO RSU and the search seeker.
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Auditorium
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Topics
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Assessing the importance of research in the nursing profession. The logical structure of the study, its steps, the development of the phases of the study. Study themes and strategy concept, defining the subject of the study project.
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Class/Seminar
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Auditorium
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Topics
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Assessing the importance of research in the nursing profession. The logical structure of the study, its steps, the development of the phases of the study. Study themes and strategy concept, defining the subject of the study project.
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Class/Seminar
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Auditorium
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Topics
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The scientific method and the research process, its analysis. Scientific literature and its processing. Critical analysis of the research article. Assessment of the application of the regulatory enactments regulating research ethical principles and research in scientific studies and publications of research articles.
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Topics
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The scientific method and the research process, its analysis. Scientific literature and its processing. Critical analysis of the research article. Assessment of the application of the regulatory enactments regulating research ethical principles and research in scientific studies and publications of research articles.
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The scientific method and the research process, its analysis. Scientific literature and its processing. Critical analysis of the research article. Assessment of the application of the regulatory enactments regulating research ethical principles and research in scientific studies and publications of research articles.
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Location
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Quantitative and qualitative research in sister practice, study strategy and capabilities, study tools and their development, data collection, data analysis. Validation and reliability of the study. Interpretation of the results of the study.
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On site
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Auditorium
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Topics
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Quantitative and qualitative research in sister practice, study strategy and capabilities, study tools and their development, data collection, data analysis. Validation and reliability of the study. Interpretation of the results of the study.
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Auditorium
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Quantitative and qualitative research in sister practice, study strategy and capabilities, study tools and their development, data collection, data analysis. Validation and reliability of the study. Interpretation of the results of the study.
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Design and publishing the results of the study. Summary. Pre-defence.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
32 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Oral)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
K. Mārtinsone, A. Pipere. Pētniecība, teorija un prakse. 2016. "Izdevniecība RaKa"
2.
Mārtinsone Kristīne, Ievads pētniecībā: stratēģijas, dizaini, metodes, Rīga, RaKa, 2011.
3.
Geske Andrejs, Grīnfelds Andris, Izglītības pētniecība: mācību grāmata augstskolu izglītības un pedagoģijas profesionālo un akadēmisko studiju programmu studentiem, Rīga, LU Akadēmiskais apgāds, 2006
Additional Reading
1.
Spila, Daiga. Znotiņa, Inga. Medicīnas informācijas meklēšanas pamatu apgūšana elektroniskajos resursos: Mācību materiāls informācijpratībā. – Rīga: Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte, 2014. – 71 lpp.
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Spila, Daiga. Pasaules medicīnas citējamo žurnālu datubāze PubMed un informācijas meklēšanas iespējas: Mācību materiāls informācijpratībā. – Rīga: Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte, 2013. – 76 lpp.
3.
Znotiņa, Inga. Uz pierādījumiem balstītas medicīnas resursi – labāko pierādījumu meklēšana un izmantošana: Mācību materiāls informācijpratībā. – Rīga: Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte, 2014. – 49 lpp.
4.
Research and the World Health Organization: a History of the Advisory Committee on Health Research, 1959-1999 /World Health Organization, Geneva: World Health Organization, 2010.
5.
Nieswiadomy Rose Marie, Upper Saddle River N.J., Foundations of Nursing Research, Pearson/Prentice Hall, c2008.
6.
Polit, Denise F., Cheryl Tatano Beck, Nursing Research: Generating and Assessing Evidence for Nursing Practice, Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2008.
7.
Polit, Denise F., Cheryl Tatano Beck, Resource Manual to Accompany Nursing Research: Generating and Assessing Evidence for Nursing Practice, Philadelphia [etc.]: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2008.