| Statuss(Aktīvs) | Izdruka | Arhīvs(0) | Studiju plāns Vecais plāns | Kursu katalogs | Vēsture |
| Course title | Preparation of Research Work |
| Course code | VidZ5032 |
| Credit points (ECTS) | 3 |
| Total Hours in Course | 81 |
| Number of hours for lectures | 5 |
| Number of hours for seminars and practical classes | 19 |
| Independent study hours | 57 |
| Date of course confirmation | 16/03/2022 |
| Responsible Unit | Instutute of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Engineering |
| Course developers | |
| Ph.D., doc. Kristīne Valujeva Ph.D., vad.pētn. Jovita Pilecka-Uļčugačeva |
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| There is no prerequisite knowledge required for this course | |
| Course abstract | |
| The aim of the study course is to strengthen and apply theoretical and practical knowledge about the development of research work by gradually developing the topic of self-chosen theme. In the study course, master students will apply the previously acquired basic principles of scientific research work development, searching for literature sources on the specific topic, creating a literature review, describing the applied methods, performing data analysis and describing the obtained results. | |
| Learning outcomes and their assessment | |
| The master student will acquire knowledge: 1) about the structure of research work for a specific topic; 2) on the role of separate chapters in the development of the topic (practical work and seminar).
The master student will acquire skills to: 1) select scientific literature in databases on a specific topic; 2) to create descriptions of materials and methods, results and discussion, to create tables, figures according to the specific topic; 4) to form a scientific discussion and formulate conclusions based on data analysis (practical work). The master student will be competent: to use scientific literature for research of a specific topic, to critically evaluate the correspondence of literature to research and to create reports of research work in the form of text, tables, pictures (practical works). |
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| Course Content(Calendar) | |
| 1.Basic principles of creating an introduction, design of the aim, tasks of the study and description of the actuality of the research work (1h)
2.Practical work: Preparation of the research work introduction 1-1.5 pages (3h) 3.Use of scientific literature, structured and scientifically based development of literature review (1h) 4.Practical work: Analysis of the literature used in the research (3h) 5.Development of materials and methods description (1h) 6.Practical work: Description of materials and methods used in the research (3h) 7.Graphical representation of results, basic principles of creating tables, description of results and formation of discussion (1h) 8.Practical work: Analysis, interpretation and graphical representation of the research data (3h) 9.Design of research text, figures and tables, design of annexes and references, basic principles of writing annotation (1h); 10.Practical work: Creating an annotation for research work, design of figures and tables (3h) 11.Practical work: Design of references and their styles in research works (3h) 12.Closing seminar on the basic preparation principles of research work (1h) |
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| Requirements for awarding credit points | |
| All practical works have been successfully completed and the closing test has been successfully passed. | |
| Description of the organization and tasks of students’ independent work | |
| According to the instructions of the lecturer, each master student independently performs practical work on the topic of his / her research work. | |
| Criteria for Evaluating Learning Outcomes | |
| Student performance is assessed cumulatively. The evaluation of the final seminar is 25%, but the evaluation of practical work is 75% of the final rate. At least 50 points must be cumulatively obtained in the study course.
Maximum points: • Practical work - 75 points • In the seminar - 25 points Rating scale: • mark is 4 if 50 ... 54 points are obtained; • mark is 5 if 55 ... 59 points are obtained; • mark is 6 if 60 ... 69 points are obtained; • mark is 7 if 70 ... 79 points are obtained; • mark is 8 if 80 ... 89 points are obtained; • mark is 9 if 90 ... 94 points are obtained; • mark is 10 if 95 ... 100 points are obtained. |
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| Compulsory reading | |
| 1.Valujeva K., Metodiskie norādījumi maģistra darbu izstrādāšanai un aizstāvēšanai LBTU LBTU Meža un vides zinātņu fakultātes akadēmiskās maģistra studiju programmas “Vides, ūdens un zemes inženierzinātnes” studentiem. Jelgava: LLU, 2023.
2.Zinātniskā rakstīšana un pētījumu rezultātu izplatīšana . Red. K. Martinsone un A. Pipere. Rīga: Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte, 2019. 311 lpp. 3.Zinātniskās darbības metodoloģija: starpdisciplināra perspektīva . Red. K. Martinsone un A. Pipere. Rīga: Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte, 2021. 607 lpp. |
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| Further reading | |
| 1.Mitra B.K.Effective Technical Communication. A Guide for Scientists and Engineers. Oxford University Press, New Delhi, India, 2006. 224 p.
2.Day A. How to Get Research Published in Journals. 2nd Edition. Gower, Farnham, Surrey, England; Burlington, VT, 2010. 140 p. 3.Bloch J. Plagiarism, Intellectual Property and the Teaching of L2 Writing. New Perspectives on Language and Education. Bristol, UK; Buffalo: Multilingual Matters, 2012. 188 p. 4.Hofmann,A.ngelika H. Scientific writing and communication: papers, proposals, and presentations. New York; Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010. 682 p. 5.5. Van Emden J., Becker L. (2018) Writing for engineers. 4rd ed. London: Palgrawe Macmillan, 2018. 151 pp. |
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| Periodicals and other sources | |
| 1.Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference “Research for Rural Development”. [online] Available: https://rrd.lbtu.lv/proceedings | |
| Notes | |
| The course of study is mandatory for the LLU VBF Masters Programme Environment, Water and Land Engineering full-time students. | |