Course code

INT8001.DT

old course code

INT8001

Course title in Estonian

Praktiline teadusloome sotsiaalteadustes

Course title in English

Practice of Research in Social Sciences

ECTS credits

4.0

Assessment form

assessment

lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

Course aims

To support the development of competencies of research practice in doctoral studies and skills of academic communication.

Brief description of the course

Course is divided into 4 modules. 50 % of the course will be conducted in e-learning environment IVA.
1. Doctoral studies and research resources
Planning resources for doctoral studies; organisation of research; time management. Ethics of research. The role of the supervisor in doctoral studies. Forms of dissertation.
2. Information seeking and sources.
Databases of social sciences and access to electronic information in Estonia. Scientific publications: types of publications and process of publishing.
Literature review as a part of dissertation. Analysis of a scientific text. Reviewing.
3. Written forms of presenting research results
Written forms of presenting research results. Structure of different forms. Scientific article. References.
4. Oral forms of presenting research results.
Oral forms of presenting research results: conference presentation, poster-presentation, moderation, scientific dispute.

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
- has knowledge of research ethics and ability to follow it in research process;
- has knowledge of scientific publication processes;
- has skills in using electronic and digital information resources and in evaluation of research literature;
- has skills to use written and oral forms of presenting research results;
- has ability to plan the research and to evaluate the stage of research;
- has knowledge of regulations of doctoral studies and of defending the doctoral thesis.

Teacher

prof Tiiu Reimo, PhD

Study programmes containing that course

Social Work (STSTD/12.YK)
Demography (DIDD/11.YK)
Social Work (STSTD/11.YK)
Psychology (PSPSD/11.LT)
Information and Communication Science (ININD/10.DT)
Government and Politics (RIRPD/10.YK)
Educational Sciences (KAKTD/10.HR)
Demography (DIDD/10.YK)
Psychology (PSPSD/10.LT)
Social Work (STSTD/10.YK)
Educational Sciences (KAKTD/09.HR)
Demography (DIDD/09.YK)