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Riga Stradiņš UniversityFaculty of Communication

Department of Communication Studies

Academic Master Study Programme“Communication”

for the Social Science Master’s Degree in Information and Communication Science

(code 45321)

Materials attached to the accreditation application

The Contents

IntroductionI. THE SELF-ASSESSMENT REPORT OF THE ACADEMIC MASTER‘S STUDY PROGRAMME „COMMUNICATION“..........................................................................7

1.1. The goals and aims of the programme..................................................................81.2. The structure and organization of the programme................................................91.3. Synopsis of the study programme description......................................................131.4. Assesment of learning...........................................................................................161.5. Practical implementation of the study programme (training forms and methods) ......................................................................................................................................181.6. Assesment of the study programme perspective...................................................18

1.6.1. Assesment of the programme according to the standards of academic education .............................................................................................181.6.2. Prognoses of the employment of the graduates of the programme for next six years..................................................................................................19

1.7. Students.................................................................................................................191.7.1. Number of students....................................................................................191.7.2. Number of the first year students...............................................................191.7.3. Number of the graduates............................................................................191.7.4. Student surveys and survey analysis..........................................................201.7.5. Polls of the graduates and analysis............................................................201.7.6. Participation of the students in the improvement of the study process......20

1.8.Academic and administrative staff of the study programme.................................211.8.1. The qualification and professionalism of the academic staff...................211.8.2. The research work of the academic staff.................................................241.8.3. Professional adequacy of the professors and associate professors on the programme..............................................................................................271.8.4. The policy of selection, rejuvenation, training and development of the academic teaching staff for further six years...........................................28

1.9. Funding of the studies and infrastructure..............................................................281.10. External relations ...............................................................................................29

1.10.1. Cooperation with the employers............................................................291.10.2. Cooperation with other higher educational institutionsimplementing similar programme in Latvia and abroad....................................29

1.11. Plan of the programme development..................................................................291.12. SWOT analysis of the programme......................................................................30

2. THE ASSESSMENT OF THE ACADEMIC MASTER‘S STUDY PROGRAMME „COMMUNICATION“ IN THE CONTEXT OF THE NATIONAL EDUCATION POLICY................................................................................................................................31

2.1. The Prospective Assessment of the Academic Master‘s Study Programme „Communication“ in the Context of the National Interests of Latvia ........................312.2. The Assessment of Conformity to the Specifications of the National Academic Education Standard......................................................................................................322.3.The Comparison of the Academic Master‘s Study Programme „Communication“ with Similar Programmes at other Universities...........................................................35

2.3.1. The comparison with the LU Master‘s study programme „Communication Sciences“...............................................................................352.3.2. The comparison with other foreign university programmes....................37

2.3.2.1. The Westminster University, in the United Kingdom of Great Britain..........................................................................................37

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2.3.2.2. The Bournemouth University in the United Kingdom of Great Britain..........................................................................................372.3.2.3. The Vilnius University in Lithuania (Vilniaus universitetas).......382.3.2.4. The Vytautas Magnus University in Kaunas, Lithuania](Vytauto Didžiojo universitetas)................................................................382.3.2.5. Summary.......................................................................................39

3. DEVELOPMENT PLAN OF THE STUDY PROGRAMME ....................................424. APPENDIXES..................................................................................................................43

4.1. Information approving that at least 50% from the elected academic staff work in the university and that at least 50% from the elected academic staff at the university have a PhD degree.........................................................................................................444.2. CURRICULA VITAE of the academic staff involved in the realization of the programme ....................................................................................................................454.3.Syllabuses of the study courses................................................................................1154.4. Diploma and the example of its appendix...............................................................1754.5. Content of the academical master study programme „Communication“................1804.6. List of the academic staff........................................................................................1824.7. The decision of the Commission of the Licences of Higher Education Programmes from February, 1st, 2007..........................................................................1844.8. Evaluation form of the teaching staff......................................................................1854.9. List of the courses of the academic master study programme „Communication“ of the Faculty of Communication, RSU, 1st and 2nd study year..................................186

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INTRODUCTION

The Academic Master‘s study programme „Communication“ has been developped in concordance with the Higher Education Law of the Latvian Republic, The Higher School Accreditation Regulations no.370, issued by the Cabinet of Ministers on the 28th November,1995 and the State Higher Education Standard Requirements..

The Academic Master‘s study programme „Communication“ has been developped at the Faculty of Communication (further CF) of the Riga Stradins University (further RSU) with regard to the topical problems of public communication, strategic tasks connected with the development of the state and the prospects of the labour market in the context of the development of the social, political and economic environment in the EU and Latvia, such as:

1) the decisive role of various levels and kinds of communication processes in the formation of civic and democratic society in Latvia;

2) the development of new information and communication technologies and new, global means of communication;

3) the challenges of information society in the context of the social problems and education;

4) the specifically outstanding role of mass communication in modern society and culture;

5) the significance and role of communication in the boosting of the local market and entrepreneurship;and sveral other aspects of the modern social life.

Thus, the Academic Master‘s study programme „Communication“ at RSU has been created: - with the awareness of the changing communication processes being behind the

changes in all the realms of contemporary society;- awareness that the lack of education, knowledge and information about

communication deepens social, political and economic problems in Latvia - with the aim to offer an integrated, innovative, flexible and profound study package

responding to the challenges of the changing modern world in need of the education of skillful and able, highly qualified, competent and competitive communication specialists ready to work in the fields of public relations, journalism, communiation research, analysis and prognosticating in Latvia and the other European Union countries.

As Latvia has undergone transformation in social, economic and political life within last 20 years, communication processes, especially the field of mass communication have also been changing cardinally. The introduction of private property and the principles of market economics in the media system together with the changes in the basic principles of journalism and the expansion of public relations and advertising, the development of civil society and civic consciousness as well as the corrections caused by globalisation and the development of the new technologies have absolutely changed both the functioning, peculiarities and etiology of the public sphere. The personal lives, daily habits, traditions and culture of the civil population have also been modified beyond recognition.

Even if some of the realms of life have started stabilising recently, the dynamics of various domains of communications and culture are still very prominent, so it attracts special interest. This interest is evident every academic year in the growing numbers of applicants for communications studies in different higher schools of Latvia .

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The interest is supported by continuous emergence of new communications study programmes. For all that, media and communications research work is not sufficiently developed. There is not enough longitudional research and such as there is lacks systematic approach. Thus, the short-term campaign-type approach that is evident in many other realms of social life has been applied to communications research as well. Communications field practitioners, media managers and professionals, public relations specialists, members of state administration and non-governmental organisations have often discussed this problem with media research specialists, including the lecturers and students of the Department of Communication Studies of the RSU. They praise the scientific research work that has been done as well as that which is going on at the RSU and follow it with interest.

We still do not have enough of flexible communications research specialists, neither analysts, nor prognosticists that would be able to specificate the fast changing environment. Such specialists should have both fundamentally profound theoretical knowledge and vision. Besides that they should be interested and willing to work in the field of communications and formulate and present their ideas clearly and convincingly. The Academic Master‘s study programme „Communication“ at the RSU envisages training of just such specialists. It being the priority, education of the new generation of brilliant research scientists and lecturers is not forgotten either, to ensure the sustainability and development of the environment of academic research and discourse in the field of communications sciences.

In the present polical and economics situation in Latvia along with Latvia joining the European Union strategic development, globalization, digitalization, still existing two information areas, not to be avoided in the context of the formation of new social communities and networks, the practitioners of the media and communications fields are facing the following new challenges:1) to have a good knowledge of the specifics of inercultural and global communications;2) to be aware of the social processes and innovations following and learning flexibly the

evolving communications areas, forms and means;3) to be able to grasp the changes without delay, reacting by modification of morality norms

and rules of ethics;4)to boost the cooperation between practitioners and theoretitians( so that the cooperation

benefits both sides) for reciprocal benefit; 5) to enhance longitudinal development and sustainable renewal of the teaching staff and

the traditions of scientific research.

The contents, structure and specific character of the learning process of the Academic Master‘s study programme „Communication“ have been planned to train specialists that are enabled to achieve the above qualification and work in various fields of communications both nationally and internationally. They should also be aware of the significance of the field as well as their responsibility and accountability to the society.The field of communications needs academically educated specialists, well skilled in the state of the art/cutting edge techniques, because most of the present-day practitioners working in journalism, public relations and communications analysis have either received dated knowledge or do not have any specialised education whatever. The specialists graduating from universities should improve the situation by using the knowledge acquired during studies.

The above considerations indicate the need for academically educated communications practitioners and theoreticians who could work for further development of communications

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as an academic science and enhance academic education of communications specialists in Latvia. The RSU Academic Master‘s study programme „Communication“ which has been developped for this purpose and is in its second year of being implemented is training such specialists along with a similar master’s programme at the Communications Department of the Social Science Faculty of the Latvian University. However, there are distinctions between those programmes both in the contents and structure, as well as in the forms of implementation.

In comparison with the full-time Academic Master‘s Study Programme „Communication“ which is taught at the Communications Study Department of the Social Science Faculty of the Latvian University, the Academic Master‘s study programme „Communication“ which is being implemented at the Communications Study Department of the CF of the RSU is more flexible and dynamic:The Latvian University programme envisages more specific lengthy face-to face courses about communications with less ratio of students‘ independent work. than the RSU Academic Master‘s study programme „Communication“ which tries to balance the theoretical survey with practical analysis of situations. The module system ensures faster completition of separate study courses and more independent work of students with public analysis of the results of studies in the form of presentations and discussions at the conclusion of each course.

It should be observed that there are master’s programmes for training specialists in particular fields of communications at several other higher educational institutions, such as Vidzeme Higher School and Business School ‚‘ Turiba‘.In the academic year 2008/2009, the Communications Study Department of the RSU also started implementing a new master’s study programme „ Strategic Management and Public Relations“.

In comparison with the above programmes the Academic Master‘s study programme „Communication“ at the Riga Stradins University provides extended and more profound communications studies concerning various modern aspects of communications, not only journalism, public relations or management.

There is a flexible curriculum and cutting edge methods of teaching.

The singularity of the programme is in one of its main priorities – the synthesis of academic knowledge and professional skills. It has been achieved by the improvement of the academic capacity of the teaching staff and inviting highly qualified specialists.

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1. SELF-ASSESMENT REPORT OF THE ACADEMIC MASTER STUDY PROGRAMME „COMMUNICATION“

for the Social Science Master Degree in the Information and Communication Sciences (code no 45321)

Department of Communication StudiesFaculty of CommunicationRiga Stradins University

Riga, October 2008

IntroductionThe academic year 2008/2009 at the Riga Stradiņš University marked a decade since the first matriculation of the Bachelor Programme students majoring in the Communication Sciences, in which there are two programmes: Journalism and Public Relations.The survey data show that 30-40% of the graduates wish to upgrade for the Master’s degree, and most of them want to continue their studies at the RSU.Consequently, to complete the cycle of Academic Communication Study Programmes the Academic Study Programme ‘Communication’ has been developed at the Communication Department of the RSU. Since Latvia joined the EU the demand for highly qualified specialists has been constantly growing, so the students’ desire to upgrade after getting the bachelor’s degree is natural. The first students on this programme were enrolled in the academic year 2007/2008.The ‘Communication’ study programme was developed according to the following three principles:

1. The contents of the study programme is linked to the Bachelor Study Programmes ‘Journalism’ and ‘Public Relations’. It means that the master’s study programme is a logical continuation of the bachelor’s study programme. However, it does not repeat the bachelor’s study programme courses, but it widens and deepens the knowledge acquired on bachelor’s study programmes.

2. The contents of the study programme deals with the topical problems of Latvian society and media environment. This means that the study subjects on the programme have been chosen with regard of the dynamic changes in the country determining multiple essential changes, such as social integration, the formation of civil society, the development of Latvia in the framework of the EU, social changes caused by development of media technology and so on. Specialists who not only know the theory, but also participate in research and are considered to be communication, public relations, media and advertising experts are taking part in the implementation of the academic programme ‘Communication’.

3. The Academic Study Programme ‘Communication’ covers all the major aspects of the Master’s Degree level in the Information and Communication disciplines, thus it can be compared to the Master’s study programmes at other Latvian and foreign universities. However, it is not identical to those programmes.

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1.1 The goals and aims of the programme

The strategic aims of the academic master‘s study programme ‘Communication‘ is to ensure acquirement of more profound theoretical knowledge in the Information and Communication disciplines, as well as accomplishment of the knowledge, and training the skills in research methods for practical application in specific social problem research. The growing significance of communication in society and in the life of every individual, the consequent need for competent and reasoning communication specialists with wide world outlook, profound knowledge and accurate, analytical approach was being carefully considered in the compilation of the disciplines to be studied on the programme with the goal to educate such specialists.To reach that goal the authors of the programme have attempted to find a specific creative and innovative approach both to the contents of the study programme and the courses as well as the methods of implementation of the study programme.The emphasis throughout this study programme is on the development of presentation and discussion skills, training the art of argumentation and communication both with professionals and lay people.The basic goal of the academic master’s study programme ‘Communication‘ is training the students for independent scientific research work by developing their knowledge in the theory of communication, the specialized branches linked to that theory, scientific research skills, as well as providing consultations and guidance in writing the papers for the Master’s Degree.

The targets of the Master’s Programme a. training of academically educated specialists in social sciences, capable to apply

independently the acquired theoretical knowledge and draw on their research skills in solving issues on ad hoc basis;

b. enhancing the competitive advantages of the new specialists both in the local and European labour markets, their competitive advantages being based on excellent theoretical knowledge and high skills in the analyses of communication, in the fields of the media, public relations and marketing;

c. providing the cutting edge knowledge in communication theories and social research methods by concentrating on new theoretical ideas in research and original ways of solving topical communication problems in Latvia and other European countries;

d. furthering the students interest about the topical social problems in Latvia and other European countries and the ways of solving those problems. .Motivation of such interest by .inviting outstanding research scientists from Latvia and foreign countries in the implementation of the programme as well as by involvement of the students in the research work of the department;

e. developing creative critical thinking, proficiency in argumentation and substantiation of their viewpoint, thus enriching discussion skills on communication problems in different fields.

The study programme for the Master’s Degree ‘Communication’ has been developed according to the following principles:1) taking into account the RSU Communication Study Department bachelor programmes ‘Journalism’ and ‘Public Relations’ contents and structure to proceed from those;2) considering the master’s study programmes in communication science offered at other higher educational institutions of Latvia not to duplicate them, but considering the requirements;3) analyzing the other European higher educational institution master’s study programmes in information and communication sciences;

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4) adhering to the requirements of the Bologne Declaration for openness, comparability and transparency in study programmes. Thus the study programme is aimed at enhancing students’ acquisition of

- profound and flexible theoretical knowledge in the communication sciences and pertaining social sciences as well as knowledge about the activities and procedures in various communication areas, domains and aspects;- skills and basic abilities at communication analysis, problem prevention and settlement as well as drawing general conclusions, aggregating information and presenting it publicly;- mastery, readiness and desire to communicate;- reasoning and discussion skills;- striving to settle matters by communication.

1.2 .The Structure and Organization of the Master’s Study Programme

The Study Programme for Master’s Degree envisages two year full-time studies and is organized on a semester basis (4 semesters, 2 academic years).9 core subjects/disciplines/courses are obligatory (group A). They are covered during the first three semesters. The students are also offered 20 elective (group B) and optional (group C) subjects/disciplines/courses.12 elective (group B) and 3 optional (group C) subjects/disciplines/courses are to be chosen during the first three semesters. The number and subjects on the courses covered during different academic years may vary according to the disciplines chosen by the students from elective and optional groups B and C.The last, fourth, semester is devoted to writing of the Master’s Thesis. The students have to study the theoretical materials, evaluate, select and carry out the field study (empirical observation).The master’s study programme ‘Communication’ comprises study courses in communication and information theories, methodology of social research, specific topical communication branches and is completed by the Master’s Thesis .To complete the studies the students must achieve a pass grade in all the theoretical courses, pass all the examinations (60 credits1), write and defend the Master’s Thesis (20 credits).

Fig.1.Profile of the Academic Master’s Study Programme „Communication” The Department of Communication Studies

Scientific degree Master of Social Sciences in Information and Communication Sciences

Field CommunicationBranch -The length of studies 2 yearsRequirements for admission Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences or Humanities The credit points including

80 cp (120 ECTS)

Part A 30 cp (45 ECTS)Part B 24 cp (36 ECTS)Part C 6 cp ( 9 ECTS)Te Master’s Thesis 20 cp (30 ECTS)The venue Riga Stradiņš University

1 1 Latvian cp = 1,5 ECTS

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The way studies Full-time studies

The programme is structured according to the following two principles:1) According to the contents of the courses on the programme there are theoretical courses,

methodological courses and specific courses on communication and culture branches;2) According to the degree of importance there are obligatory (A), elective (B) and

optional(C) courses.Fig.2 (see I) shows that most of the theoretical courses (6 of 11) are obligatory (in part A). More time is devoted to profound learning of the theoretical subjects: four of the above six courses in group A are covered in the volume of 4 credits. The remaining two disciplines of group A are interdisciplinary (ethics and psychology/pedagogy), so less time is devoted to those. However, they are an essential part of the communication theory because of their topicality. One of the theoretical courses is offered in the optional part, (group C) to balance the elective courses between theories, methods and branches for various needs and interests of the students not only from the point of view of specialization, but also with regard to the structure of the contents.In the group of methods (see II, Fig. 2) three courses are offered. The largest of those is the obligatory course “The Analysis of the Communication Situations”. It is a review and catch-up course on the first module in first semester during the first year of studies. An elective course (in group B) is offered at the beginning of the second year (3 rd semester) and it provides more profound studies of the methods. There is also an optional course ( in group C) “Discourse Analysis” as an indispensable addition to the group of the methods. It should be noted that the students’ knowledge about the methods and their mastery in using them is adjusted one more time at the very end of the third semester on a course called “Pro-seminar on the Master’s Thesis Development” The group of the branches (see III fig 2) includes courses for particular specialization in communication studies. Out of 15 courses offered in this part, there is only one from group A (obligatory) 4 credit course, very relevant in the context of contemporary communication. Three group C courses offering analysis of distinctly various specific contemporary communication topics are also included in this part.

Fig.2 The Structure of the Programme according to the contents (with the indication of the type and number of credits)

No. I

The Title of the Study Subject The Type The CreditsTheories

1. Contemporary mass communication theories A 4

2. Theoretical models of communication A 4

3. Social theories A 4

4. Social, political and cultural processes in the global communication A 4

5.The ethics: concepts and topical problems of communication and public relations

A 2

6. Psychology and pedagogy of communication A 2

7. International relations and intercultural communication B 2

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8. The sociology of mass communication and culture B 2

9. Social anthropology B 2

10. Information society, values and processes B 2

11. The theory of culture C 2

II Methods

12. The analysis of communication situations A 4

13. Master Theses Proseminar A 2

14. Research in the social sciences: qualitative and quantitative methods B 2

15. Discourse analysis C 2

III Branches

16. The models of public relations management A 4

17. Advertising in the process of mass communication B 2

18.

PR in the integrated marketing communication system, campaign management, : political campaigns and marketing

B 2

19. Psycholinguistics B 2

20. Persuasive communication B 2

21. Media economics B 2

22. Communication, politics and the EU B 2

23. Journalism: contemporary processes and problems B 2

24. Branding: theory and practice B 2

25. Media management B 2

26. The history of culture and communications in Latvia B 2

27. Media, music, society C 2

28. Culture policy C 2

29. Human security C 2

The contents of the theoretical part is aimed at extending the students knowledge in the communication and culture theories. It differs from the bachelor’s programme which envisaged just understanding the basics of the communication theories also in the structuring of the learning according to the principle of the object of research. The programme includes

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contemporary theories dealing with distinctive lines of communication and social research aspects, such as globalization, information society, the theoretical aspects of the ethics of mass communication, media sociology, culture theory and anthropology. ‘The Social Theories’ course was included in the master’s programme to make the students’ knowledge more profound in the field of the social sciences and update it by discussing the most topical theories by contemporary authors.The methodology part of the master’s programme envisages profound acquisition of quantitative and qualitative research methods. The course ‘Analysis of Communication Situations’ was included in the programme to enhance the students’ training in the newest methods of topical process research and participation in the evaluation of communication processes. In its turn, the ‘Discourse Analysis’ course is essential for promoting the students skills in qualitative analysis and interpretation of various processes.The following considerations were taken into account for choosing the study courses for communication study branches:

- firstly, not to duplicate the subjects studied on the RSU Communication Programmes for Bachelor’s Degree;

- secondly, to invite well qualified Latvian and foreign specialists, distinguished by their research in various communication aspects;

- thirdly, to use the talents of the staff members of the Communication Study Department of the RSU

- fourthly, to follow the cutting edge trends in the research of communication and media;

- lastly, to further the development of the RSU and the Faculty of Communication

The following study courses have been added to the study programme considering the above mentioned and the basic aims of the development of communication master’s study: ‘Branding: Theory and Practice’, ‘Media Management’,’ International Relations and Intercultural Communication’. In the period of licensing it was envisaged to add some more courses to group B (within the rules regulating the programme). Well known Finnish professor emeritus. Jaakko Lehtonen’s course ‘Persuasive Communication’ was added during the first academic year. This academic year the Head of the RSU Law Department associate professor A.Vilks offered an optional course ‘Human Security’, ensuring a specific profile in the knowledge of the communication specialist. The future plans for accomplishment of the academic study programme are as follows:

- more cooperation with foreign lecturers to ensure variation of contents and methods by integrating it directly in the study process;

- furthering the cooperation with other departments of the RSU directly according to the aims of the university by inviting lecturers from those departments to offer elective courses relevant to communication sciences.

The courses in semesters were distributed successively: more A level theoretical and methodological courses during the first two semesters, leaving the majority of the elective and optional courses in the third semester for the sake of specialization. However, the experience of the first study year brought some corrections (within the rules regulating the programme), and the course ‘Social Science Research, Qualitative and Quantitative Methods’ was moved from the second semester to the third semester, offering the students to concentrate on motivated study of the methods shortly before the project work on the Master’s Thesis. The RSU uses the international quality management improvement standard.(LVS EN ISO 9001:2000 un LVS EN 45013:1989) in order to file any disturbances in the organization and realization of the study process.

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1.3. Synopsis of the study programme description.

The academic study programme „Communication” is organized in modules: the students study one discipline, pass an examination when it is completed and get definite credit points for it. The module system envisages intensive individual wok of students and inviting popular guest lecturers from Latvia and foreign countries. From six to ten courses are completed during a semester, including theoretical lectures, seminars and workshops with discussions and situation analysis. The results of the studies are assessed in credit points.The studies of one discipline may take from two to four weeks with an examination at the end of the course. The students have five face-to face classes a week, including lectures and seminars. The rest of the time is devoted to reading the literature, writing reports and doing individual work. The students get 2 or 4 credits for every one-module course after passing the examination and completing all the assignments The master’s study programme is an 80 credit programme, consisting of 30 credits of core/obligatory modules (group A), 24 credits of elective modules (group B) and 6 credits of optional modules (group C). (see fig. 3)Out of nine group A courses three courses are assessed by two credits each (consisting of 80 hours, including 20 face-to-face classes), however, six of the group A courses are planned for more profound studies, so they are assessed by four credits each. with a study time twice as long (consisting of 160 hours, including 40 face-to face classes)Group B courses are of two credits each (of 80 hours, including 20 face-to face classes)Group C courses are of two credits as well, but there are less classes (80 hours, including 12 face-to face classes), 20 credits are given for preparation and defense of the master’s thesis. The Master’s thesis is a research work, it must be original and contain an empirical observation (field study). The students are given the forth semester free for doing the research for their Master’s Thesis. Shortly prior to that, at the end of the third semester they have to attend ‘ Pro-seminar on the Master’s Thesis Development’.The students are given the credits for each course completed with a pass grade.

Fig.3. The Contents of the Programme. Obligatory, elective and optional parts.

No. Title of the study subject The CreditsThe Type The Form

of Assessment

1. Theoretical Models of Communication 4 A Examination

2.The Social, political and cultural Processes of the Global Communication

4 A Examination

3. PR Management Models 4 A Examination

4. Master Theses Proseminar 2 A Examination

5. Analysis of Communication Situations 4 A Examination

6. Contemporary Theories of Mass Communication 4 A Examination

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7. Social Theories 4 A Examination

8.

The Ethics: Concepts and Topical Problems of Communication and Public Relations

2 A Examination

9. Psychology and Pedagogy of Communication 2 A Examination

Total: 30

Writing and defense of the Master’s Thesis 20 A Defense

No. The name of the Course The Credits The Type The form of Assessment

1.Social Science Research: Qualitative and Quantitative methods

2 B Examination

2. Psycholinguistics 2 B Examination

3.

PR in the System of Integrated Marketing Communication: Campaign Management, Political Campaigns and Marketing

2 B Examination

4. Social anthropology 2 B Examination

5. The Sociology of Mass Communication and Culture 2 B Examination

6. Information Society: Values and Processes 2 B Examination

7. Media Economics 2 B Examination

8. Communication, Politics and the EU 2 B Examination

9. International Relations and Intercultural communication 2 B Examination

10. Journalism: Contemporary Processes and Problems 2 B Examination

11. Advertising in Mass Communication. 2 B Examination

12. Branding: Theory and Practice. 2 B Examination

13. Media Management 2 B Examination

14. The History of Culture and Communication in Latvia 2 B Examination

15. Persuasive Communication 2 B Examination

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Total: 30 (to choose 24)

1. The Theory of Culture 2 C Examination 2. Discourse Analysis 2 C Examination

3. Media, music, society 2 C Examination

4. Culture Policy 2 C Examination

5. Human Security 2 C Examination


The classification of the disciplines to be studied in the master’s study programme ‘Communication (groups A, B and C) was determined by the results to be achieved in the process of learning.Group A disciplines envisage profound conceptual insight into social and communication processes, knowledge about the ways to explain such processes, models, methods, and theories; the ability to explain the phenomena of the communication field in concord with the above theories.Group B disciplines envisage the specialization of the master’s degree students in the theories of distinctive/specific communication fields and acquiring skills in analyzing processes, problems and significant phenomena. So that along with the basic competencies of a wide variety of communication essentials the students may master outstandingly significant and specific contemporary communication fields, such as journalism, public relations, integrated marketing system, advertising, brand management, media management, as well as economics, intercultural communication, persuasion, psycholinguistics, the policy of the EU media, the media systems of the EU countries, and so on.Group C disciplines provide additional knowledge in some of the fields adjacent to communications, resulting in knowledge and analyzing skills in more specific communication aspects or/and ability to cooperate competently with the specialists in other fields of social sciences or humanities. At the end of every study course the students write a research paper and present it in the lecture-room. (see chapter 5 The Practical Implementation of the Programme). This develops additional skills of formulating the ideas, presenting them with arguments, exchanging opinions on various academic issues of the communication science and explaining those to lay audiences. It should be mentioned that the students and graduates of the RSU Communication Department gave the following reasons for their wish to upgrade for the master’s degree at the RSU:

1) an inspiring and positive experience learning in the module system at the RSU. The students consider the fact that the examinations are to be taken immediately after completing of each module to be an advantage. The knowledge is retained better. While learning only one subject, maximal concentration is possible. The module system eliminates the traditional cramming twice a year at the end of the semesters. Students have to learn all the time in the module system, and they get used to regular examinations, avoiding the stress they used to have during the sessions. The disciplines are studied one by one, so they can be given complete attention, and intensive learning takes place. The quality of the learning is improved, and the students get used to systematic studies.

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2) our master’s programme does not repeat the same things that have been learned on the bachelor’s programme, and that also motivates the choice;

3) students appreciate the master’s programme orientation towards topical problems of contemporary society and media environment.

4) students want to have courses on the master’s programme that may not only train them for research work in the chosen major subject, but also give them competitive advantage on the job market in Latvia and other EU countries.

1.4. Assessment of learning

There are three basic principles of assessment of learning on the master’s study programme ‘Communication’: a pass grade has to be achieved in all modules. There are different assessment forms during the learning process (tests, essays, presentations etc.) and one form of final examination. Competence, skills and abilities of practical application of the theories are assessed in every subject. The assessment system is indicated in each course description The criteria of assessment are explained at the beginning of each module The scores are in the range of 1 to10, considering 4 the lowest pass grade. The final score is the average mark calculated by taking the aggregate of all marks and dividing them by the number of exam entries.There are the following forms/criteria of assessment:

1) attendance;2) participation and the quality of answers during the seminars and in the test papers;3) the writing and defense of the theoretical report or empiric observation;

Attendance during the course is monitored by the signatures of the students. As there are comparatively few face-to-face classes, the study programmes ensure that the lecture contents do not repeat the topics and approach of the compulsory reading materials/source materials. Students have to demonstrate their knowledge of the theory and practical skills at the seminars, therefore attendance of the lectures and seminars demonstrates the students’ attitude, knowledge and skills.Various forms of testing the students’ progress in the process of learning is considered as very important. The authors of the programme and those who implement it consider that the examination score can be accidental, thus the assessment during the course of learning can demonstrate the students knowledge much better .An important component of the final score is the project work the students do completing the studies. They use the acquired knowledge to write a theoretical report or make a field study. It is important because it is a creative work and has to be done independently. In assessing the project work the students’ ability to find the way in the material that has been studied, distinguish the essential in each element and use it practically is assessed thoroughly. The examination takes the form of tests, essays, practical tasks or (mostly) is combined. It is assessed in the range of scores 1-10 and takes place at the end of the course.As was said above, the assessment of the students’ knowledge comprises many factors. The final mark is calculated considering the students participation and knowledge at the seminars, the quality of the individual report or project work. Such approach excludes end-of-semester cramming and promotes systematic learning.The final score (in the range of 1-10 points) comprises the following assessments:

1) attendance – 5%;2) participation and the quality of answers at the seminars – 30%3) the scores for reports and essays -30%4) the examination mark – 35%

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The description of assessment principles is included in the course description, so the students are informed about the requirements and assessment procedure. This enhances students’ motivation and helps to avoid conflicts between the students and the professors. To ensure unified assessment principles there are special instructions: ‘Information for the professors about the assessment principles at the Communication Department’ and ‘Information about taking the examination’

1.5. Practical Implementation of the Study Programme (training forms and methods)

Lectures are the major form of instruction on the programme. They comprise about one half of total face-to-face training in lecture rooms where the study materials are presented and explained in conformity with the study programme and subject programme. Seminars and workshops constitute the second half.For all that, there are significantly less face-to face classes than time left for independent work on courses in the master’s study programme ‘ Communication’ (see Part 1.3. Synopsis of the study progamme description). Therefore, the individual work of students is so essential. Along with the compulsory reading materials (checked at the seminars and by essays as well as practical tasks where the students have to demonstrate their knowledge acquired during independent reading of the compulsory literature) every study course envisages writing one or more reports or research projects.The following training/instruction methods are being used: clarification and specification of the theoretical knowledge and practical skills at seminars and discussions, various kinds of tests, writing reports and research projects individually and in groups. Great attention is being paid to the students’, independent work. The independent work comprises reading and analyzing scientific literature, empirical observation and analysis of the records, using the methods of scientific research, writing reports and making individual projects, as well as presenting them.The task of the teaching staff is to help the students organize their independent work, consulting and providing the necessary advice, inciting discussions and motivating in the choice of the direction of their research. Hence, there are 5 hours for consultations on every module. Anyway, the lecturers and professors are to be reached outside the consultation time as well. In addition to face-to-face consultation time, there is also virtual connection between the students and the teaching staff through e-mail. The students can receive the reading materials online and send their assignments (reports etc.) to the lecturers as well as learn about the assessment of their work through e-mail. Every study course has a detailed description with the clarification of the topics of the classes, requirements, compulsory reading, reports, and project work. To facilitate learning, electronic copies of the compulsory reading material are offered to students. They can be either printed out or used in electronic form. The reading material comprises 500-800 pages for every study course.The study programme provides very careful supervision of students’ research work: it should be done with understanding and correct methodically. Such research work both helps academic discourse in the lecture rooms and helps the students to participate in the academic life of the university. Thus on the 19th April, 2008, the ‘Communication’ masters’ degree students were invited to take part in the RSU Social Science Department conference. They read their reports in turn with their professors.Public presentation of the students’ research work at conferences and other scientific-academic events is considered to be an important part of the students training and will be even more promoted in future

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Another important part of the study programme is writing of the master’s paper. The students choose topics for their master’s thesis according to their academic interests within the scientific investigation fields of the teaching staff. The topics chosen by the first year graduate students include a wide range of socially significant topics, such as social advertising and ethics, journalism and social networks on the internet, disclosure of topical problems in the media, corporate social responsibility and so on.The practice of choosing the topics relevant to the academic interests of the staff is going to be furthered, so that the assistance to students on their research topics may be integrated in the professors’ research work history.

1.6. The Assessment of the Study Programme Perspective

1.6.1. Assesment of the Programme According to the Standards of Academic Education

As it has been mentioned above, the master’s study programme was developed to provide a complete higher education cycle at the Communication Department of the Communication Faculty, thus arranging the study programmes according to the trends of the Bologne Process. As regards the contents of the programme, it was compiled according to the Lisbon strategy. Communication skills being very important in developing flexibility and problem solving skills in any contemporary scientific field, communication skills and abilities to analyze are considered to be the basic and most important direct result of the studies. The programmes of many courses are based on situation analysis studies to approximate them to the real situation behind the walls of the university. Students themselves make similar projects in the framework of their courses. Special attention is paid to independent research work. Many courses on the programme enhance students’ reasoning and judgment skills. They are encouraged to interdisciplinary direction for in their research projects. The cooperation between the structural units of the RSU makes it practically possible to do tithe plans are to expand it even more in future.Communication, public relations and media people are frequently invited to talk to the students, thus there is a link with the society/community. The topics for the master’s thesis are chosen as direct reaction (response) to the topical issues in the social, political or entrepreneurial environment.Implementing the life-long learning principle, the programme is open not only to the bachelor programme graduates but also to people with the experience of practical work in the field. According to the survey, most of those come from media, public relations or communication research and analysis. Experience in the field of communications is considered a valuable asset in discussions and sharing ideas that are considered to be an important part of the studies. The administration tends to support working students who have to care for children by taking into account their needs when making the schedules.The contents of the programme conforms to the relevant standard of the master’s study programmes. Out of the 80 credits, one fourth, i.e.20 credits are given for successful drafting, writing and defending the master’s thesis; 30 credits are given for learning the theoretical disciplines of the communication science; and the same amount,(30 credits) for the disciplines connected to the approbation of the theoretical conclusions (cognitions, verities) in the field work and in the light of actual problems. (see also part 2, fig.1 and 2)In this manner, the Academic Master’s Study Programme ‘Communication’ at the Communication Department of the Communication Faculty of the RSU ensures the mastery of profound theoretical knowledge, research skills, and the proficiency of the communication analysis.

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1.6.2. Prognoses for the employment of the graduates of the programme for next six years

The job market requirements for highly qualified, skillful, versatile, creative, and reasoning media and communication specialists with vision and ability to independent, responsible planning and implementing problem solution is growing in Latvia. The reason is the development of such fields as public relations and communication analysis as well as the growth in size and diversity of the media market. both in its technical diversity and communication culture.One of the most important tasks planned in the study programme is just the training of such specialists. That is why many of the master’s programme students have started working for the leading Latvian media (Diena, Neatkarīgā Rīta Avīze etc.), communication research companies, advertising agencies, public relation departments of the universities, enterprises and local governments before being enrolled. This proves the high proficiency level of those students. Such specialists will be in high demand on the job market in the nearest future. The potential employers have expressed similar assessment. By analyzing the assessment of specialists and entrepreneurs, we estimate the prospects of the programme and adjust the contents and requirements.

1.7. The Students

1.7.1. The Number of StudentsThere are 34 students on the 2008/2009 academic year master’s study programme ”Communication”. 26 students were enrolled in the first year the programme was started. 22 of those resumed studies in the third semester. There are various reasons for leaving the studies. Several of the former students have given birth to children, others have started intensive professional activities. Such students either ask for academic leave or leave the studies forever. It should be noted that all the students have left studies on their own free will and they have criticized neither the quality of studies, nor the organization.There are 12 students in the first year. The smaller number of students (first year students) enrolled on the programme this year is comparatively smaller than that in the last year because two new similar master’s programmes were opened at the Communication Department of the Communication Faculty of the RSU in 2008.In this context it is not a bad result, but asks for further and more elaborated strategy of the recruitement of new students in the following years.

Fig. 4. The Dynamics of the Student NumberAcademic/Study year 1st year 2nd year2007.,/2008. 262008./2009 12 22

In total the dynamics of the student number should be considered satisfactory and sustainable.

1.7.2 .The Number of the First Year StudentsThere are 12 first year students.

1.7.3. The Number of the GraduatesThe first students on the ‘Communication” study programme started learning in autumn 2007. They have to graduate in spring 2009. There are 22 master’s students in this group at this moment.

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1.7.4. Student Surveys and Survey Analysis.In September 2008, there was an opinion poll among the second year master’s study programme ‘Communication’ students. The poll included questions about the student satisfaction with the studies, teaching staff and technical equipment. The survey showed that on the whole the students are satisfied the quality of studies.

Fig. 5.The Student’s Satisfaction with the Quality of Studies.The level of satisfaction (% of the students))Absolutely satisfied 25Mostly satisfied 68.75Middling 6.25

The proficiency level of the teaching staff is also assessed rather highly.

Fig. 6. Students’ Assessment of the Proficiency of the Teaching StaffThe level of proficiency (% of the students)Extremely proficient 35.5Proficient 62.5

Fig. 7. Assessment of the Organization of the StudiesThe level of organization (%of the students)Very good 6.25Good 62.5Middling 25Rather bad 6.25

In general the organization of the studies is assessed to be satisfactory, there are several proposals for improvement, mainly concerning the legth of the modules. They have been critisized for beeing too short – there is little time left to deepened study of learning materials and preparation of home tasks. The students themselves admit that there is not enough time for individual work: only 6.25% spend for it as much as it has been planned.Solution: to coordinate the study subjects contents with the requirements and to formulate them more distinctly.

1.7.5. The Polls of the Graduates and Analysis The first students on the study programme ‘Communication’ were enrolled in autumn 2007. They will graduate in spring 2009.

1.7.6 The participation of the students in the improvement of the study process. The students of the Communication Department are taking active part in the improvement of the study process. The system of management quality improvement in compliance with the international and national standards (LVS EN ISO 9001:2000 and LVS EN 45013:1989) is activated at the RSU. It envisages constant contact with the students with regard to their proposals for the improvement of the study process and feedback. There are regular polls with the aim to assess the study courses, find out the proposals for improvement of the contents and teaching methods. The contents of the study courses, the quality of teaching and proficiency, as well as the materials and equipment. (see The evaluation form in the Appendix). The Student Council proposals for the improvement of the study process are regularly discussed at the meetings of the Council of the European Study Faculty of the RSU. The critical remarks of the students are taken into consideration both by the teaching staff and

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the administration of the department. The critical remarks of the students are also listened to at the department administration meetings with the groups. Once a year there are polls asking the students to assess the study programme work in general. The lecturers and professors carefully study the feedback results and improve their work.

1.8 .The Academic and Administrative Staff on the Study Programme

1.8.1 .The Qualification and Professionalism of the Academic Staff

Highly qualified academic staff is implementing the study programme “Communication”. There are 11 lecturers and professors on the teaching staff at the Department of Communication in academic year 2008 / 2009, including 5 with doctor’s degree and 6 with master’s degree, 3 of which are studying at the RSU doctor’s programme. Other lecturers and professors work on agreement basis. There are two office assistants in administration.The total number of academic staff implementing the programme is 23, including 15 with the degree of doctor of science. 5 courses are taught by lecturers with master’s degree, studying at doctor’s programmes.

Fig.8 The Number and Qualification of the Academic Teaching Staff

The no of doctors on the programme The no of masters on the programme15 8

including professors

Including associate professors

Including lecturers

11 4 8Total: 23

All the doctors and 5 of six master’s degree owners are working on the implementation of the programme. 22 (out of 28) courses are taught by the staff members of the RSU, 6 of the teachers come from other universities or scientific research institutions and work on agreement. 5 of the teachers on the programme are on staff at the Department of Communication Studies (Faculty of Communication) of the RSU and have doctor’s degree: Ilva Skulte, Mārtiņš Boiko, Sergejs Kruks, Deniss Hanovs, Agita Lūse. There are also PhD degree teachers from other departments of the RSU, such as Sandra Jirgena from the Department of Sociology and Psychology (Faculty of Communication as well) and two from the Faculty of Rehabilitation: Lolita Vilka and Andris Vilks, as well as the professor of the Humanities Department V.Sīle.

The lecturers who do not work permanently at the RSU come from scientific institutes and are well known scientists..

All the lecturers and professors on the programme have the necessary proficiency level for this kind of academic work.

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Fig. 9. The Teaching staff Implementing the Programme

No Title of the study subject Credits Type Lecturer

1. The theoretical models of communication 4 A Assoc.prof. Dr.pilol. I.

Skulte

2.The Social, political and cultural Processes of the Global Communication

4 A

Assoc.prof. Dr.phil. D.Hanovs

Dep. Assist. Prof., MA., Mg.iur. I.J.Mihailovs

3. The models of public relations management 4 A Lect. Mg.soc. R.Siliņa

4. Master Theses Proseminar 2 A

Dep. Prof. Dr. phil. M.Boiko

Assoc.prof. Dr.pilol. I.Skulte

5. Analysis of communication situations 4 A

Dep. Prof. Dr.phil. M.Boiko

Assoc. prof., Dr. S.Kruks

Assoc.prof. Dr. I.SkulteLect., Mg.soc. N.

KozlovsLect., Mg.soc. A.Rožukalne

6. Contemporary mass communication theories 4 A Assoc.prof. Dr.inf.com.

S.Kruks

7. Social theories 4 A Dep.Assoc. prof., Dr.phil. V. Tēraudkalns

8.Ethics, concepts and actual problems of communication and public relations.

2 A Prof. Dr.phil. V.Sīle

9. Psychology and pedagogy of communication 2 A Assoc.prof. Dr.psych.

S.Jirgena

Total: 30

Master’s thesis writing and defense 20 A

No The name of the course Credits Type Lecturer

1.Social science research: qualitative and quantitative methods

2 B Assoc.prof. Dr. A.VilksLect., Mg.soc. A.Laķe

2. Psycholinguistics 2 B Docent,. Dr. paed. M. Putniņa

3.

Public relations in the integrated marketing communication system: the management of the campaigns and marketing

2 B Lect. Mg.soc. V.Savicka

4. Social anthropology 2 B Docent, Dr. phil. A.Lūse

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5. The sociology of mass communication and culture 2 B Lect., Mg.art. T.Lāce

6. Information society: values and processes 2 B Lect., Mg.soc. N.Kozlovs

7. Media economics 2 BAssoc.prof. Dr.art.

D.Hanovs Lect. Mg. A.Rožuklane

8. Communication, politics and the EU 2 B Assoc. prof. Dr.pilol. I.

Skulte

9. International relations and intercultural communication 2 B

Assoc. prof. Dr. art. D.Hanovs

Dep.Assoc. prof., Dr. hist. M. Mekls

10. Journalism: contemporary processes and problems 2 B

Assoc.prof., Dr.philol. I.Skulte

Lect. Mg.soc. A.Rožukalne

11. Advertising in the mass communication processes 2 B

Assoc.prof. Dr.art. D.Hanovs

Lect. Mg.soc. A.Rožukalne

12. Branding: theory and practice 2 B Assoc.prof. Dr.art. D.Hanovs

13. Media management 2 B

Assoc.prof. Dr. art. D.Hanovs

Lect. , Mg.art., Mg.iur. I.J.MihailovsLect. Mg. soc. A.Rožukalne

14. The history of culture and communication in Latvia 2 B

Assoc.prof. Dr.phil. A.Vilks

Doc. Dr.phil. L.Vilka

15. Persuasive communication 2 B Prof. emer., Dr.phil. J.Lehtonens

Total:30

(to choose 24)

1. The theory of culture 2 C Assoc.prof. Dr.art. D.Hanovs

2. Discourse Analysis 2 C Dep.Doc. Dr.philol. S.Meinerte

3. Media, music, community 2 C Prof. Dr.phil. M.Boiko

4. Culture policy 2 C Assoc.prof. Dr. art. D.Hanovs

5. Human security 2 C Assoc. prof., Dr.iur. A.Vilks


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1.8.3. The Research Work of the Academic Staff

The lecturers implementing the programme are also involved in scientific research work. They participate at conferences and seminars in Latvia and abroad, write articles for scientific magazines in Latvia and abroad (also in internationally quoted editions) They take part scientific project development financed by foreign institutions, ministries of Latvia and Latvian Science Council. They work in various fields of science and represent the following communication research trends: Media sociology Media audience research Communication psychology Social anthropology Social integration and culture study Brand management and marketing Visual communication Children and the new media

The lecturers of the department are regular participants at international conferences both in Latvia and abroad. Besides that, social science conferences and student scientific conferences are held at the RSU every year. Students and teachers discuss their research results at such conferences.

Several of the department members are well known in Latvia as media research specialists. Thus lecturer Anda Rožukalne has received two awards for media criticism. Her research field is media audience and the habits of media usage. She has planned to defend her dissertation for doctor’s degree in the middle of this academic year. Anda Rožukalne has taken part in several media research projects, such as the research on hidden advertising before the elections of the 9 th

Saeima and the project ‘ The Information Environment in Latvia’ in 2006. In 2007, A. Rožukalne took part in the Open Society Fund research ‘A Challenge to the Civil Society.

Docent Agita Lūse is a well known socio-anthropologist. Since 2001 she has been working at her doctor’s dissertation ‘Changes in Discourses on Distress and Helplessness in Post-soviet Latvia’; but from 1995 till 2000 she participated in the project ‘Religious Tradition and Novelties in 20 century Latvia’. From1991 till 1994 she took part in the project ‘The History of Christian Ideas and Modern Approach(Solutions) in Latvia and Europe”

Associate professor Denis Hanov’s research interests reach from the problems of globalization, which have been treated in two of his monographs, to community integration and in communication, he also takes a special interest in the research of marketing and brand management.. In 2007, assoc.prof. D.Hanov has participated in Latvian Science and Education Ministry supported project ‘ The Formation of the Letonics Institute Infrastructure at the Rezekne Higher School’ and Latvian Culture Capital Fund project: ‘Field Study at Indra Municipality of Kraslava Region: traditions, language, culture environment’. In October 2008 his monograph ‘ Here, Everywhere and Now…Globalization in Latvia: contexts, discourses and participants’ was published.

The Head of the department , professor Martin Boiko is a well known researcher on music sociology. One of his research fields is non-verbal acoustic communication, but in the media context he investigates the interaction of music and society. In 2008 his monograph ‘Lithuanian Sutartines and their contexts in the Baltics’ was printed with the support of the CCF.

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The head of the programme associate professor Ilva Skulte investigates the problems of communication concerning children and media , especially the new media. Ilva Skulte has translated to Latvian 2 books about the new media : T.Baumgertel’s ‘The Web Art’ (2001) and in the framework of the Latvian CCF project L. Manovich’s ‘The Language of the New Media’ (2006). Her research includes also language, literature in the context of social processes and visual communication.

Fig. 10 The Participation of the Staff Members in conferences during 2007

Assoc.prof. Deniss Hanovs1) Subcultures in City Environment – Riga, 19th April, 2007: two Reports: ‘Approaching

Cultural Diversity’2) and ‘Skinheads Against Racism”.3) International scientific conference „Ethnicity in Europe: Socio-political and Culture

Processes”– Rēzekne, 26th – 26th May,2007.4) : Report: ‘My People!’ the glorification of K. Ulmanis in the Discourse of Nationalism

1934. – 1940.’5) International interdisciplinary scientific conference ‘Society, Health, Prosperity’ Rīga, 8th

-9th November,2007.. Report: ‘Global Consolidation or Loss of Locality? Critical Discourses of Globalization.

6) International conference „Tolerance and Non-tolerance in Modern Society: Discrimination’ St. Petersbourg, 24th -25th April, 2007. Report: ‘Otherness Gallery: Discourse About eEuality in Latvia.”

7) Latgale congress.- Daugavpils, 12th – 14th November, 2007.g.. Report: ‘ Another Country: Latgale Region in the Discourse of K. Ulmanis’ Authoritarian Regime About the Unity of the Nation”.

Assoc.prof. Ilva Skulte1) 1st – 2nd June, 2007. Skulte Liepāja, Karosta, Liepāja Pedagogic Academy

Mākslas pētījumu Laboratory of Art Research and New Media Culture center RIXC,’Spy Technologies and Art’, international scientific conference

2) 19th April, 2007.g. Rīga, conference A Voyage with a Codger: subculture in the city environment..

3) 25th – 27th October, 2007, Liepāja, LPA MPL and JMKC RIXC international scientific conferences ‘The New Media and Fine Arts Education’

Dep. Doc. Ivans Jānis Mihailovs1) November, 2007. Seminar ‘Training the Student for Diploma Papers’2) November, 2007. VAS course ‘Conflict Management’3) November, 2007. EQUAL programme seminar: ‘ Inter-instiutiton Cooperation

Mechanism Model for Rehabilitation and Reintegration of the Victims of People Trade.’

4) August, 2007. JPA seminar ‘ Victims of Crime – How to undo the wrong’5) May –June, 2007. Project seminar-instruction ‘Meditation’6) March, 2007. VAS course ‘ The Principle of Good Management in the Direct

Management’7) March, 2007. a course of further education :’ISO 9001:2000 Standard Based

Quality Management System in Governmental Authority Establishments’8) April, 2007. Experience sharing seminar: ‘ The System of Education in

Tiringe’”9) January, 2007. VAS course ‘Enhancing of Psycho-emotional well-being at the

workplace’”

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10) November, 2007, Latvian Fine Arts Academy conference ‘ Fine Arts and Arts Research’”;

11) 12th November, 2007 RTTEMA 12. International creativity conference ‘Creativity as a Persoality Trait’;

12) November, 2007. RSU International inter-diciplinary scientific conference ‘Society, Health, Prosperity’;

13) October, 2007. Letonic congress;14) September, 2007. Astrachan university International zinātniskā scientific

conference ‘Intercultural Communication: Concepts and Behaviour Models’”;15) August, 2007. IZM conference “Dialogue and Coordinated Action in

Education’16) 5th July, 2007. International fine arts therapy conference: ‘Integrative Fine

Arts Therapy; Theory and Practice’17) June, 2007. LLU 3rd. International scientific conference “New Dimensions in

the Development of Society”;18) April, 2007. LPA 10th International. scientific conference ‘Society and

Culture’19) April, 2007. conference ‘A Voyage with the Codger’. Subcultures in the City

Environment’ (ĪUMSILS);20) January, 2007. TSI conference ‘Modern Education Problems’Dep.Prof. Mārtiņš Boiko1) Wailing at Funerals and the Process of Mourning. Functional and Bio-communicative

Aspects.’ LU Literature, folklore and art institute conference ‘Quest and Discovery’ 18th April, 2007.

2) „Jesuit: mentality and heritage in Latvia.“ Letonika, II congress,29th-31st October, 2007, section 9: The Traditional and Modern in Latvian Music.

Lecturer. Anda Rožukalne1) RSU international conference, March 2007. a report ’Construction of Healthy Lifestyle

and Health in the Latvia Press’ (2006)

2) RSU conference, November, 2007. a report: ‘Comments on Doctor “Envelope (Remuneration)” Problem in Latvian Daily Press’

3) LU conference, November, 2007. ‘TV and Violence’ a report ‘Why do the Viewers Consume Violence on TV?’

2) 2nd – 13th July, 2007. Budapest, Central European University summer school "Media Globalization".

Lecturer. Klāvs Sedlenieks1) 21st – 22nd September,2007., Copenhagen, Circum Baltic Teaching Network seminar;2) 30th October, 2007., University of Lund (Sweden) dissertation presentation 3) LU course ‘Pedagogical Perfection of Higher School Teaching Staff/Innovations in the

System of Higher Education". 20th September, 2006-14th February, 2007.. certificate No. 1333.

Lecturer Ruta Siliņa1) ‘The Art of Public Speaking’ (11.-12.12.2007.) VSMP agency 2) „Remodeling the Public Sector: Recent Trends and Initiatives in European Public

Administration” (08.-09.11.2007.) European Institute of Public Administration, The Netherlands, Maastricht

3) ‘The Building of a Team’ (31.05.-01.06.2007.)State administration school 4) ‘The basics of the Higher SchoolPedagogical Education/Higher School Didactics’

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„Augstskolu mācībspēku pedagoģiskās izglītības pamati / Department of Pedagogy and psychology, LU (20.09.2006.-16.05.2007, 72 face-to-face classes), certificate No.1377

5) RSU 2007. Scientific conference (29.-30.03.2007.) VII section – Community and Individual Security in Globalization: social, law and medical aspects’ a report: ‘Information Gaps’, the phenomen and personal security’

6) 19th April, 2007, Conference ‘ The Cultural Difference and Tolerance in City – subcultures in Latvia’ a report ‘Be a Confident Man. Machoism in Advertising’

7) RSU ESF annual international conference ‘ Latvia in the EU –development trends and perspectives’20th April, 2007. a report ‘Information Gap and Government’

8) 26th -27th April,2007, Liepāja Pedagogy Academy 10th international scientific conference. ‘Society and Culture ‘Human Resource Development in the Knowledge Society” a report: ‘The Consequences of Information Gaps in the Society”

9) 14th-15th June, 2007, Latvian Agriculture University. The 3rd annual international scientific conference of the Department of Social Sciences ‘New Dimensions in the Society Development’, a report: ‘Macho Image in Latvian Magazine Advertisements 2005-2006’.

10) 28th June -2nd July, 2007. 20th international criminology seminar of Baltics. ‘Crime and Deviation in the Changing Modern World’ at the Russian State Pedagogic University Named after Hercen. A report ‘Victim Compensation Mechanism in Latvia’

Lecturer Normunds Kozlovs1) 1st -2nd June,2007. Liepāja, , Fine Art Research Laboratory and New Media

Culture Center RIXC ,Liepāja Pedagogy Academy international scientific conference Spy Technology and Art

2) 6th -7th December, 2007. N.Kozlov Riga, Andrejsala,”, , Latvian Modern Art Center ‘Modern Art Center’, conference ‘The Role of Art Institutions in the Processes of Gentrification’ "

Assoc.prof. Sergejs Kruks1) 5th -6th November,2007., Rīga, „Ethics in Demokracy”;2) 30th 0 31st October, 2007., Rīga, Letonica 2nd. Kr.Barona conference

‘Festivities and Celebration: Tradition processes in Latvia’ 3) 25th -26th May, 2007. Rīga, ‘European Identity Representation and Widening

Challenge’

10 out of 11 staff of the Department take participate on the ‘Communication’ programe.

1.8.3. Professional Adequacy of the Professors and Associate Professors on the Programme

All the department members with doctor’s degrees are on the programme. There are three associate professors with doctor’s degree in the department. S.Kruks is doctor in communication and information sciences, D.Hanovs got his doctor’s degree for doctor’s research in the history of Latvian media and politics. I.Skulte is doctor of philology. One of her fields of interest is the style of journalism. A.Lūse, reading „Social anthropology“ on the programme is a well known socio-anthropologist. Prof. M.Boiko, who has doctor’s degree in musicology and studied additionally music sociology, reads elective courses in the field of music sociology. Doctors from other departments of RSU, other universities and scientific institutes are assessed professionally and academically before being invited to work on the programme.

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1.8.4.The policy of Selection, Rejuvenation ,Training and Development of the Academic Teaching Staff for Further Six Years

The further development of the teaching staff for the next six years is planned along the above mentioned (see 1.8.3) lines. There will be special support for promotion of doctor’s degree students, and support for master’s programme graduates who want to upgrade, involving them in research and department project work. Another significant way of development is growing cooperation with the EU in the framework education and mobility. Exchanging experience and widening it by comparison. This means both inviting foreign lecturers to work on the programme and participation of the department teaching staff in the projects of sharing experience and in-job training in foreign universities.

1.9.Funding of the Studies and the Infrastructure

Students have to pay for their tuition on the master’s study programme at the Communication Study Department of the European Study Faculty of the RSU. In the academic year 2008/2009 the tuition pay was 1020 LVL, however, in the given economic situation, the tuition pay will be reconsidered anew every academic year and most probably raised. It is envisaged to fix a different pay for students who are upgrading from the bachelor’s studies at the RSU and those who come from other higher schools. The tuition can be paid in installments. In the case of discontinuation of the programme ‘Communication’, the tuition pay will be returned . The university provides the students with completely equipped lecture rooms (with over-the-head projectors, boards, etc) and other facilities, such as the library, with a reading room; computer and internet access. Video and multimedia facilities are available on demand. The studies are facilitated by a modern and well equipped library with a wide variety of materials in social sciences. At present there are 1288 titles concerning social sciences and 324 titles concerning various communication fields. To provide the master’s degree students with updated study resources, new books for the communication master’s programme are ordered every year. The students on the master’s programme can also borrow books and magazines from other libraries through the RSU library.To provide all students with copies of the compulsory reading materials, they are being scanned and students can access them electronically. This is a practical way to compensate the shortage of copies of the readers in the library, caused by the growing number of students. Students appreciate the electronic accessibility of the materials, because it facilitates the learning.Students use the Information Center computers at the RSU library. The information center is open every day from 9.00 till 21.00. Besides there are three computer classrooms with 37 computers. The students use the internet at the library of the RSU, at home or at work. There is a fee for the internet use at the library. It depends on the quantity of data received. The students’ attitude to this facility is neutral, because they mostly have the internet access at home or at work.

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1.10. External Relations

1.10.1 . Cooperation with the Employers

The communications study department has close cooperation with the prospective employers. There are two ways in this cooperation. First, the representatives of the organization ns, institutions and enterprises are invited to participate in the training process by sharing experience in guest lectures.; Second, several of the students on the master’s programme ‘Communication’ have worked or still work for the companies connected with the field of studies.

1.10.2. Cooperation with other Higher Educational Institutions Implementing Similar Programme in Latvia and Abroad.

The department cooperates with Latvian and foreign higher schools and organizations. There is regular lecturer exchange and shared research projects with the Communication Department Master’s Programme at School of Business Administration ‘Turiba’.Cooperation with foreign higher schools such as The Advertising and Media Department of the Tallinn University; the Island University, the Law and Social Sciences Faculty of the Akureiri University and others is similar. Prof. emer. Jaakko Lehtonen from the Jyveskila University and the Tampere University in Finland, lecturer Dirk Hoyer from the Tallinn University and Baltic Media School in Tallinn were invited as guest lecturers already during the first year of the implementation of the ‘Communication’ Master’s Study Programme. Several programme lecturers are active participants on the ERASMUS teacher mobility programmes: During the academic year 2007/2008 several courses on the master’s programme at the RSU were taught by Dr.hist. Markus Mekl, who currently works at the Akureyri University in Iceland. His visit with a course ‘International Relations and Intercultural Communication’ has been planned at RSU in December 2008. Head of the Master’s Programme Assoc. Professor Ilva Skulte, Dr.phil. worked as a guest professor in Iceland in the August 2008.

1.11.The Plan of the Programme Development

The implementation of the Programme is coordinated by the Communication Study Department. The contents, requirements and the courses on the programme are reconsidered and improved every academic year. The practice of inviting highly qualified lecturers from Latvia and other countries is going to be continued. There are plans to invite more foreign lecturers. Much more should be done in promoting the programme and increasing the number of students on the programme.

The administration of the programme considers the following:- optimization of the module planning to ensure the better quality of the students’ independent work;- the development of student exchange in the framework of; ERASMUS and other exchange programmes;- further development of the material and technical facilities of the programme;- widening the choice of books in the field of communication at the library

the most important tasks for the nearest future.

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The methodic issues of the programme are usually discussed at the meetings seeking advice and improving the programme in cooperation with the representatives of other programmes.All the lecturers that are involved on the programme take part in the discussions about the programme, experts from outside are also invited. (see also part 3.)

1.12. SWOT Analysis of the Programme (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats)

The SWOT analysis of the Programme is shown in Fig.11.

Fig. 11. SWOT analysisStrengths Weaknesses

1. Successive to the bachelor’s programme;

2. Module training system;

3. Lecturers’ qualification.

1. Lack of experience in the implementation of such programmes;

2. Information about the programme and advertising;

3. Lack of lecturers for the implementation of some study courses.

Opportunities Threats1. Specification of the directions of

specialization to mark the differences from similar master’s programmes;

2. Further development of all the parts of the programme;

3. Incorporation of foreign lecturer courses;

4. Intensify the promotion of the programme;

5. Involvement of more students in the research work of the department.

1. Competition: the increasing number of master’s programmes at higher educational institutions in Latvia;

2. Eventual decrease of the number of students in the nearest future because of demographic factors.

The Head of the Programme Ph Dr. I.Skulte

The Head of the Communication Department of the RSU Ph Dr. M.Boiko

The Dean of the Communication Faculty:MA. T.Lāce

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2. The Assessment of the Academic Master‘s study programme „Communication“ in the Context of the National Education Policy

2.1. The Prospective Assessment of the Academic Master‘s study programme „Communication“ in the Context of the National Interests of Latvia

During recent decades there have been fast fundamental changes in all spheres and levels of the social life in Latvia. The transformation process has involved the structure of the society as well as its political, economic, cultural and daily life. Transition to democratic civil society and market economics in Latvia happened simultaneously with globalization and post-industrialism, resulting from the development of new technologies and information/knowledge society. Latvia as well is closely involved in the global network, so our country has to react to the new challenges simultaneously with the task to ensure the establisment of democracy, liberalism and capitalism in our own country.The above tasks clearly indicate the mission for education specialists and practitioners of communication sience. The goals and aims of the field have been taken into consideration in developing the contents and structure of the academic master’s study programme „Communication“ at the Department of Communication Studies of the RSU. The major concern is for providing sustainable fundamental knowledge along with the ability of dynamic and flexible modifications and changes. It has been envisaged to continuously develop the programme studying the changing needs of the society and communications and altering the programme accordingly.The following quotation from the „National Development Plan“ clearly indicates the needs. „To continue sustainable development balanced on all levels we must develop an educated and proficient society, coordinating purposefully the creation, accumulation, dissemination and application of knowledge.“2

Understanding its mission exactly in that context, namely, in develpoping of an educated and proficient society the Department of Communiation Studies of the RSU is intentionally turning into a centre of studies and research by accumulating knowledge, enhancing discussions and trying to establish connections of academic research and studies with the daily life and topical problems of the communications field.The Academic Master’s Programme „ Communication“ has a particularly important role in this context because of the following considerations:

1) it enhances the quality level/quality assurance in communications field in our country both directly by the graduates and post-graduates/masters working in the field and indirectly by maintaining sustainable critical and analytical discourse upon media and various branches of communications;2) it ensures a new level of students input in the analytical and research work of the department;3) it guarantees reproduction of high level communication specialists both practitioners and for academic research or study development in future;4) it boosts the numbers of professionals who along with the educationalists take an active part in the formation of proficient community in Latvia;5) it raises the professional level of education and qualification for communications practitioners, consequently the quality of communications in different fields of the social life,

2 www.nap.lv/in_site/tools/download.php?file=files/text/National_development _plan_2007-2013_lat.pdf, 14.lpp.

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such as business, governmental and non-governmental organizations, politics, culture, science etc is improved.Communication plays a special role in social life. It is communication that helps in cooperation of various social groups and cultures, as well as the organizations and institutions of contemporary Latvia. Communication is considered to be one of the main tasks in the context of national development.„The civic consciousness of the society is manifested in the high sense of obligation and duty towards one’s country and peers, active involvement of individuals in various social proceedings, openly declaring their views and ideas, tolerance of differing views, and respect of majority decisions, even in cases of such decisions being contrary to one’s own opinion. The aim of the formation of the civil society is to achieve cooperation in solving personal and social problems without hindrance/impediments.The geo-political situation and history have produced a multicultural society in Latvia. It may become even more multicultural in the situation of globalisation. Latvian citizens should cultivate respect and tolerace towards otherness.The fundamental principle of the civil society in Latvia is a variety of cultures with uniform values within a joint culture environment.“3

The authors and implementors of the Academic Master’s Programme „Communication“ have set their tasks by analysing the challenge of the development of the state. That is the reason for focusing on such aspects of communication as international and intercultural communication, the communication within the European Union on the one hand and the history of communication and culture in Latvia on the other hand with the aim to give the insight into the communication within a definite cotext – the historically developped multicultural environment in Latvia. The above is being studied along with disciplines that train in effective instrumentalization of communications for dissemination of knowledge and information; surveillance of democracy, achievement of various political and economic objectives, as well as cooperation and social interaction for the purpose of diminishing social rejection.

Several disciplines on the Academic Master’s Programme „ Communication“ at the Communication Department of the RSU , especially those in part C have also been included with regard to the analysis of the national interests. Those are disciplines that enhance interdisciplinary manner of thinking. Such thinking would enable communication practitioners, analysts, prognosticists as well as university communication research department specialists to better understand the realities of the modern changing world and in this way be better equipped for competition in the field of communications in Europe and the world, capable of .enhancing the image of Latvia world-wide.

2.2 The Assessment of the Conformity of the Programme to the Specifications of the

National Academic Education Standard

The Academic Master’s Study Programme „Communication“ conforms to the specifications of the Regulations on National Academic Education Standard4. According to the principles of the Bologne Declaration, the Academic Master’s Study Programme „Communication“ has been developped at the Communications Department of the CF of the RSU to provide post-graduate studies as a logical sequel to the bachelor’s programmes „ Public Relations“ and „ Journalism“.

3 ib, pp.28.-294 Noteikumi par valsts akadēmiskās izglītības standartu (MK 03.01.2002. noteikumi Nr.2) // http://izm.izm.gov.lv/normativie-akti/mk-noteikumi/augstaka-izglitiba/2087.html

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The length of studies on the Academic Master’s Study Programme „Communication“ is two years or four semesters. The students must get 80 credits during the studies, including 20 credits which are given for writing and successful defenceof Master’s Thesis. The contents and structure of the programme have been planned carefully with the aim to revise, consolidate and give deeper insight intothe theoretical disciplines and knowledge acquired in social sciences and communication. This revision starts during the first semster and continues for a while in the second semester. This ensures the theoretical concept study in the chosen speciality. The the following disciplines are studied: „Social Theories“, „Theoretical Models of Communication“, „Modern Mass Communcation Theories“, aa well as „The Social. Political and Culture Processes of the Global Communication“, „PR Management Models“. Special attention is paid to such disciplines as „The Ethics of Communications and Public Relations: concepts and topical problems“ „The Psychology and Pedagogics of Communications“.

At the very start of the studies students are involved in the synthesis of theoretical and practical activities. The introductory course of master’s studies is „Analysis of Communication Situations“. The students consolidate and deepen their theoretical knowledge in various communication aspects as well as have to accomplish several research assignments.

The above mentioned courses together with some others constitute the core part of the programme (part A). On completing this part the students get 30 credits, or 37.5% of the total programme. Simultaneously, but mainly starting by the end of the second semester, compulsory elective courses (part B) are introduced. They provide approbation of compulsory theoretical concepts in the aspect of the topical problems of the chosen field or sub-sector.

This part includes the following courses: „ Journalism: Contemporary Processes and Problems“, „Information Society; Values and Processes“,“Communication, Politics and the European Union“ „International Relations and Intercltural Communication“ „Advertising in the Process of Mass Communication“. „Media Economics“, „Media Management“,“ Public Relations in the System of Integrated Marketing Communication: the Management of Campaigns, Political Campaigns and Marketing“,“The Social Anthropology“, etc

Compulsory number of credits for this part is 24.(30% of the total). Thus 54 credits (67.5%) are given for compulsory disciplines.

The rest of the programme (6 credits or 7.5%) are for optional (part C) disciplines: „Culture Theory“, „Culture Politics“, „ The Media, Music and Society“ etc. They provide additional knowledge in the adjacent areas to communication.

In the conclusion, as was mentioned above, the students get 20 credits (20%) for the Master’s Thesis.

It should be remarked that supportive courses are offered at all the levels of study (A, B, C) and during all the semesters. Such courses help to master the methods and principles of scientific research and thus achieve the principal goal of the study programme, i.e training the students for independent scientific work by boosting their capabilities to use their individual skills in solvingdefinite problems.

The students get their credits only after passing the final examination if all the assignments are submitted. The results of the studies are scored in 10 grade system.The mandatory principle as well as variety and adequacy are also taken into consideration.

The study programme is implemented in modules, so there is one or two courses to be studied at a time. Fig. 12 includes synopsis of the comparision of the structure and content of

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programme „Communication“ with National Academic Education Standard.

Fig. 12. Comparision of the study programme „Communication“ with National Academic Education Standard

Requirements of the NAES Solution in the programme „Communication“4. The structure and content of the study programme encourages the aquiring of the general skills of application of the knowledges obtained, scientific cognition and scientific conclusions . The acquired academic education is the pre-condition of the scientific qualification as well as for the scientifically backgrounded research activity on the professional field.

Structure and content of the programme is planned, to promote student’s ability independently acquire and use knowledge in the work on scientific research or professional field.In the end of the programme students must show their skills and knowledges in defending his master thesis.

5. The volume of the studies is defined by the number of credit points. Credit points are counted for each subject learned (including practice), if the evaluation in the test is positive.

The volume of the studies is defined by the number of credit points, that are assigned, when all works are done and in the grade in the test is 4 or higher than 4.

6.1. The principle of the compulsory evaluation – the necessity to obtain positive evaluation showing the mastering of content of the programme

If the performance of the student is evaluated less than 4, credit points are not assigned.

6.2. The principle of the diversity of forms of test involved in the evaluation – in the evaluation of the mastering of the programme various testing forms and platforms are used

Yes.

6.3. The principle of the conformity – in the testing works students are alowed to show their analytical. Creative and research skills, knowledges obtained and the skills of using scientific conclusions.

Yes.

7. Results of study are evaluated in 10 points scale. Yes.8. In the implementation of the programme , students learn not more than six subjects simultaneously

Yes. Study programme is implemented as a module system, by planning modules one by one or two (not more) simultaneously.

20. Master studies mean obtaining of deepened theoretical knowledge and research skills and know-hows in the chosen field of research.

Yes. Programme „Communication“ is logically deepened follow –up for the bachelor programmes „Journalism“ and „Public Relations“ implemented in the Department of Communication Studies of the Faculty of Communication, RSU.

23. The volume of the study programme is 80 credit points, from wich not less than 20 credit points is planned for master thesis. Master thesis is a research work in the chosen field or sub-field of research, in which student has made independent scientific conclusions.

Yes.

24.In the obligatory content of the master study programme, the investigation of the theoretical knowledge on the chosen part of the studied field or sub-field of the science (not less than 30 credit points) and the approbation of the theoretical knowledge in the aspect of contemporary problems of the chosen part of the field or sub-field of the science (not less than 15 credit points).

For the study of theories 30 credit points are planned in the study programme. From them 24 credit points are to be obtained in obligatory (Part A) courses. Other bigeest part of the total volume of credit points (24 credit points) students must obtain, by learning on specifics of the different communication fields. From those one subject (4 credit points) is foreseen to deepen student’s knowledge in Public Relations specialization and is obligatory, but other are obtained in the freamework of courses for the approbation of the

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theoretical knowledge in the aspect of contemporary problems of the chosen part of the field or sub-field of the science. In the framework of the third group (6 cr. points) students learn methods of analysis. 2 of them are obligatory (A). In total from all subjects studied in the master study programme „Communication“ 30 credit points are planned to obtain in the part A obligatory subjects and 30 credit points are planned to obtain for specialization, i.e. elective or obtional (parts B,C) subjects.

2.3. Comparison of the Master‘s Programme „Communication“ with Similar Programmes at Other Universities

2.3.1. Comparison with the Master‘s Study Programme „Comunication Sciences“ at the Latvian University

The full-time Master‘s Study Programme „Comunication Sciences“ at the Social Science Faculty of the Latvian University provides two year long studies,with 80 credits, including 20 credits for writing and defence of the Master’s Thesis, 30 credits for core A group disciplines and the same amount, 30 credits for compulsory elective disciplines in group B.Fig.13 shows that the RSU programme is different in giving 6 credits for optional group C disciplines, but the length of studies is identical to the RSU programme..

Fig.13. Credits for elective, optional and core courses on the programmes of the RSU and the LU

The RSU CF master‘s programme „Communication“

The LU SSF master‘s programme „Communication Sciences“

the length os studies 2 years (4 semesters) 2 years (4 semesters)Credits 80 credits 80 creditsMaster‘s Thesis 20 credits 20 creditsGroup A disciplines 30 credits 30 creditsGroup B disciplines 24 credits 30 creditsGroup C disciplines 6 credits -

The following courses constitute the core part (group A) of the LU master’s study programme:- Communication theories in the context of the social sciences; - Communication and culture;- Scientific research and academic writung;- Qualitative methods in communication research;- Quantitative methods in communication research- Media theories;- Psychological and pedagogical research in communication studies - Pesuasive communication theories;- Theoretical-methodologic seminar in communication science.Basically the theoretical courses of group A at the LU are similar to those at the RSU, but the names of the disciplines show that they are not identical.

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Research method teaching ir accentuated more at the LU.

At the LU part B courses are divided in specialization courses which are different for each specialisation, and interest courses. There are specialization courses in the following disciplines of studies: Business communication- Business communication- Organization communication- Business communication: practical classes;- Analysis of advertising practice- Theory and practice of public relations.“Communication science- Communication science:development and contemporary situation.- Media anthropology: the analysis of practice in Latvia- Communication science:practical classes- The Culture of journalism;- Popular culture and media.Political communication:- Politic communication- Media anthropology: the analysis of practice in Latvia - Political communication: practical clases- Systemtransformation in Latvia: the aspect of the elite and mass communication; - Political communication in Latvia.State and municipality communication:- Business communication;- Organizational communication and culture- State and organization communication and culture- State and organization communication: practical classes - State and municipality communication;- Staff management- Theory and practice of public relationsJournalism- Media anthropology: analysis of Latvian pracice- Political communication- Journalism culture- Media management and marketing.

As the RSU master‘s study programme „Communication“ does not provide branch specialization, there are comparatively less variation of courses. However each student has to study more disciplines and various kinds of specific subjects.The LU programme envisages practical classes in every specialization branch, but the RSU programme trains practical skills at seminars. Interest courses:- Information society: theory and practice- Semiotics- Cinema and culture- Communication and consumer- Communication and modern ethics- Communication and semantics- Linguistics and communication- Media and politics

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- Modernās methods of data processing- Ritual communication and commmemoration- Riga documentary cinema school

The interest courses are offered in part C in the RSU programme. There is little similarity to the LU programme in the contents. However, the RSU B level course „ Information society: values and processes“ is basically similar to the LU B level course „Information society: theory and practice“, but the course „Communication and modern ethics“ is in part A on the RSU programme.

2.3.2. Comparison with the other foreign university programmes

2.3.2.1. The Westminster University, UK

The Universitu of Westmnister runs a course of MA in Communication. The length of the full-time programme is one year, two semesters, i.e. twice shorter than the RSU programme. The Westminster MA in Communication programme has only two core modules: ‚“ Theories of Communication“ (Simlar to the RSU master’s course „ The Theortical Models of Communication“) and „ Dissertation and Taught Course“, supporting the independent research, similar to several courses on the RSU programme (see fig 14.) .

Besides the two core modules , there are five to choose. The students can personalise their study to suit their interests. Of the 13 courses on these modules several, such as „Communication Research Methods“, „ Globalisation and the Media“, „ International Media Management Devlopment“ „ Jean Monnet European Module: European Communications Policy“, and others partly or completely cover the same contents that is provided by the RSU master’s programme, though the approach is different: the critical approach to the communication theory is dominant in the Westminster university programme, therefore it provides much more courses concerning politics and political economy. Assessment is by essays, presentations and a 15000 word dissertation. There are no examinations.

2.3.2.2. The Bournemouth University, UK

The Bournemouth university has outstanding traditions in teaching marketing communications. It was the first British university to start runing Marketing Communications programme at Master’s level. This university was suitable for comparison, because several of the courses on the Master‘s Study Programme „Comunication“ at the RSU are conceptually close to such approach.

The duration of the Bournemouth Univesity programme „Advertising and Marketing Communications“( previously called „ MA Marketing Communications“) is the same as that of the Westminster University „ MA in Communication“- two semesters(terms).. Students successfully completing two semesters (terms) will be entitled to the award of Postgraduate Diploma in Advertising and Market Communications.However , stuents who wish to proceed to the award of MA in the third term commence with an additional course „ Integrated Campaign Planning“which provides a strategic and integrated approach to the management, planning and develpoment of advertising and marketing communications campaigns all demonstrated through a live brief. The last stage of the MA is completed through a choice of one of the following two routes: (1).Academic Project –( a 10 000 word research paper or book chapter on a subject of the student’s own interest from the advertising and marketing communications field) or (2)

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Cosultancy Project (a 10 000 word pofesional report where the student acts as a consultant addresing an identified company, brand or communication problem by appllying course content to develop research solutions.Students can complete this programme full-time over one year, or over two years on a part-time basis.

This programme also has several courses that are similar or identical to the courses on the RSU master’s programme. Eg: „ Integrated Marketing Communications“, „Advertising Strategy“, or „ Integrated Campaign Planning“ (see fig. 14).Nevertheless, this programme only partly coincides with the RSU Master‘s Study Programme „Comunication“. It is different both in its structure and volume, as well as the goals.

2.3.2.3. The Vilnius University in Lithuania (Vilniaus universitetas)

The master’s study programme „Communication Sciences“ at the Communication Faculty of the Vilnius University (magistro studiju programa „Komunikacijos mokslai“) is identical to the RSU programme „Communication“ in its structure, volume and curriculum.. Like the RSU programme, its volume is 80 credits and duration is 4 semesters. The fourth semester is spent in writing the Master’s Thesis for which the students get 20 credits.The students learn 4 compulsory and one elective discipline each semester (each resulting in 4 credits)There are the folowing compulsory disciplines:- Organizational Behaviour (Organizacinė elgsena);- Communication Theory (Komunikacijos teorija);- Communication Research Methods (Komunikacijos tyrimo metodai);- Scientific Research Work (Mokslo tiriamasis darbas) (is taught every semester)- Intercultural Communication (Tarpkultūrinė komunikacija)- Communication Management(Komunikacijos vadyba)- News Theory (Žinių teorija)- Enterprize Communication (Verslo komunikacija)- Public Relations Theory and Ethics (Ryšių su visuomene teorija ir etika) u.c.The optional subjects include the following courses:- Multimeda Systems (Multimedia sistemos);- Gender communication (Lyčių komunikacija);- Marketing communication (Marketingo komunikacija);- Political communication (Politikos komunikacija) u.c.

The conceptual similarity of the above programme to the RSU programme „Communication“ is evident. It is conceptually similar both in contents and structure, as well as in volume to the master’s study programme at CF of the RSU.

2.3.2.4. The Vytautas Magnus University in Kaunas, Lithuania (Vytauto Didžiojo universitetas)

The master’s study programme „ Integrated Communications“ at the Faculty of Political Science and Diplomacy of the Kauņas Vītauta Dižā University Is different form the RSU programme both theoretically and in volume(60 credits), as well as in the duration of studies(1.5 academic years). This is mostly a professional programme, so it includes practice. However, several disciplines are partly similar or the same. Thus among the

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following compulsory courses(called „required courses“) there are some that may be compared to some courses on the RSU programme (see fig. 14):

Integrated Communications TheoryEthics and Law of Integrated CommunicationsSocial Structure of SocietyIntegrated Communications StrategiesOrganisational Image managementKnowledge ManagementCommunicative Rhetoric

- The elective courses are even more conceptually similar to the RSU programme. They are as follows:o Legitimation of EU Institutionso Media Functionso Public Sector Managemento Systematic Corpoation Managemento Non- Governmental Organizations: Theory and Practiceo Strategic Marketingo Public Relationso Internet Mediao Political Communicationo Consumer BehaviourEven with a different accent (Integrated Communication) several of the above courses are partly similar to the RSU „Communication“programme courses.

To sum it up we should say that the contents of several courses on the RSU master’s programme “Communication” is similar to the above courses at foreign universities, however most of the RSU courses coincide partly or according to the names are the same.

2.3.2.5. Summary

The comparison of the foreign university master’s programmes with the master’s study programme „Communication“ implemented at the Communications Department of the CF at the RSU is shown in fig. 14.Only the courses that either coincide fully or partly or are completely or partly overlap are shown in fig.14.

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Fig.14. The Comparison of foreign university programmes with th RSU study programme „Communication“

No RSU Westminster University 5

Bournemouth University6

University of Vilnius7

Vytautas Magnus University8

1. Theortical models of communication

Theories of Communication

Komunikacijos teorija

Integruotos komunikacijos teoriniai pagrindai

2. Information society: processes and values

3. PR management models

Ryšių su visuomene teorija ir etika

Ryšiai su visuomene

4. Contemporary mass communication theories

Communications Technology, Politics and Markets

5. Social theories Consumer Culture and Behaviour

Socialinė visuomenės struktūra

7. The Ethics of public relations and communication: the concepts and topical problems

Ryšių su visuomene teorija ir etika

Integruotos komunikacijos etika ir teisė

7. Political, social and culture processes of global communication

Globalisation and the Media

Pasaulinė komunikacija

Politinė komunikacija

8. Analysis of communication situations

Dissertation and Taught Course Part I

9. Research in social sciences: quantitative and qualitative methods

Communication Research Methods

Research Principles and Practice

Komunikacijos tyrimo metodai

10. PR in the integrated marketing communication system: campaign management, political campaigns and marketing.

Strategic Marketing and BrandingIntegrated Marketing Communications Integrated Campaign Planning

Marketingo komunikacija

Integruotos komunikacijos strategijos

11. Media economics Political Economy of Media and Telecommunications

Multimedia sistemos Žiniasklaidos funkcijos

12. Communication, politics and the EU

Jean Monnet European Module: European Communications Policy

Politikos komunikacija

ES institucijų legitimacija

13. Journalism: actual processes and problems

Žinių teorija Internetinė žiniasklaida

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14. Advertising in mass communication

Advertising Strategy

15. Media management International Media Management Development

Interactive Media Strategies

Komunikacijos vadyba

Žinių vadyba

16 International relations and intercultural communication

Tarpkultūrinė komunikacija

17. Discourse Analysis Tikslinė retorika18. Culture policy Political Analysis of

Communications Policy

19. Master Thesis pro-seminar

Dissertation and Taught Course Part II

Mokslo tiriamasis darbas

20. Master Thesis Master Thesis Academic Project Magistro baigiamasis darbas

Integruotos komunikacijos baigiamasis magistro darbas

It can be seen clearly that some of the courses on the master’s study programme “Communication” coincide with the above foreign university courses, but for the most part they either coincide partly or, judging from the names, overlap. Nākamajā tabulā sniegts kvantitatīvs programmu salīdzinājums.

Fig. 15. Quantitative comparison of the master’s programmes at the foreign univesities and the RSU

Westminster University

Bournemouth University

Vilniaus Universitetas

Vytauto Didžiojo universitetas (Kaunas, Lietuva)

Correspond completely

2 1 2 2

Partly correspond

3 5 9 7

Overlap 2 1 1 1Partly overlap 3 1 0 2May be used together

10 8 12 12

Conclusions after the comparison of the RSU “Communication” programme with other programmes:1) The contents of the RSU programme is original and it does not repeat any of the other programmes it was compared with. The underlying principles of the Programme, theories, methods and courses about various branches of communication on the programme are evident in the other programmes as well, however, the ratio is different.2) The ratio of the core and elective courses on the RSU programme is similar with that of the Vilnius university programme. 3) In the further development of the RSU programme the number of the core courses (part A) should be increased, because it is a little larger on the other programmes.

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3. DEVELOPMENT PLAN OF THE STUDY PROGRAMME

Development of the master study programme „Communication“ is planned in the framework of the development strategy of the Communication Faculty of RSU. The realization of the programme is coordinated by the Department of Communication Studies. The content, requirements and courses of the programme is revisited and improved in order to enable followed and purposeful increase of the quality, strenghtening and deepening of students‘ knowledges, competences, skills and know-hows. 1. The quality of the study subjects will be ensured by harmonization of it with the requirements of the work market. With an objective to find out the changes on the field regulary analysis will be carried out to make corrections on the level of content of study courses and their choice. 2. To ensure that students have study materials needed the work on the improving of the methodical materials and learning means, as well as the improving of the book supplay in the library and the ways of presentation and delivery of the literature and other learning materials (using modern information and communication technologies). 3.The level of the qualification of the academic staff will be ensured and increased by participation in the conferences and seminars in the RSU and other academic and scientific institutions, the research activity of the academic staff of the Department of Communication Studies must be encouraged, increasing number of publications, working on and successful defending of the PhD theses. As an imporatant aspect of the development of the programme the management of the programme sees the exchange of the experiences and studies in the foreign universities in the framework of the international exchange., as well as the flexible integration of the guest courses and lectures by the professors in the study process. 4.One of the most important tasks, that the management of the programme forsees in the closest future to ensure the scientific potencial of the academic staff is the participation in the state funded and international research projects. In the Department of Communication working group to develop, work out and realize those projects must be established. 5.An important task is the promotion of the expertise poencial of the academic staff by the participation of the lecturers and professors in the public discussions about important communication problems of the society. Paralel task is to stress activity as communication analysists in the study process, to motivate students of the progamme to work in the future in the field of communication analysis. With this aim skills and knowledges needed to work with different, including laymen/-women audiences.

In the realization hoghly qualified lecturers from Latvia still will be involved as well as increased number of the foreign specialists. Developed must be the recruitment on the students, popularisation of the programme and the increasing of the number of students.

Programmas realizācijai arī turpmāk tiks piesaistīti augsti kvalificēti lektori no Latvijas, būtu vēlams vairāk piesaistīt ārzemju pasniedzēju līdzdalību programmas realizācijā. Vairāk būtu jāstrādā pie programmas popularizēšanas un studējošo skaita palielināšanas programmā.

As its next tasks management of the programme sees also 1) the optimalization of the planning of modules, to ensure the level of the independent work; 2) the development of the participation of students in ERASMUS and other student exchange programmes; 3) development of the material and technical base.To ensure increasing interdisciplinarity, the methodical aspects of the programme will be discussed and improved on the regulary bases in the cooperation with teaching staff of other programmes in collective meetings and discussions. All the lecturers and professors involved in the realization of the programme will be invited to discuss methodology and content of the programme, inviting also experts from the field of communication from Latvian and abroad.

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4. APPENDIXES

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4.1. INFORMATION APPROVING THAT AT LEAST 50% FROM THE ELECTED ACADEMIC STAFF WORK IN THE UNIVERSITY AND THAT AT LEAST 50%

FROM THE ELECTED ACADEMIC STAFF AT THE UNIVERSITY HAVE A PHD DEGREE

REFERENCE

about the conformity of the academic staff to the requirements for the accreditation of academic program

With this letter I approve that in the academic MA study programme „Communication“ of the Department of Communication Studies at the Faculty of Communication, from the total number of academic staff (24 lecturers and professors) 20 or 83% are elected and are sfaff members of Riga Stradins university. From 20 staff member 13 or 65% have a scientific degree.

Head of the Department of Communication Studies Martiņš Boiko, Dr. phil., Dep.Prof.

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4.2.CURRICULA VITAE OF THE LECTURERS AND PROFFESORS INVOLVED IN THE REALIZATION OF THE STUDY PROGRAMME

CURRICULUM VITAE

Name, Last name Anda Rožukalne

Year of birth: 1965.

Address: Viršu iela 3/1, Stapriņi, Ādažu nov., Rīgas raj., LV 2164

Education: 1982. - 1987.- studies at the Journalism Department at the Faculty of Philology of Latvian University; qualification - - journalist1996. - 1998.- Master studies in the program of Communication Science and Journalism of Latvian University; Master degree in Information and Communication Science, communication science 11. 2006 – studies in the Social Science Doctoral program

Academic degree: Lecturer

Scientific degrees:Master in information and communication science (Mg.soc.)

Work experience: from 09.2006 Manager of Journalism program of RSU, lecturer2003 – 2006 Lecturer at the Department of Communication Studies of the Faculty of Social science2001 - 2003 Lecturer and Journalism program manager at the Department of Communication Studies, RSU1998 – 2004 vice editor in chief, magazine Santa1995 - 1997 Latvian Bank, press secretary, director of the PR department 1997- 1998 journalist, news paper Diena1994 – 1995 journalist, news paper Labrīt 1985 – 1994 journalist, director of the department, news paper Padomju Jaunatne and Latvijas Jaunatne

Scientific publications: 1. Sieviešu žurnāli Latvijā 2002.gadā: Attīstība, konkurenti, jaunienācēji, LU Raksti, Komunikācija,.-R:LU,2003.,164.lpp.2.Internacionalizācija Latvijas žurnālu tirgū: mediju kultūras izmaiņu tendences (Publicēšanai pieņemts raksts LU Rakstu nākamajam izdevumam) 3. Publikācija konferences „Uzrunājot nākotni – valstis, sabiedrības un pasauli” rakstu krājumā, raksts „Konkurēt? Ar ko ? Kur? Un kā? Latvijas žurnālu tirgus struktūras analīze (2002. – 2004)4.Publikācija konferences „Social Integration in an Expanding Europe”(21. – 22 May), Jelgava, LAA, raksts „Identitātes konstruēšana: dzimtes aspekti Latvijā izdotajos

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starptautiskajos žurnālos”5.Publikācija Latvijas Universitātes Rakstos, sērija „Komunikācija” (683), raksts „Latvijas žurnālu tirgus attīstības tendences: 1991. – 1995.6. Vai Latvijā veidojas žurnālu sabiedrība?, Krājums “Inoformācijas vide Latvijā”, 2006

Total amount of scientific articles: 6

Field of research: Media audiences, media use habits

Academic courses: Introduction in studies and professionIntroduction into journalism Investigative journalismPress journalism genres and methodsEditor’s work in the press and in other mass mediaComputer aided journalism

Qualificaton courses: 08.2004 – doctoral course in European media development, University of Helsinki.11.2004. – doctoral course in Argumentation, Uiversity of Stockholm11.-12.2001. - course Media management, Swedish Insitut of Life long Education, Fojo10. 2001. – postgraduate seminar Media economics and managements11. 2000. Course in Social Journalism Swedish Insitut of Life long Education, Fojo05. 2000. Seminar for journalists about EU problems (Bruxelles, Maastricht)11.1999. – courses for editors in Media management (Bornholm, Denmark) Phare /Baltic Media Center 01.-02.1998. (London) - REUTERS; course- Business news writing, editing, producing, 04.1996. - seminar Marketing of banks03.1996. - EBRD Joint Viena Institute - seminar Competitive Strategy

Language skills: Latvian RussianEnglish

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CURRICULUM VITAE

Name, Last name Andris Vilks

Year of birth: 14.08.1945.

Address: Celtnieku 8-40, Tukums, LV-3101

Education: 1976-1978 Doctoral studies in the Institute for

History and philosophy at the Academy of Sciences of Latvia

1968-1973 Faculty for History and Philosophy of Latvian State university; qualification, teacher of philosophy, sociologist

Academic degree: Assoc. professor

Scientific degrees: Dr. phil.

Work experience: 2005- Assoc. prof of the Faculty of Rehabilitation, Director of the Laboratory for Social Research, Manager of the Doctoral Studies Department of the Riga Stradins University

2004-2005 Director of the Laboratory for Social Research, RSU, Assoc. prof. in the Department for Sociology, Manager of the Doctoral Studies Department of the Riga Stradins University

2003-2004 Assoc. prof. in the Department for Sociology of the Riga Stradins university, Manager of Master study program

2002-2003 Lecturer at the Department of Sociology, Faculty of European Studies, Manager of Bachelor Study Program, RSU

2001-2002 Assoc. Prof. at the Christian Academy of Latvia

1997-2001 lectureR, Chistian Acdemy of Latvia

1993-1997 lecturer at the Higher School for Social Work „Attīstība“(Development) Sociālā darba un sociālās pedagoģijas augstskolas “Attīstība” lecturer

1990-1992 Director of the publishing company „Latvian Encyclopedia“

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1988-1990 Editor in chief of the „Latvian Encyclopedia“1986-1988 Director of

the Department of Philosophy and Law of the Main Editorial office of the Encyclopedia

1983-1986 Main Editorial office of the Encyclopedia, chief scientific editor

1973-1983 younger scientific referent , Institut for History and Philosophy at the Latvian Acdemy of Sciences

Scientific publications: 1. Ievads filozofijā. – Rīga: Raka, 2000. – 187 lpp.2. Ievads filozofijā: Praktikums. – Rīga: Raka, 2000. – 72 lpp.3. Vārdnīca filozofijā. – Rīga, Raka, 2000. – 160 lpp.4. Filozofija Latvijā: Antoloģija. – Rīga, Raka, 2001. – 276 lpp.5. Pasaules filozofija: Antoloģija, 1. daļa. – Rīga, Raka, 2001. – 186 lpp.6. Pasaules filozofija: Antoloģija, 2. daļa, - Rīga, Raka, 2001. – 176 lpp.7. Ievads loģikā. – Rīga, Raka, 2003. – 111 lpp.8. Socioloģisko pētījumu kontekstuālās problēmas. – Rīga: Drukātava, 2006. – 172 lpp.9. Reliģiskās ticības un racionālā prāta attiecību problēma Bībelē // Sabiedrība un kultūra. – Liepāja, 2001, 197.-204. lpp.10. Marksisms kā savdabīga reliģija // Sabiedrība un kultūra. – Liepāja, 2003, 133.-143. lpp11. Skolēnam nepieciešamās filozofiskās domāšanas apguves problēmas // Pedagoģija: Teorija un prakse, 1. daļa. – Liepāja, 2003, 254.-262. lpp.12. Sociālā telpa un sociālais laiks // Sabiedrība un kultūra. – Liepāja, 2004, 217.-220. lpp.13.Marksa metodoloģija sociālo procesu izpētē // Sabiedrība un kultūra. – Liepāja, 2005, 226.-235. lpp.14. Sociālo zinātņu definēšanas problēmas // Starptautiskās konferences „Sociālo zinātņu attīstības tendences Eiropas Savienības paplašināšanās kontekstā” materiāli. – Rīga: RSU, 2005, 18.-28. lpp.15. Klasiskā metodoloģija sociālo zinātņu izstrādē // Starptautiskās konferences „Sociālo zinātņu attīstības tendences Eiropas Savienības paplašināšanās kontekstā” materiāli. – Rīga: RSU, 2005, 29.-41. lpp.16. Diskursu problemātika sociālās politikas kontekstā (kopā ar L.Vilku). // Starptautiskās konferences „Sociālo zinātņu attīstības tendences Eiropas Savienības paplašināšanās kontekstā” materiāli. – Rīga: RSU, 2005, 161.-166. lpp.

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17. Diskursu problemātika sociālās politikas kontekstā (kopā ar L.Vilku un A.Vētru). // LZA Vēstis, 59. sēj., Nr.4, A daļa, 2005, 13.-17. lpp.18. Sociālo zinātņu loģisko diskursu definēšanas problēmas (kopā ar A.Vētru). – LZA Vēstis, 59. sēj., Nr.4, A daļa, 2005, 5.-12. lpp.19. Diskursu problemātika pedagoģiskajā procesā (kopā ar L.Vilku). // 3. Starptautiskās konferences “Pedagoģija: Teorija un prakse” materiāli. – Liepāja, 2005, 13.-18. lpp.20. Loģiskā kvadrāta pielietojuma izraisītās problēmas socioloģisko aptauju rezultātu analīzē. // RSU 2006. gada Zinātniskās konferences tēzes. – Rīga: RSU, 2006, 151. lpp.21. Molekulārisma ideja teorētiskās socioloģijas attīstības vērtējumos (kopā ar U.Teibi). // RSU 2006. gada Zinātniskās konferences tēzes. – Rīga: RSU, 2006, 152. lpp.22. Formālās loģikas nozīme socioloģisko aptauju specifikas studijās. // Starptautiskās konferences “Izglītība sociālo pārmaiņu apstākļos” tēzes. – Daugavpils, 2006, 41.-42. lpp.

23. Problems of Discourse Under the Conditions of the Social Policy (kopā ar L.Vilku). // RSU 2006. gada Zinātnisko rakstu krājums sociālajās zinātnēs. – Rīga: RSU, 2007 (izdevniecībā).24. Molekulārisma ideja teorētiskās socioloģijas attīstības vērtējumos (kopā ar U.Teibi). // RSU 2006. gada Zinātnisko rakstu krājums sociālajās zinātnēs. – Rīga: RSU, 2007 (izdevniecībā).25. Eiropas klasiskās sociāli humanitārās zinātnes pamatproblēma globalizācijas kontekstā. // RSU 2006. gada Zinātnisko rakstu krājums sociālajās zinātnēs. – Rīga: RSU, 2007 (izdevniecībā).26. Loģiskā kvadrāta pielietojuma iespējas socioloģiskajās aptaujās (kopā ar L.Vilku). // LZA Vēstis, 2007 (pieņemts publicēšanai).27. Formālās loģikas nozīme socioloģisko aptauju specifikas studijās. // DU Zinātnisko rakstu krājums, 2007 (pieņemts publicēšanai). 28. Socioloģisko pētījumu filozofiskais, reliģiskais un epistemoloģiskais konteksts. // LZA Vēstis, 2007 (pieņemts publicēšanai.)

Total amount of scientific articles

100

Field of research: Methodology of social sciences, sociology, philosophy, logic

Academic courses: Logic

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Qualificaton courses: -

Language skills: Latvian Russian – very goodEnglish - sufficient

CURRICULUM VITAE

Name, Last name Deniss Hanovs

Year of birth: 1977

Address: Hospitāļu 14-12, Rīga

Education: Higher education in cultural science


Scientific degrees: Dr. art.

Work experience: Pedagogical experience since 1999:1999.-2004. – lecturer, Latvian Acdemy of Culture;since 2004. – lecturer, assoc. prof. and program manager Department of Communication Studies, Faculty for European Studies, Riga Stradins University

Scientific publications:

Total amount of scientific articles 25 scientific publications (01.2007)

Field of research: History of Media, Intercultural Communication

Academic courses: Media critics and analysis; Intercultural communication; Global and international communication; Theory of brandingNatonalism and media in Baltic countries in 19 century.

Qualificaton courses: 2001 – studies as a Volkswagen Foundation grant-holder at the Humbolt universitat Berlin.2002 grant form Parliament of Berlin for the work in archives in Berlin;2005 – studies at the Oxford university.

Language skills: Russian, Latvianm English, German

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CURRICULUM VITAE

Name, Last name: Ivans Jānis Mihailovs

Year of birth: 1979

Address: Sofijas 4 – 29, Rīga, LV-1005

Education: 2006 Doctoral studies at Riga Stradins university 2005 Faculty of Law, LU, Mg. soc.in Law Sociālo zinātņu maģistrs tiesību zinātnēs 2003 Latvian Academy of Culture, MA in Humanities2003 Faculty of Law, Latvian University, diploma lawyer2001 Latvian Academy of Culture, BA in Humanities1985 – 1997 Pushkine Lyceum

Academic degree: Assistant rofessor

Zinātniskais/ akadēmiskais grāds:

Mg. soc.in Law MA in Humanities

Work experience: From 2006 – guest lecturer at the Latvian Academy of CultureFrom 2005 – lecturer/ assistant professor/ vice director of the Department of Communication Studies, RSUFrom 2004 – State inspection of Education, councelor in law, from 2005 deputy main state inspector in questions on higher education, Ministry of Education and Science of LR

2004 Secretariate of Special Assignement Minister for Social Integration, law counsultant, dep. Director of the Law Department 2004 – 2006 Riga Technical university – lecturerfrom 2004 – Baltic International Academyt (Baltic Russian institute) – lecturer, deen assistant, assistant professor2003 – 2004 referent, Department of European Law, Ministry of Wellfare2002 – 2003 Latvian Radio – lawyer, persona;counsultant2002 – 2003 Latvian Radio – Member and vice chairmen of the Commision of Purchasesfrom 1999 – Pushkine Lyceum – teahcer, dep. director of department

Zinātniskā darbība un publikācijas:

6 books and methodological means, 8 articles, 5 course programs, consulting collaboration in the edition Cultural history of 20st century (in Latvian and Russian)

Total amount of scientific articles:

11

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Field of research: Culture of Law, Globalisation

Academic courses: Law and ethics of communicationHistory of communicationIntroduction in studies and speciality

Qualificaton courses and grants 2006 – SSAMSI support for scientific work2005 – SSAMSI support for scientific work2001 – SWH grant2000 – SWH grant1998 –N.Rerih’s prize

Language skills: Latvian, Russian, English, German

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CURRICULUM VITAE

Name, Last name Mārtiņš Boiko

Year of birth: 1960

Address: Buļļu 35a – 117, LV – 1055, Rīga

Education: Higher

Academic degree: professor (dep.)

Scientific degrees: Dr. phil., Dr. philol.

Work experience: 1981 – 82 teacher, Emila Darzin’s special school for music1982 – 96 lecturer, Latvian Academy of Music1987 – 90 youngest scientific contributor, Institute of Language and Literature, Latvian Academy of Science 1989 – 92 vice chairman – Chairman of the Section of Musicology, Latvian Union of Composers 1996 – 98 assistant professor, Faculty of Pedagogy and Psychology, Latvian University 1997 – 98 assistant professor, Latvian Academy of Culture2000 – RadioBerlin freelance journalist2000 – 2007 researcher, Repository of Latvian Folklore at the Institute or Literature, folklore and art, LU2001 director of the Repository of Latvian Folklore at the Institute or Literature, folklore and art, LU2001 – 04 assoc. prof., Faculty of Pedagogy and Psychology, Latvian University 2004 – professor, Latvian Academy of Music

from 2005 – dep.prof., Director of the Department for Communication Studies

Scientific publications: (Publication of the last 6 years)

Books:Lietuviešu sutartines un to Baltijas konteksti Rīga: LU Literatūras, folkloras un mākslas institūts, Musica Baltica, 2008.Latviešu teikto dziesmu melodiskā veidojuma tehnikas. Rīga: LU Literatūras, folkloras un mākslas institūts, Musica Baltica: 2008.

Articles in scienific journals and books:„Mirušo ofīcijs (officium defunctorum) un sapņu folklora Dienvidaustrumlatvijā“. In: Materiāli par kultūru mūsdienu Latvijas kontekstā. Rīga: Zinātne: 2001: 69–105.

„Par dažām sēlisko apvidu tautas mūzikas īpatnībām“.

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Latvijas Zinātņu Akadēmijas Vēstis. A daļa: Sociālās un humanitārās zinātnes. 55. sēj., 2001 Nr. 5/6: 117–127.

„Vom Einfachen zum Komplexen? Einige Bemerkungen zur Methodologie der lettischen und litauischen Volksmusikforschung.“ In: Music of the Twentieth Century within the Horizons of Musicology. Selected papers of the 29th and 32nd conference of Baltic musicologists. Vilnius: Lietuvių kompozitorių sąjunga: 2001: 103–109.

„Psalmu dziedāšanas tradīcija Latgalē.“ In: Acta Latgalica. Zinōtniski roksti, dokumenti, apceres. 11. sēj. Daugavpiļs: Latgolas pētnīceibas instituta izdevnīceiba: 2001: 348–377.

“The Latvian Folk Music Movement in the 1980s and 1990s: From “Authenticity” to “Postfolklore” and Onwards.” the world of music, vol. 43 (2+3) Folk Music in Public Performance. 2001: 113–118.

„Joahims Brauns latviešu muzikoloģijā. Joachim Braun in Latvian Musicology. Joachim Braun in der lettischen Musikwissenschaft.“ In: Joahims Brauns Raksti. Mūzika Latvijā. Studies. Music in Latvia. Schriften. Musik in Lettland. Rīga: Musica Baltica: 2002

„Tikšanās ar mirušajiem sapņos: tipizēti un netipizēti stāstījumi un to funkcionālie un kultūrvēsturiskie konteksti.“ In: Agita Lūse (red.) Cilvēks. Dzīve. Stāstījums. Rīga: Latvijas Antropologu biedrība, Latvijas Universitātes Literatūras, folkloras un mākslas institūts: 2002: 115–125.

“Baltic and Balts: On the History of Notions and the Question of Baltic Regionalism.” the world of music, vol. 44(3), Traditional Music of the Baltic Countries. 2002: 7–19.

„Bordun und einige weitere Formen der baltischen Mehrstimmigkeit im Kontext der frühen ethnischen Geschichte. Methodologischer Aspekt.“ In: Rimantas Astrauskas (ed.) Ethnic Relations and Musical Folklore. Papers presented at the International Ethnomusicological Conference held in Vilnius, Lithuania, in 1999. Vilnius: Department of Ethnomusicology, Lithuanian Academy of Music: 2002: 64–68.

„Garīgās vārsmas. Piezīmes par kāda vecticībnieku tradicionālās mūzikas žanra vēsturi un tagadni.“ In: Meklējumi un atradumi 2004. Rīga: Zinātne: 9–20.

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„Totenoffizium, Jesuiten und heidnische Seelenspeisungen in Südostlettland.“ In: Heike Müns (Hg.) Musik und Migration in Ostmitteleuropa. Schriften des Bundesinstituts für Kultur und Geschichte der Deutschen im östlichen Europa, Oldenburg. Bd. 23. München: R. Oldenburg Verlag: 2005: 61–79.

„Mirušo ofīcijs: Tradīcijas dinamika 20. gadsimtā.“ In: Letonica. Humanitāro zinātņu žurnāls: literatūra, folklora, māksla, Nr. 13. Rīga: LU Literatūras, folkloras un mākslas institūts: 2005: 79–93.

„Latviešu muzikoloģija/mūzikas zinātne. Vēsture un problēmas.“ In: Meklējumi un atradumi 2006. Rīga: Zinātne: 2006: 7–29.

„Latgales tradicionālā mūzika un identitāte.“ In: Letonica. Humanitāro zinātņu žurnāls: literatūra, folklora, māksla, Nr. 14. Rīga: LU Literatūras, folkloras un mākslas institūts: 2006: 50–57.

RedaktūrasJoahims Brauns Raksti. Mūzika Latvijā. Studies. Music in Latvia. Schriften. Musik in Lettland. Rīga: Musica Baltica: 2002.

the world of music, vol. 44(3), Traditional Music of the Baltic Countries. 2002.


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Field of research: Non-verbal acoustic communication

Academic courses: Introduction into communication theoriesMethods of social researchNon-verbal acoustic

Qualificaton courses: -Language skills: Latvian,

German, English, Russian (as funcional work languages)Lithuanian,French, Ukrainian (basic of conversational language, reading with dictionary)

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CURRICULUM VITAE

Name, Last name Ruta Siliņa

Year of birth: 1980

Address: Rīga, Rigondas gatve 1-57, LV-1067

Education: From 2006 doctoral studies at Riga Stradins university, study program „Sociology“

2002. – 2004. Mg. soc. in social management, Latvian University

1998. – 2002. Communicatin studies at the Riga Stradins university, bachelor of social science in communication science (PR)

1995. – 1998. Rīgas 69th high school

Academic degree: lecturer

Scientific degrees: Mg.sc.soc.

Work experience: From 2006. – councelor of director in PR affairs, Administration of Legal Help

from 2006. Dep. lecturer, business colledge „Turība", Department of Communication Science from 2005 lecturer Department for Communication Studies, Riga Stradins university

2005. – 2006. JSC “Parex banka” filiāle „Citadele”, Klientu piesaistes un produktu pārdošanas grupas vadītāja

2003. – 2005. Account operator, JSC “Parex banka” branch „Citadele”

002. – 2003. Press secretary, Naturalization board of the Republic of Latvia

2000. – 2003. Secretary, „Kurzemes nami“

Scientific publications: Atstumtība, pilsoniskā līdzdalība un komunikācijas loma // Atstumtība un nedrošība – riski un risinājumi: Programma un tēzes. – Rīga: RSU, 2006, - 27.-29.lpp.

Izglītība un zinātkāre biznesa apstākļos // Izglītība sociālo pārmaiņu apstākļos – Daugavpils: Daugavpils Universitātes izdevniecība „Saule”, 2006, - 36.lpp.

Total amount of scientific articles 2Field of research: Role of communication in the social integration process in

the information society in Latvia. Civil participation

Academic courses: Crisis communication

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State communicationIntroduction into studies and specializationSpeech communication: persuasion and argumentationMass communication theories

Qualificaton courses: From 2006. Basic of pedagogical education for the university staff / Higher school didactics. Faculty of Pdagogy and psychology, LU

Language skills: LatvianEnglish - goodRussian – goodGerman – conversational level

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Name, Last name Sergejs Kruks

Year of birth: 1968

Address: Rīga, Stirnu 19-29

Education: Higher- journalist, media sociologist

Academic degree:Assoc. prof.

Scientific degrees: Dr. sc.inf.com.

Work experience: from 2006 leading researcher and assoc. prof., Department for Communication Studies, Riga Stradins University

from 2000 expert for verbal and visual texts, Security Police of the Republic of Latvia, Bureau of Constitution Defence

2000 - 2001 deputy director of the Department for Communication Studies, Latvian University

from 1997 consultant, evaluator of the programmes, Latvian TV and Latvian Radio

1995-2005 lecturer, assoc. prof. Department for Communication Studies, Latvian University

1988-1995 drector of department, Latvian Radio

Scientific publications: “Semiotics of Visual Iconicity in the Leninist Monumental Propaganda”. Forthcoming in Visual Communication.

„Ears and father, ogres and society. Reply to Guntis Šmidchens”, Journal of Folklore Research 43(3): 281-295. 2006.

Neiecietības izpausmes un iecietības veicināšana Latvijas presē 2004. gadā. Rīga: ĪUMSIL. 2006.

Radiožurnālistika. Rīga: Valters un Rapa. 2005.“Television across Europe: regulation, policy and

independence. Latvia”. In Monitoring television across Europe. Budapest: Open Society Institute. 2005.

“Lacplesis ja Kalevipoeg”, Vikerkaar 7-8: 140-161. 2005.

“Mass media in democracy”. In J.Rozenvalds (ed.) How democratic is Latvia: audit of Democracy. Riga: University of Latvia. 2005.

“Identitātes nepārtrauktības un realitātes mainīguma reprezentācijas dilemma: pagātnes un tagadnes interdiskursīvā mijiedarbība”, Letonika 13: 5-15. 2005.

“Latvians” and “Latvia’s residents”: Representation

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of National Identity in Public and Private Discourses, Acta Universitatis Latviensis (Political Science) 680: 101-110. 2005.

“Information Flow In the Soviet Union: Synergetic Approach”. In Ž.Ozoliņa (ed.) Negotiating Futures – States, Societies and the World. Riga: University of Latvia. 2005.

“The Latvian Epic Lāčplēsis: Pass-partout Ideology, Traumatic Imagination of Community”, Journal of Folklore Research 41(1): 1-32. 2004.


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Field of research: Semiotics of Television, Politics of soviet culture and communication

Academic courses: Introduction into radio journalismManagement and economics of the electronic mass mediaAudiovisual communication and TV productionAdvertising

Qualificaton courses: 2005– 2006 researcher, Indiana University, USA2002 researcher, Institute for Media and Communication, Oslo university

Language skills: Russian, Latvian, English, Italian, French, Norvegian, Polish

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Name, Last name Vita Savicka

Year of birth: 1964. gada 15. aprīlis

Address: Rīga, Baltā iela 16 – 78

Education: 1995 – 1997 master studies, International Relation Program, Latvian University

1982 – 1987 Department of Journalis, Faculty of Philology, Latvian Unievrsity

Academic degree: lecturer

Scientific degrees: Mg.soc.

Work experience:From 09/1999 lecturer, Department for Communication Studies, Riga Stradins

From 03/1998 – 08/1999 Director of the Press Centre, Press Secretary of State President, Office of State President

From 09/1997 – 08/2006Assistant prof., Vidzeme College in Valmiera

11/1996 – 03/1997Vice editor in chief of the Editorial Office for News and Analytical Programmes, Latvian

03/1995 – 11/1996Director of the News Service, Latvian Radio

01/1994 – 03/1995Presentator of news programmes, Latvian Radio

04/1992 – 01/1994Head of the Regional News Department, Latvian Radio

01/1986 – 04/1992editor, Latvian Radio

Scientific publications: Social campaigns on pension reforms in Latvia.PR practice in Latvia

Total amount of scientific articles 2

Field of research: -

Academic courses: Methods and principles of PR

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Political marketingPR management

Qualificaton courses: 10/2005International Ice-hockey Federation, Sankt-PetersburgMarketing of Sports Event

11/2001 UNO, PR Practice in international organizations

05/2001Multimedia development tendencies, Icelandic Academy of Arts

02/ 1997 PR practice and theory, Juveskill University, Finnland

09/1998NATO, BelgiumPR work in social institutions

1993 – 1997Baltic Media CentreNews journalismTheory and practice of journalismPresentation skills

Language skills: LatvianEnglishRussian

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Name, Last name Ilva Skulte

Year of birth: 1968

Address: Dammes ielā 22-31, LV-1069, Riga

Education: 09.1986.-06.1991. – philology studies in the Faculty of Philology, Latvian University28.06.1991. - diploma, philologist, teacher of Latvian and Latvian literature1992.-1997. - doctoral studies at the Faculty of Philology 09.1994-09.1996. - master studies at the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology at tbe Latvian Academy of Sciences 10.1996.-09.1997. studies at the Institute for Middle Age Latinity in the Free University Berlin 4.06.1999. PhD in Philology


Scientific degrees:Dr. philol.

Work experience: 1990-1996 teacher of Latvian , Centre of Practical Latvian, Latvian University1992-1995 Journalist in the newspapers Nakts and Diena1992-1998 translator, ITA, Ltd.no 1995 translator, SBF, Ltd1998-1999 translator and office assistant EU PHARE project Support for Development of SME in Latvia1998-1999 researcher, project Personal Names Renderin in the Latvian translation of the New Testament, Latvian Bible Society 1999-2001 teacher of Latvian, Language CENTRE, Riga Technical Unievrsity 2000 - 2004 freelance author at the news papers Neatkarīgā Rīta Avīze and Forums2001 translation of the book Baumgaertel, T. Net. Art. Materialien zur Netzkunst. - Verlag fuer Moderne Kunst Nuernberg, 1999 (in Latvian: Baumgertels T. Net. Art. - Riga, 2001.) no 2001 assistant professor (2001-2005.dep. assistant professor.), Journalism program manager, Department for Communication Studies, Riga Stradins university 2003 translation of the book Manovich, L. The Language of New Media. – Cambridge: MIT Press, 2001 (Latvian: Manovičs L. Jauno mediju valoda. – Rīga: RIXC, 2006.) from 2005 member of the editorial board, newspaper Kulturas Forumsfrom 2006 associate professor, Department for Communication Studies, Riga Stradins universityfrom 2007 manager of the master program

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„Communication“ from 2007 lecturer at the New Media Art programme at the Liepaja University

Scientific publications: Bībeles teksts un personvārdu atveide tulkojumos.//Tekstoanalize ir interpretacija. - Šiaulai, 1998, 103.-108.lpp.

Personvārds kā īpašvārds un tā nozīme. //Linguistica Lettica. - Rīga, 1999, nr.4, 20.-36.lpp.

Latviešu valoda “jaunā kapitālisma” apstākļos: mediju diskursa kritiska analīze.//Valoda – 2005. Valoda dažādu kultūru kontekstā. Zin. rakstu krājums XV. – Daugavpils: Saule, 2005.

Language in Space/Valoda telpā. // Telpa un uztvere. Digitālās mākslas un zinātnes starptautiskais simpozija materiālu krājums. Rīga: RIXC, 2005.

Vērtību analīze žurnālu Barbie un Spicīte 2005.gada numuros..//Literatūra un kultūra: process, mijiedarbība, problēmas. Bērns kultūrā. Zin. Rakstu krāj., IX, Daugavpils: Saule, 2007, pp. 224 – 233.

Bērns un lasīšana: mīti, teksti un popkultūra. // Letonica, 2007., 144 - 155.lpp.

Global Baby – Latvian Barbie: An Anlysis of the Children Media Cultivated Stereotypes. // http://www.politika.lv/index.php?id=3772

Latviešu rakstnieču erotiskā literatūra. // http://www.satori.lv

kopā ar N. Kozlovu:Kāpēc un kā rodas subkultūras?//Ceļojums ar citādo:

subkultūras pilsētas vidē. – Rīga: Dialogi.lv, 2007, 25.- 37.lpp.

Subkultūras jēdziena teorētiskās robežas.// Ceļojums ar citādo: subkultūras pilsētas vidē. – Rīga: Dialogi.lv, 2007, 38.-51.lpp.

Total amount of scientific articles:12

Field of research:Language and its use in the contemporary public environment,SemioticsVisual communication and new mediaChildren and communication

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http://www.politika.lv/index.php?id=3772

http://www.politika.lv/index.php?id=3772

Academic courses:Introduction into communication theoriesMass communication theoriesVisual communicationHistory of communicationBasics of the communication semioticsTheoretical models of communicationAnalysis of communicative situations

Qualificaton courses and mobility:

02.2006. and 08.2008.ERASMUS teacher at the Akureyri university, Iceland05.2008. guest lecture – seminar „Science communication“, Latvian University

Language skills: LatvianRussian - goodEnglish, German – goodFrench – mediocreLatin, Old Greek, Hebrew, Lithuanian - basics

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Name, Last name: Agita Lūse Address: Kurzemes prospekts 4, dz. 12, Rīga, LV-1067 Office address: Institute for Philosophy and sociology, Akadēmijas laukumā 1, Rīga, LV-1940. e-mail: [email protected] Scientific degree: PhD Education: From 2001. gada doctoral studies at the Department of Sociology, Bristol university (UK) 1994 - 1995 master course in the social anthropology at the London School of Economs and Political Science 1980 - 1985 philosophy course at the Depertment of Philosophy in the Faculty of History and Philosophy, Latvian University

Qualifications: MSc, cum laude in Social Anthropology (London university), diploma – teacher of philosophy, Latvian State University

Language Skills: English, German, Russian, Dutch

Office: Academic Centre for Religion Studies, Insitute of Philosophy and Sociology, Latvian University

Fields of research: From 2001 Change in the discourses about distress and weakness in the post-soviet Latvia; 1995 - 2000 project Relgious tradition and inovation in the 20st century Latvia; 1991 - 1994 project History of christian ideas and their contemporary solutions in Latvia and Europe.

Participation in international conferences: (2004) "Pašpalīdzības kultūra. Dažas patības tehnoloģijas pēcpadomju Latvijā" international conference "Cultural cross-roads" Latvijas Kultūras akadēmijā

(2004) ‘Contingency of standpoint and the truth of sharing. A story from Post-Soviet Latvia’ konferencē Truth. A conference on truth in anthropology and the anthropology of truth. Kembridžas universitātē, 2004. gada 23. un 24. septembrī. (2004) ‘Breaking the silence within. New vocabularies of the self and emotion in post-socialist Latvia’ European Socioantropological union 8. bienal Face to Face: Connecting Distance and Proximity. University of Wiena.(2003) ‘Network as a Location: an Engagement with a Self-Help Movement in Post-Socialist Latvia’ conference Future Fields. A National Conference on Fieldwork for Graduate Students and Junior Researchers. Oksfordas universitātē

(2003) ‘Exercises in governmentality. Reflections on fieldwork in a support group movement in Latvia’ starptautiskā konferencē Defining Ourselves: Establishing Anthropology in the Baltics. University of Vilnius(2003) ‘Tapping the sources of healing: Some themes of distress narratives in towns and villages of contemporary Latvia’ conference Medical Anthropology at Home 3. (2003) "Patības balss un cēloņsakarību atbalss stāstos par krīzes pieredzi" international

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conference „Life stories – history, culture, society. Role of the oral history in the evaluation of the personal and cultural identity. University of Latvia.

(2002) “Reception of psy-disciplines and its relation to governmentality in present-day Latvia” conference Connections 2002 Bristol university.

(2001) Discoursive reality of socioanthropological research. II World’s congress of Latvian Scientists. Rīgā. (2001) “Enlivenment through networking: charismatic Christians in Latvia” international INFORM u.a.organized conference “Spiritual supermarket: religious pluralism and globalization in the 21st century. Enlarging EU and further. London Economic school. (2001) "The rise of networking society and structural transformations in the field of religion" First international and interdisciplinary symposium about organizational communication. Manheim university. (2000) "A network of the anointed: neo-Pentecostal missionaries in Latvia" in „Origins of mission associations and their development to global organizations, Bielefeld university; (2000) "A challenge to the mainstream habitus: Recent development of charismatic communities in Latvia" conference orgnized by French Association of Ethnologists and Metz university „Norbert Elias and social anthropology“; (2000) "Networking with the Other" final conference of the Skopje summer school organized by Macedonian Open Society institute and International Higher Education Support program The Face of the Other; (1998) together with Kriss McKevitt in the conference organized by the British Sociological Association(1998) co-referat to Dr. Sigrid Rausing in the conference Consumption and Household Economy in the Baltic States: Microlevel approaches, Stockholm School of Economics in Riga; (1993) symposium on honor of the visit of Pope John Paul II in Latvia; (1993) referat in the XXXII international phenomenological conference in Prague.

Scientific publications English 2004 “Neo-Pentecostal Missionaries in Latvia: A Network of the Anointed” in: H. Tyrell, B. Holtwick & A. Bogner (eds.), Weltmission und religiöse Organisationen Protestantische Missionsgesellschaften im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert. Würzburg: Ergon-Verlag, 721-738. (2003) ‘The Rise of Network Society and Structural Transformations in the Field of Religion’ in: Adreas P. Mueller, Alfred Kieser (eds.) Communications in Organizations: Structures and Practices. Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang, 261-276. (2003) with Christopher McKevitt and Charles Wolf “The Unfortunate Generation: stroke survivors in Riga, Latvia” in: Social Science and Medicine, 56 (10), 2097-2108. (2000) “The network society and some tendencies in religious life” in: Humanities and Social Sciences in Latvia. Vol. 4 (29) 76-91. (1996) "Rudolph Otto and the early phenomenology of religion" in Phenomenological Inquiry: A Review of Philosophical Ideas and Trends. October 1996, Vol. 20, 90-96; (1996) "Intersubjectivity and Love: In Search of the Other"// A. T. Tymieniecka (ed.), Analecta Husserliana. Vol. XLVIII. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1996, 401-407. (izdevniecībā) “Un défi a l'habitus commun” in: Elias anthropologue (eds. Sophie Chavalier and Jean-Marie Privat, University of Metz). (izdevniecībā) “Tapping the sources of healing. Some themes of distress narratives in towns and villages of contemporary Latvia” in: Josep Comelles, Pino Schirripa, SylvieFainzang and Els van Dongen (eds) AM: Revista Della Societ? Antropologia medica. Perugia: Fondazione Angelo

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Celli per una Cultura della Salute. (redakcijā) “‘I am an important and needed person.’ A study of a support group movement in post-socialist Latvia” for the volume: Jonathan Freedman and Steven Sampson (eds) Defining Ourselves: Establishing anthropology in the Baltic states.

Latvian(2004) ‘Krīzes, veselība un sabiedrības atbalsts’ - "Latvijas grāmata 2004". Rīga: Jumava. (2003) “Sociālantropoloģiska pētījuma diskursīvā realitāte” - "Reliģisko filozofiski raksti VIII". Rīga: Latvijas Universitātes Filozofijas un socioloģijas institūts, 228.-239. lpp. (2002) “Pētīt kultūru vai mācīties to? Dažas antropologu atbildes” - “Kentaurs XXI”, 27, 4.-10.lpp. (2002) “Stāsts kā pieredzes atsavināšana. Liecināšana harizmātiskajās draudzēs” - “Cilvēks, Dzīve. Stāstījums”. Rīga: Latvijas Antropologu biedrība un LU Literatūras, folkloras un mākslas institūts, 126.-136.lpp. (2001) “Sociālantropoloģiska pētījuma diskursīvā realitāte” - "II Pasaules latviešu zinātnieku kongress. Tēžu krājums". Rīga: Latvijas Zinātņu akadēmija, 2001, 193. lpp. (2001) “Mutvārdu vēstures studiju aprises” - "Latvijas Zinātņu Akadēmijas Vēstis, A". Nr.1/2 (55.), 122.-126. lpp. (2000) "Vai tautas dzīvais spēks ir izmērāms? Dažas pārdomas V. Skultānes grāmatas sakarā" - Filosofija. Almanahs 1999, R.: Filozofijas un socioloģijas institūts, 254-261. lpp. (2000) "Vai velti dota velte veltīga?" - "Filosofija. Almanahs 1999", R.: Filozofijas un socioloģijas institūts, 206.-215. lpp. (1996) "Mūsu sastāsts jeb stāsts par atgriešanos" - "Evanģelijs un kultūrsituācija. Starpdisciplināras konferences referātu tēzes". - Latvijas ev. luteriskā Kristīgā akadēmija, 1996.- 26.-2.lpp. (1996) "Kosmoloģiskie patības meklējumi" - V. Sīle (sastād.), "Cilvēks patības meklējumos". Rīga: Academia Mediciniae Latviensis, 16.- 32. lpp.; (1995) "Vai reliģiskā tradīcija var būt normatīva postmodernās pluralitātes apstākļos?" - M.Kūle (atb.red.). "Mūżīgais un laicīgais". Lielvārde: Lielvārds, 134.-148.lpp.

Translated books: (1998) Klifords Gīrcs. Kultūru interpretācija. Rīga: AGB, 473 pp. (1994) Ż. Maritēns. Mākslinieka atbildība. Rīga: Minerva, 142 lpp. (kopā ar E. Freibergu); (1993) G. K. Čestertons. Sv. Akvīnas Toms // N.Gills (atb.red.), Svētais Akvīnas Toms. Rīga: Filozofijas un socioloģijas institūts, 1993. (1992) G.K.Čestertons. Sv. Francisks no Asīzes - Rīga: Filozofijas un socioloģijas institūts, 110 lpp.

Editorial work: Scientific editorship of the Latvian translation Herdera vārdnīca: Simboli; literary editorship of the book by"Versijas par Vitgenšteinu" Jānis Vējš, "Paātrinātā macīšanās klasē" by Alister Smith,"Ievads psiholoģijā" by Kreišmane, Valgere, Gulbe (for publishing house "Pētergailis").

Member of professional organizations: Chair of the board of Latvian Association of Anthropologists (since 1999). Member association „Life story“ (since 1996) . Member of the European Association of Socialanthropologists Eiropas Sociālantropologu asociācijas (EASA) (since 2004)

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Name, Last name: Andrejs VilksYear of birth: 1954Personal code 300854-13055Address Krūtes iela 5, Rīga, LV-1083Phone, e-mail: 26510591; E-mail: [email protected]: Russian, German Education: 1972-1976 Higher School of Militsia in Omsk, Russia, law specialist

1978-1981 Dortoral studies at the Scientific Research Institut of the Ministry of Inner Affairs1993 doctor in Law, University of Latvia

Academic and scientific degrees:1993 Dr.jur.

2006 asociate professorOccupations:

From 2004 Deen of the Faculty of European Studies, Riga Stradins university From 2003 Director of Latvian office of the European Cities Against Drogs (ECAD) 2001- 0.3. 2005 Chair of the board of the Committee for Security, City council of Riga,from deputy of Riga City Council 2001 1993-2003 Deputy director of the Centre for Criminological Research1991-1993 Head of the Office for Socialpolitical Research of the Security Service of the Republic of Latvia1989-1991 Head of the Baltic Department of Criminological Research of the Scientific Research Institute at Ministry of Inner Affairs of the USSR1984-1989 researcher of the of the Scientific Research Institute at Ministry of Inner Affairs of the USSR1981-1984 lecturer, Minsk Higher School of the Ministry of Inner Affairs of the USSR Riga section

Scientific activity and publications: (160) (1976-2007)

Scientific publications 140

Other publications

Referats in conferences 15

Projects 2

Main publications:

A.Vilks Deviantoloģija (Mācība par uzvedības sociālajām novirzēm). Mācību līdzeklis juridiskajām augstskolām un fakultātēm, izziņas avots plašam lasītāju lokam. Rīga, Tiesu namu aģentūra. 2001., - 341. lpp.

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Kriminoloģija. Mācību grāmata juridiskām augstskolām un fakultātēm. Projekta vadītājs un zinātniskais redaktors A.Vilks. Nodaļu — I, II, VIII, IX, X, XI, XIV, XV, XVII autors; III, VI, XXIII nodaļas uzrakstītas sadarbībā ar citiem autoriem. Rīga, Nordik, 1998, 512. lpp.

A.Vilks Organizētās transnacionālās noziedzības atsevišķi aspekti pārejas perioda valstīs // Administratīvā un kriminālā justīcija. Rīga, 2001., Nr.12, 42. – 46.lpp.

A.Vilks,

K.Rudzītis Crime Control in Latvia: Actual Problems and Prospects for Development // Crime Control Current Problems and Developments Prospect.

XIII Baltic Criminological Seminar 2000 June 25 – 26 Tallin, 2001, p.174 – 184.

A.Vilks,

K.Ķipēna Korupcija. Mācību grāmata juridiskajām augstskolām un fakultātēm. Rīga, Lietišķās informācijas dienests, 2000, 166.lpp.

A.Vilks Par ANO noteiktajiem pusaudžu tieslietu administrēšanas standartiem un Latvijas tiesībām // Latvijas Vēstnesis. 2001.gada 9., 16. un 23.oktobris.

A.Vilks The International Crime Victim Survey in Latvia // The International Crime Victim Survey in countries in Transition. National Reports. Publication No. 62 Rome, 1998. p.313-338.

A.Vilks Cilvēku un viņu orgānu tirdzniecība: kriminoloģiskās, politiskās un sociālās problēmas. Ieskats 21.gadsimta kriminālajās reālijās. Rīga, 2002.,176 lpp

A.Vilks Latvijas kriminālās dimensijas: tendenču analīzes un nākotnes vīzijas // Sociālekonomiskā procesa trajektorija Latvijā no 1985. līdz 2002. gadam “Kur ved Latviju?”, Ventspils Augstskola, 2003.

A.Vilks Latvijas kriminālās dimensijas pašreizējās tendences un nākotnes vīzijas // Latvija Eiropā : nākotnes vīzijas / Latvijas Zinātņu akad. Baltijas stratēģisko pētījumu centrs ; [zin. red. Tālavs Jundzis]. - Rīga : Latvijas Zinātņu akad. Baltijas stratēģisko pētījumu centrs, 2004.

In: Kriminoloģija Mācību grāmata juridiskām augstskolām un fakultātēm. 2.papildinātais izdevums. Projekta vadītājs un zinātniskais redaktors A.Vilks. Nodaļu I, II, VIII, IX, X, XI, XIV, XV, XVII autors. Rīga, Nordik, 2004, 517 lpp.

_Article‘’ Drygs Criminality’’. European Cities Against Drygs. Stocholm, 2005.Kriminālā situācija Latvijā: pašreizējās tendences un nākotnes vīzijas. Rīga, LZA Baltijas stratēģisko pētījumu centrs, 2004, 268 – 294 lpp.

Vilks Andrejs. Sociālās zinātnes un sabiedriskā un tiesiskā kultūra vienotas Eiropas politiskās telpas izveides kontekstā.//

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Starptautiskās konferences ‘’ Sociālo zinātņu attīstības tendences Eiropas Savienības paplašināšanās kontekstā’’. Rīgas Stradiņa Universitātes Zinātniskie raksti. Rīga, RSU, 2005, 98 – 110, lpp.

Andrejs Vilks. Drug Criminality – experience and praxsis of decision makung//Working together to Combat Drugs. 24 – 25 February 2005, seeminarDokumention, Vilnius, 2006. p.32 – 33.

Andrejs Vilks. Assessing Organized Crime in the Baltic States: Latvias Strategy.Countering Narcotics and Organized Crime in The Baltic Region.

Stocholm 1 June 2005//:

http://www.altus.org/altus/global_issues/global_issues.asp?section_id=2&sub_section_id=46&id=13&interior_id=&lang=en#a1

Andrejs Vilks. Control over police of the Latvian Republic as newly estsblished ES country member: traditional model and new one//Police Accountability and the Quality of Oversight: Global Trends in National Context 19-21 October 2005, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Hague, the NetherlandsCollectio of Articles:http://www.altus.org/altus/global_issues/global_issues.asp?section_id=2&sub_section_id=46&id=13&interior_id=&lang=en#a1

Andrejs Vilks. Uzmanību - uguņošana! Kas jāzina iegādājoties un izmantojot pirotehniku// Mans īpašums, 2005, N.1.7 lpp.Andrejs Vilks. Uzmanību! Kabatas zādzības// Mans īpašums, 2005, Nr. 2, 8 lpp.Andrejs Vilks. Mana māja – mans cietoksnis.. Kā aizsargāsim savu dzīvokli no zādzībām vai ielaušanās?//Mans īpašums, 2005, Nr. 3., 8 lpp.Andrejs Vilks. Izsargāsimies no dzīvokļu zādzībām// Mans īpašums, 2005, Nr. 8, 29 lpp.

Academic courses:CriminologyDeviantologyJuridical sociology

International juridical cooperation International law

Participation in the international conferences: 15 – 20. April, 2000 UNO X congress in Wienna “Prevention of the criminality and treetment of criminals”. Speech on — Figures of indicators and its accounting.5.12.2000 Founding conference of the UNO Global anticriminal and antiteror forum. Speech — Tendencies of the globalization of criminality.01.2001. PHARE organized conference “Economic criminality“ Speech on — Perspectives of Economicl criminality in East Europe 23 – 25.05.2001 conference of Baltic – Scandinavian Council of Criminologists in Jurmala. Speech on — Some aspects of the organized transnational criminality in the countries in transformation period.

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23 – 25. 10. 2001conference organized by Russian Parliamentary Security Committee and Antiteroristic Centre „Problems of the globalization of criminality and terrorism“ Speech on — Criminological and political aspects the contemporary terrorism

Organizational work:

Chair of the organizational board of the X Seminar of Baltic Criminologists

(1997.)

Member of the organizational committee of the XIV international seminar of the Council of Baltic and Scandinavian Criminologists

Member of the organizational comitee of the Global anticriminal antiterroristic forum, from 2000

Head of the editorial board and editions of Criminological builletens of the Centre for Criminological Research

Head of the Centre for Criminological Research

Chair of the board of the Latvian Association of the Independent Criminologists. (from 1996)

In 2000: course in Criminology for doctoral studies program in the Lithuanian Academy of Law. Rīgas domes Drošības un kārtības jautājumu komitejas priekšsēdētājs

Haed of founder board of Baltic antocriminal and antiterroristic forum

Head of the Latvian office of the organization European Cities against drogs

Deen of the Faculty OF European Studies, Riga Stradins university

Member of the organizational board, international scientific conference „Development of socieal sciences in the context of EU Enlargement“, 29.05. 2004, Riga

Member of the organizational board, international scientific and practical conference „Society, individual, security – 2004“. 12.11.2004, Riga

Participation in international projects:1997. – 2001. Member and head of the collective of authors, LSC funded programme „Social security“1998. – 2001. Participation in the international research programme by Slovakian Policy Corpus Academy „ Elaboration of the prognosistic scenario of the development of criminality. (Project developers; professor K.Holzer, professor R.Shalka).

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Sandra Mihailova (Jirgena)

Home address Ernestīnes iela 28-3, Rīga LV-1046phone 7613802Cell phone 29144606Year of birth 1969e-mail [email protected], [email protected]

Educationfrom 2006 Professional master studies in the program „ Art therapy“, Riga

Stradins university 1995.-1999 Doctoral studies in the doctoral programme of the Faculty of Pedagogy

and Psychology, Latvian UniversityDr.psych.

1996.-1998. Master studies at the Faculty of Pedagogy and Psychology, Latvian University , Mg psych.

1993.-1996. Bachelor studies at the Faculty of Pedagogy and Psychology, Latvian University B.psych.

1994.-1995. Master studies at the Faculty of Pedagogy and Psychology, Latvian University Mg.paed.

1992.-1994. Psycholoy studies at the Institute for Practical Psychology 1987.-1992. Biology studies at the Faculty of Biology, Latvian University fakultāte,

qualification of biologist, physiologist of the humans and animals1976.-1987. Rīgas 73 rd highshool

Qualificaton courses2006 – 2007 Preparation for the supervisions in art therapy, Queen’s university

Belfast (400 h) 2007 EQUAL seminar on Rehabilitation of the victims of human trade and

international model of the mechanism of interinstitutional cooperation 2007 Improvement of the professionalism for teachers of psychology in the

general middle level education” (36h)2007 Seminar on Music therapy: world’s experience” (8h) 2007 Seminar on Victims of Criminality – how to compensate the damage2007 Seminar - training “Art therapy in organization – work with staff“

(80h)2007. Group of psychotherapeutical experience “Mindfulness and

Psychoterapy” (25h)2007 WAIMH conference “Promoting healthy development for infants and

children”2007 University of Queen Margareth in Edinburg. Introduction into dance-

movements therapy course (30h)2007. Group of psychotherapeutical experience “Dance and Psychoterapy”

(30h)2007 Lecture of G.Pocepcov Information war – influence of the propaganda

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2006. Seminar – lectures in the psichotherapy of W.Reich (16h)2006. K.Sibet, W.Tompson’s group of personal development (50h)2006 Experience group „Dvēseles sūtības meklējumi”2006 Seminar on art therapy „ Journay with the night guest“ (12h)2006. Psychodrama workshop „I saw a dreem” (12h)2006 K.Sibet, W.Tompson, workshop in art therapy „Circling the Self”2006 LU course „Innovations in the higher education didactics /

Management of educational work” (80h) 05.2006 Seminar „Meditative drawing”05.2005 Experience group „Me and my prison” (24h)04. 2005 Seminar „Selfcounsciousnes and psychosexual development of the

person“ (20h)03.-05.2005 Seminars in programme „Psychological defence and coping behavior“

(40h)02. 2005 Seminar „Basics of perinatal psychology” (20h)02.-05. 2005 Theoretically practical course „Psychiatry for psychotherapeuts” (80h)01. 2005. Seminar „Crises and their solution” (8h)01.-11.2004 Seminars „Theory and practice of the fairy tail therapy“ (80h)08.2004 Seminar „Fairy tail therapy” (24h)07.2004 Group of existential therapy „Tabous – someone made them and how“

(18h)03.2004 Group therapy seminar „Intensive therapeutical life” (39h)12.03.2003 Seminar „Approach of marketing strategy to the solution of main

problems in your business 11.2002 Programme „Sensitive training”09.2002 First help course (15h)04.2002 Beginning of the course in neurovegetotherapy09.2001 SAC seminar „Development of the cooperation between school and the

family“09.2001 RSIC tālākizglītības kursi „Skolēnu karjeras attīstīšana pamatskolā un

vidusskolā”09.2001 Course “Basics of masseur speciality”09.2001 RNPC seminar- training „Profilaxis of drug using in the school” (21h)07.2001 Seminar in art therapy „ Art and self recovering“07.2001 Seminar“ What You need to think about in teaching adults“06.2001 Seminar in K.G.Jung’s psychology “Goddesses in Every Woman”11.2000 Seminar in existential psychology2000.-2003. 2nd level course in the French psychotherapy school “EFAPO”1993.-1998. Sertificate of the psychoterapeut in the psychoorganic analysis, French

psychotherapy school “EFAPO”04.1998 Soros Foundation Latvia, seminar on Conflict and communication 03.1998 Seminar „Interdisciplinary approach in the violence cases“, Centre for

Psycjologica help, Latvian University 02.1998. Course in existential psychotherapy, Faculcy of Padagogy and

Psychology, LU 12.1997 course „Competence in communication“, Moscow State University and

JSC „Learning comerce company“ 08.1996 PIAC, course “Work with child in the crisis situation”04.1996 RSIC, course “Group psychology” 1995.-1997 S.Ostrenko‘s experimental laboratorium of the dance and movements1994.-1996 2-years course „Basics of Psychotherapy“ by Juris Batņa and Juris

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Blumbergs09.1995 Course „Techniques of the drowing in the framework of the gestal

approach, Moscow Gestalt institute 06.1995 Theoretically practical course „Dance therapy“, German dance school 04.1995 Course „Therapy of dance and movements“, Russian Association of the

therapy of Dance and Movements 02.1995. Course „Transactional analysis“, University of Sant-Petersburg 02.-04.1994 Courses „Technology of inner and outer communication“ and

„Integrative trance therapy“ Personality Insitute in Sankt-Petersburg 1993.-1994 Association of the Ericson therapy in Moscow, NLP course and

sertificate 12.1993 “Eidos centre”, Moscow, course of the development of eidetical

memory, qualification of instructor04.1993 „Cognitive social psychology“ , Institute of educational development“02.1993 Course in Gestalt therapy Centre of Gestalt theray in Sankt-Petersburg11.1992 Course in practical psychology for the work with children support

groups of children with oncological and somatic diseases, company “Semmes”, sertificate

03.1992 Assciation of Ericson therapy in Moscow, course „Contemporary methods of psychlogy and psychotherapy“

1989.-1990 Practical course in psychology Centre of psychology and pedagogy of the LU “ANIMA”

12.1989 Course in Primar professional consultation, Centre of youth professional orientation, Riga

Additional professional education and sertificates24.11.2005 European sertificate in psychotherapy10.06.2005 Resertification on specialization in psychotherapy 9.05.2003 Sertificate about specialization in psychotherapy, Nr.PT-191994.-1999. Institute of social relations “Attīstība”, basic education in

psychotherapy 1993.-1998. French school of psychotherapy “EFAPO”, sertificate in psycho-

organic analysis 1993.-1994. Sertificate on NLP practitioner, Moscow Association of the Ericson

therapy 1993 Sertificate on the eidetical memory develoment instruction

Work experienceFrom 2007. Associate guest professor, BAT doctoral studies programme on

Communication management from 2007 Head of the Department of Sociology and psychology, Faculty of

Communication, RSUFrom 2006. Associate professor in psychology, RSU From 2006.-2007 Head of the Department of Sociology and Law at the Faculty of

European Studies, RSU From 2006 Director of the sub-programme „Dance and movement therapy“ of the

Master programme „Art therapy“, RSU from 2006 Teacher in psychology, Agenskalns State gymnasium 2003.-2006. Haed of the Department of Sociology, RSU

2003.-2006. Assistant professor, RSU

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2002.-2003. Assistant professor, Riga Higher School of Psychology and Education Management (RPIVA)

2002. Course “Personality psychology”, Department of Sociology, European Integration Institute, RSU

2001.-2003. Management of psychology groupes at the RNPC project “Profilaxis of the drog-use in the school“

2000.-2003. Psychologist, rehabilitation centre “Viktorija”1999 Personell audit “Lattelekom”, Ltd.1998.-2005. Lectures om Communication psychology 1998.-2000. Psychologist in Mākpils secondary school 1998.-2000. Psychology lectures State Work Inspection 1997.-1998. Centre of Psychologcal Help, LU 1996.-1999 Lectures in psychology, School of social health 1995.-1997 Company “B&M”, workshop in communication psychology no 1995 Work with groups of psychological growth 1995 Psychology workshop, Company “Karlēna“1994 Training in eidetic memory1994.-1995. Psychology letures, 2nd medicine school. 1993.-1994 Communication psychology lectures, “Lattelekom”.1993.-1994 Latvian teaching with psychotechnical methods “Karlsons&Co”1993 Psychology lectures “Auseklītis“1992.-1993 Lectures in communication psychology, “IF”1991.-2006 Psychoplogist and teacher, Āgenskalns State Gymnasium. 1988.-1990 Head of the tourism group of the House of Pionieurs of Kirov District

Riga 1987 Laboratory assistant in the biomechanism laboratory, Institut of

Traumotology and Orthopedy

Total:Experience of scentific research – 12 yearsExperience of pedagogical work – 19 yearsExperience of psychological consultancy – 17 yearsExperience of psychotherapist – 9 years

Administrative work experienceFrom 2006 Professor council in social sciences, RSU - secretary2004.-2007 Council of the Faculty of Euopean Studies, RSU – secretary

Work on projects2006. Leading researcher in the LZP grant „Art therapy methods in crises

regulation”2003.-2006. project “Day center for children”, OAK foundation2001.-2003. RNPC project “Drug profilaxis at school“

Academic coursesGeneral and legal psychology(3 KP)

Law sciences bachelor programme. RSU

Personality psychology (2 KP) Bachelor programmes in Journalism, PR and Sociology, RSU

Social psychology (4 KP) Bachelor programmes in Organisation and

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management sociology and Sociology, RSUConflict psychology (3 KP) Law sciences bachelor programme. RSU

Communication psychology (4 KP) Bachelor programmes in Journalism and PR, RSU

Interpersonal psychology (2 KP) Bachelor programmes in Journalism, PR and Sociology, RSU

History and theories of the dance and movement therapy. (2 KP)

Master programme „Art therapy“, RSU

Introduction into psychotherapy (2 KP)

Master programme „Art therapy“, RSU

Psychology of management and communication (2 KP) with assistant. Prof. D.Škuškovnik

Doctoral programme „Communication management“, BAT

Pedagogy and management of higher schools. (2KP) with assoc.prof. A.Baumanis

Doctoral programme „Communication management“, BAT

Scientific publications

1. Jirgena S. Jauniešu pašizjūta un uzvedības determinantes. – Rīga: LU, 1998. – 57.lpp.2. Jirgena S. Adiktīvas uzvedības izvēle agrīnā jaunībā. – Rīga: LU, 1999. – 54.lpp.3. Jirgena S. Jauniešu adiktīvas uzvedības izvēles izpēte. – Rīga: LU, 1999. – 56.lpp.4. Jirgena S. Jauniešu pašizjūta un adiktivās uzvedības izvēle. – Rīga: LU, 1999. – 78.lpp.5. Jirgena S. Skolēna pašizjūta un skolas sociālpsiholoģiskās vides subjektīvais vērtējums //

Personības attīstība. Skolēnu un studentu personības veidošanās mācību un audzināšanas procesā. – Rīga: “Izglītības soļi”, 2000. – 78. – 83.lpp.

6. Jirgena S. Topošo medicīnas reflektantu psiholoģiskais portrets // 2004.gada Medicīnas nozares zinātniskās konferences tēzes. – Rīga: RSU, 2004. – 167.lpp.

7. Jirgena S. Dažādu vidusskolas programmu izvēles psiholoģiskās determinantes // Sabiedrība un kultūra. Rakstu krājums VII. / Sastād. A.Medveckis. – Liepāja: LPA, 2005. – 124. – 130.lpp.

8. Йиргена С. Самочувствие молодёжи и выбор адиктивного поведения. (2005.gadā iesniegts publicēšanai starptautiskās konferences „Бехтерев В.М. и современная психология” rakstu krājumā)

9. Jirgena S. „Vērtību hierarhija: jauniešu salīdzinošais vērtējums 1998. un 2005.gadā” (2006.gadā iesniegts starptautiskās zinātniskās konferences „Sabiedrība un kultūra” rakstu krājumam)

10. Mārtinsone K., Jirgena S., Dzilna S., Paipare M., Zakriževska M. The Crisis Coping of Art Therapy // Proceedings VII International Baltic Psychology Conference. – Riga: LU, 2006. – p.40.

11. Jirgena S., Mihailovs I.J. Jauni izaicinājumi sistēmai – sociālās atstumtības iespējamie riski // RSU ESF konferences „Atstumtība un nedrošība-riski un risinājumi” rakstu krājums. – Rīga: RSU, 2006. – 46. – 47.lpp.

12. Elektroniskā publikācija: Majore-Dūšele I., Jirgena S. Deju terapija: priekšnosacījumi, izpratne un attīstības perspektīvas Latvijā // 4. Starptautiskās Mākslas terapijas konferences materiāli. – 13.07.2006.

13. Jirgena S. Jaunieši un adiktīva uzvedība. – Rīga: Drukātava, 2006. – 160.lpp.14. Йиргена C. Черты характера и выбор аддиктивного поведения (2006.gadā iesniegts

publicēšanai Psiholoģijas Augstskolas zinātniskajā rakstu krājumā)

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15. Йиргена C., Михайлов И.Я. Ценности и выбор аддиктивного поведения (2006.gadā iesniegts publicēšanai Baltijas Starptautiskās akadēmijas Starptautiskās konferences rakstu krājumā)

16. Jirgena S. Mākslas terapijas izglītības attīstība Latvijā // Starptautiskās zinātniskās konferences „Izglītība sociālo pārmaiņu apstākļos” tēzes – Daugavpils, 2006. – 25. – 26.lpp.

17. Jirgena S. Deju terapijas loma sabiedrības veselībā // Starptautiskā zinātniski-praktiskā konferences „Psiholoģija, bizness un sabiedrības sociālā sfēra: mūsdienu aktuālās problēmas” tēzes. – Rīga: PA, 2006. – 68. – 69.lpp.

18. Mārtinsone K., Jirgena S. Mākslas terapija – situācija un perspektīvas izglītībā Latvijā // Sabiedrība, integrācija, izglītība. Starptautiskās zinātniskās konferences materiāli. – Rēzekne: RA izdevniecība, 2007. – 223. – 228.lpp.

19. Mārtinsone K., Jirgena S., Zakriževska M., Mihailovs I.J. Mākslas terapija mūžizglītības kontekstā // Mūsdienu izglītības problēmas. – Rīga: TSI, 2007. – 74. – 75.lpp.

20. Jirgena S., Mihailovs I.J., Stankevičs A., Strūberga K., Venžega N. Studenta skaita dinamikas cēloņi Latvijā // 2007.gada zinātniskā konference. Tēzes. – Rīga: RSU, 2007. – 257.lpp.

21. Mārtinsone K., Jirgena S., Zakriževska M. Mākslas terapija krīzes pārvarēšanā: teorētiskie aspekti // 2007.gada zinātniskā konference. Tēzes. – Rīga: RSU, 2007. – 258.lpp.

22. Mārtinsone K., Jirgena S. Mākslas terapijas studijas kā profesijas formālais pamats // 2007.gada zinātniskā konference. Tēzes. – Rīga: RSU, 2007. – 259.lpp.

23. Jirgena S., Taala A. Profesionālās ievirzes izglītības pieejamības un izglītības kvalitātes nozīme kultūras personības veidošanā // 2007.gada zinātniskā konference. Tēzes. – Rīga: RSU, 2007. – 260.lpp.

24. Majore-Dūšele I., Jirgena S. Deju un kustību terapija. Tās izmantošanas iespējas // Psiholoģija Mums. – 2007. – Nr. 3 (34). – 13. – 17.lpp.

25. Jirgena S., Ābolina M. Vēderdejas sievietes personības attīstībai // Integratīvā mākslas terapija – teorija un prakse. Tēzes. – Rīga: Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte, 2007. – 70.lpp.

26. Jirgena S., Ābolina M. Belly dance impact on development of woman personality // Integrative art therapy – theory and practice. Abstract. – Rīga: Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte, 2007. – p.71.

27. Jirgena S., Mārtinsone K., Mihailovs I.J. Mākslas terapijas izglītība Latvijā: process un perspektīvas // Starptautiskā zinātniskā konference “Izglītība sociālo pārmaiņu apstākļos”. Rakstu krājums. – Daugavpils: Saule, 2007. – 257. – 267.lpp.

28. Mihailova S. Macho girl – sievišķība kā patēriņa motivācija // Ceļojums ar citādo: subkultūras pilsētas vidē. – Rīga: Dialogi.lv, 2007. – 85. – 96.lpp.

29. Mihailova S. Austrumu dejas – Latvijas sievietes veselībai // Starptautiskā starpdisciplinārā zinātniskā konference “Sabiedrība. Veselība. Labklājība”. – Rīga: Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte, 2007. – 77.lpp.

30. Mihailova S. Sociālais atbalsts bērniem: NVO darbības pieredzes analīze // Starptautiskā starpdisciplinārā zinātniskā konference “Sabiedrība. Veselība. Labklājība”. – Rīga: Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte, 2007. – 88.lpp.

31. Dreifelde-Gabruševa I., Mārtinsone K., Jirgena S., Zakriževska M. Mākslas terapijas metodes kreativitātes attīstībā // Radošā personība. – 5.sējums. – Rīga: Kreativitātes zinātniskais institūts, 2007. – 279. – 288.lpp.

32. Jirgena S. Pašizjūtas izpēte: jauniešu salīdzinošais vērtējums 1998. un 2005.gadā // Proceedings International Scientific Conference “New Dimension in the Development of Society”. – Jelgava: LLU SZF, 2007. – 138. – 144.lpp.

33. Mārtinsone K., Zakriževska M., Jirgena S., Paipare M. The Crisis Coping of Art Therapy: Theoretical Approaches // Proceedings International Scientific Conference “New Dimension in the Development of Society”. – Jelgava: LLU SZF, 2007. – 308. – 314.lpp.

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34. Йиргена C., Михайлов И.Я. Динамика ценностных ориентаций в структуре личностных характеристик молодёжи Латвии // Межкультурная коммуникация: концепты и модели поведения. – Астрахань: Издательский дом “Астраханский университет”, 2007. – с. 191 – 195.

Methodological materials and popular –science publications1. Antāne N., Enkuzena D., Loķe M., Vītola V., Žuravkina E., Jirgena S., Grāvīte I. Karjeras

izglītība mācību priekšmetu un audzināšanas stundās Rīgas 14.vakara (maiņu) vidusskolā. // Metodiskie materiāli skolotājiem. – Rīga: 2006. – 210.lpp.

2. Jirgena S. Psihologa darbs Āgenskalna valsts ģimnāzijā. // Skolotājs. – 2003. – Nr. 1. – 46. – 48.lpp.

3. Jirgena S., Majore I. Deju un kustību terapija Latvijā un pasaulē // http://www.arttherapy.lv/index.php?page=deja

4. Mārtinsone K., Jirgena S., Paipare M., Palkavnieks A., Zarakovska R. Jauna profesija Latvijā – mākslas terapija. Izglītības iespējas // Psiholoģija ģimenei un skolai. – 2007. – Nr.4. – 10. – 17.lpp.

5. Jirgena S. Bet laimes tāpat nav // Ieva. – 2007. – 11.jūlijs. – Nr. 28 (508). – 15.lpp.6. Programmas “Psiholoģija” studenta rokasgrāmata / sast. S.Mihailova. – Rīga: RSU, 2007. –

19.lpp.

Other activities More than 20 popular scientific articles and interviews in different Latvian media Consultant for more than 20 radio and TV programmesCooperation with foreign collagues

Dalība profesionālās organizācijāsfrom 2007 Latvian Associaton of the Dance and Movement Therapy from 200 Latvian Art Therapy Association from 2005 Latvian Association of the Psychoorganic Analysis Psychotherapists from 2004 Latvian Association of the Psychotherapists 1997.-2004. Latvian Federation of Associations of Psychotherapy 1997.-2000. Latvian Balint Association 1996.-2005. Latvian Associatoion of Psychoorganic Analysis 1995.-1998. Latvian Association of Professional Psychologists from 1993. Latvian Association of School Psychologists

International conferences2007. “Art and Art’s Research“, Latvian Academy of Art2007. RPIVA 12. International conference “Kreativitāte kā personības īpašība” 2007. RSU International interdisciplinary conference “Society. Health.

Wellfare.“2007. II Letonica’s congress2007. International scientific conference “Межкультурная коммуникация:

концепты и модели поведения”, Astrahan University2007. 5. International art therapy conference „Integrative art therapy – theory

and practice.”2007. International conference „Unity of the psyche and body – contemporary

theory and practice“ 2007. LLU 3. International scientific confference “New Dimensions in the

development of Society”2007. LPA 10. International scientific conference „Society and culture“

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http://www.arttherapy.lv/index.php?page=deja

2007. Conference “Ceļojums ar Citādo. Subkultūras pilsētas vidē” (SMSASI)2007. RA International Scientific Conference „Society, integration, education“ 2007. TSI conference “Contemporary education problems“ 2006. RPIVA 11. International creativity conference „Creativity as a process“ 2006. PA International scientific – practical conference „Psychology, business

and social space of the society; contemporary problems“ 2006. DU international scientific conference „Education in the conditions of

social change“ 2006. 4. international art therapy conference 2006. 7. international conference of Baltic psychologists „Baltic Psychology in

Global Context: Where Do We Stand?”2006. RSU ESF international conference of academic personell „Atstumtība un

nedrošība – riski un risinājumi”2006. LPA 9. International scientific conference „Society and culture“ 2005. LLU international scientific conference „New dimensions in the

development of society“ 2004. LPA 7. International scientific conference „Society and culture“ 1998. 21. International conference of the Association of the school psychologists 1996. Baltic conference in psychosomatic medicine, Riga 1995. Baltic psychology conference, Jūrmala1991. Global Congress of Latvian Scientists, Riga

Consultancy projectsmagazine „Psiholoģija Mums”magazine „Psiholoģija skolai un ģimenei”book: Grofs S. Nākotnes psiholoģija. – Rīga: RaKa, 2006. - 405.lpp.documentary „Ēdienkarte skrejceļam”script consultant for the movie „Par to nerunā”

Language skills:LatvianRussianFrenchEnglish

Citas iemaņas “Microsoft Office“pianotailor courses

HobiesMountain climbing, choir „Senrīga”; dance groupe of the Ethnographic Museum

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Name, Last name: Valdis TēraudkalnsPersonal code: 250664-12755Date of birth: 25.06.1964. Address: Brīvības iela 411-11, Rīga

LV-1024, LATVIJAPhone: 9552398 (mob.), 7412141 (darbā)E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected] language skills: English, RussianScientific degrees: Dr. phil.

Education:1990 diploma, Faculty of Chemical technology, Riga Technical University 1994 Master degree in Theology (M.T.S.) in Grand Rapidu Theological seminar 2000 Dr. Phil. In LU

Work experience:1990 — 1992 ingeneur in the Institute for Unorganic chemistry at the Latvian Academy

of Sciences;1993 —1994 responsible secretary, Latvian Bible Society;1996 — secretary general, Latvian Bible Society.

1994 —1998 lecturer, Institute of the Lutheran Diaconie (now – Latvian Christian Academy);1999 —2004 lecturer, Latvian Christian Academy2002 — lecturer in the Faculty of Theology, Latvian University 2004 asistant professor, Rezekne Higher School, Faculty of Humanities and

Law 2006 — associate professor, Rezekne Higher School, Faculty of Humanities and

Law

Pedagogical experience:

Courses in the Faculty of Theology, LU: Teol 3040 Christianity and politics 2 credit pointsTeol 2030 Sociology of religion 2 credit pointsTeol 3006 Modern theology 2 credit pointsTeol 3026 Comparative pneumatology 2 credit pointsTeol 2042 History of christianity II 4 credit pointsTeol 4008 History of the church in Latvia 2 credit pointsTeol 3060 History of the christianity in the East 2 credit points

Courses for Rezekne Higher School, Faculty of Humanities and Law : Philosophy 3 credit pointsChristian philosophy 2 credit pointsIntroduction into philosophy of history 1 credit point

Philosophy of the 20. century 3 credit points

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Courses in Latvian Acdemy of Culture:Kristīgās reliģijas vēsture 2 credit pointsReliģijas socioloģija 2 credit points

Designing and management of programmes:2nd level professional higher education study programme „Pedagogy of religion“ at Rezekne Higher School

2nd level professional higher education study programme „Teacher of the philosophy and human behavior sciences“ at Rezekne Higher School

Qualification courses and summe schools:

HESP Summer School “Gender and Politics” 08.2002., Rīgā.

Lecture “Constructions of Masculinity in Contemporary Christianity”, CLIOHnet 05. 2003., LU, Riga

Readers and learning materials:

Electronic material “Reliģiju enciklopēdija” (: www.bibelesbiedriba.lv/enciklopedija). 2005. Together with S. Krūmiņa-Koņkova and N. Gill Interdiciplinary material “Globalizācija: teorijas un prakses” (together with D. Hanovs and I. Mihailovs) – Rīga, Pilsoniskā iniciatīva 21, 2006.

Qualificaton courses in Latvia:2004 - 2005 study program „ Improvement of teaching staff in higher education/ innovations in

the system/management of higher education“ (Faculty of Pedagogy and psychology, University of Latvia)

Qualificaton courses abroad:1996 guest student in the Manchester Federation of the Nordic Teological Colleges;1998 stipendiate of the Kestona Institute in Oxford;2005 stipendiate of the Keston Institute Oksford

Lectures in foreign universities:2003 guest lecturer in the Depertment of Scandinavistic, Institute of Germanistic,

Faculty for Humanitarian Sciences, University of Vienna

Scientific activity:Participation in international projects:Assistant of the German historian U. Hirschhausen for analysis of 19th and 20st century Latvian and Russian Press, 2001-2003

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Participation in other scientific projects:Research finaced by the Secretariate of Special Assignement Minister for Social Integration „Religious diversity in Latvia: strategies for the encouraging if the tolerance“ (2005-2006)

Scientific monographs:Tēraudkalns V. Jaunā reliģiozitāte 20.gadsimta Latvijā: Vasarsvētku kustība. Rīga: N.I.M.S., 2003.

Koņkova-Krūmiņa S., Tēraudkalns V. Reliģiskā dažādība Latvijā: stratēģijas iecietības veicināšanai. – Rīga: Klints, 2007.

Last publications: In scientific publications, according to the requirements by Latvian Academy of Sciences:

Tēraudkalns V. Vasarsvētku draudzes Latvijā 1944.-1973. gadā // Latvijas Arhīvi. - 2000. - Nr. 1. - 127.-146. lpp.

Tēraudkalns V. Conventionalization of Baptism in Latvia After World War II // Humanities and Social Sciences. Latvia. – 2000. – No. 4, Vol. 29. - pp. 53-75.

Tēraudkalns V. Sievietības diskurss Latvijas vasarsvētku draudzēs (1927-1940. gads) // Feministica Lettica. 2001. – Nr. 2. – 65.-78. lpp.

Tēraudkalns V. Vasarsvētku draudžu izcelsme un attīstība Latvijā līdz 1940. gadam // Reliģiski-filozofiski raksti. – Rīga: Latvijas Universitātes Filozofijas un socioloģijas institūts, 2001. - Nr. 7., 307.-336. lpp.

Teraudkalns V. New Charismatic Churches in Latvia as Examples of Postmodern Religious Subculture // International Review of Mission. – 2001. – Vol. XC, No. 359. – pp. 444-454.

Teraudkalns V. Pentecostalism in Baltics: Historical Retrospection // The Journal of European Pentecostal Theological Association. - 2001. - Vol. XXI. - pp. 91-108.

Teraudkalns V. The Role of Woman in Latvian Protestantism, 1918-1940 // Women in Baltic Societies: Past and Present / Goloubeva M., Hanovs D., ed. – Riga: N.I.M.S., 2002. – pp. 37-49.

Teraudkalns V. Strangers or Co-workers: Interplay of Religious and Political Forces in Contemporary Latvia // Ontology of Dialogue: Historical and Existential Experience. - International Readings on Theory, History and Philosophy of Culture. No. 14. / Moreva L., ed. – St. Peterburg: Eidos, 2002. – pp.177- 186.

Tēraudkalns v. Kristietības metamorfozes mūsdienu informācijas sabiedrībā // Bībele: Raksti, teksts, kultūrvide. 2. laidiens. / Tēraudkalns V., atb. red. – Rīga: Latvijas Bībeles biedrība, 2002. - 20.-32. lpp.

Teraudkalns V. Echoes of Modernity in the Theologies and Praxis of Churches in Contemporary Latvia // International Review of Mission. – 2003. – Vol. XCII, No. 364. - pp. 56-65.

Tēraudkalns V. Sievietes telpa latviešu luterānismā 20. gs. pirmajā pusē // Feministica Lettica. – 3. laidiens. - Sast. A. Cimdiņa. - Rīga: Latvijas Universitāte, 2003.– 306.-316. lpp.

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Tēraudkalns V. Jaunās harismātiskās draudzes Latvijā kā postmodernas reliģiskas subkultūras piemērs // Reliģiski filozofiski raksti. - VIII sēj. Sast. N. Gills. Rīga: Latvijas Universitātes Filozofijas un socioloģijas institūts, 2003. – 250.-266. lpp.

Tēraudkalns V. Reformātu tradīcija Latvijas teritorijā 20. gadsimtā // Kultūras krustpunkti. – 1. laid. Sast. J. Urtāns. – Rīga: Latvijas Kultūras akadēmija, 2004. – 77.-90. lpp.

Tēraudkalns V. Construction of Masculinities in Contemporary Christianity // Religion and Political Change in Europe: Past and Present. – Cimdiņa A., ed. – Pisa: Edizioni Plus - Universitá di Pisa, 2003. - pp. 223-232.

Tēraudkalns V. Latviešu izceļošana uz Brazīliju: cēloņi un ideoloģija // Reliģiski-filozofiski raksti. – IX sēj. Rīga: Latvijas Universitātes Filozofijas un socioloģijas institūts, 2005. – 167.-184. lpp.

Tēraudkalns V. Bībeles biedrības Latvijas teritorijā 19. gadsimtā un 20. gadsimta sākumā // Bībele: Raksti, teksts, kultūrvide. / atb. red. V. Tēraudkalns. – Rīga: Latvijas Bībeles biedrība, 2005. – 214.-239. lpp.

Teraudkalns V. Episcopacy in the Baptist Tradition // Recycling the Past or Researching History? Studies in Baptist Historiography and Myths / Thompson P.E., Cross A.R., ed. – Milton Keynes: Paternoster, 2005. - pp. 279-293.

Tēraudkalns V. 1905. gada revolūcija: vēsturiski teoloģiskas refleksijas // Informācija, revolūcija, reakcija: 1905-2005. – Rīga: Latvijas Nacionālā bibliotēka, 2005. – 34.-44. lpp.

Teraudkalns V. Christian Political Right in Postsocialist Latvia – Reality of Pretention? // Transformation Processes in the Baltic Sea Region and the East European Experience. / Sooman S., ed. - Vienna: University of Vienna, 2005. – pp. 123-131.

Teraudkalns V. Images of Sweden at the Territory of Latvia from 1800 to 1914 // Der Norden im Ausland – das Ausland im Norden. Formung und Transformation von Konzepten und Bildern des Anderen vom Mittelalter bis heute. 25. Tagung der IASS in Wien, 2.-7.8.2004 / herausgegeben von Sven Hakon Rossel. - Wien: Praesens Verlag, 2006. – S. 663.-667.

Tēraudkalns V. Ceļš uz luterāņu sieviešu ordināciju Latvijā // Ceļš. – 2006, Nr. 57. - 27.-44. lpp.

Teraudkalns V. Leaving Behind Imagined Uniformity: Changing Identities of Latvian Baptist Churches // Baptist Identities. International Studies from the Seventeenth to the Twentieth Century / ed. by Randall I.M., Pilli T., Cross R. – Milton Keynes: Paternoster Press, 2006. - pp. 109-122.

Tēraudkalns V. Islamofobija un antisemītisms mūsdienu sociālpolitiskajā kontekstā // Antisemītisms un islamofobija Latvijā – pagātne, aktuālā informācija, risinājumi. / Tēraudkalns V., atb. red. – Rīga: Latvijas Bībeles biedrība, 2006. - 78.-88. lpp.

Teraudkalns V. Socialist Ideas Among Latvian Baptists in the First Half of the Twentieth Century // Eastern European Baptist History: New Perspectives. – Prague: IBTS, 2007. - pp. 102-118.

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Tēraudkalns V. Budisma sākumi Latvijā 20. gadsimta pirmajā pusē // Reliģiski-filozofiski raksti. – XI sēj. Rīga: Latvijas Universitātes Filozofijas un socioloģijas institūts, 2007. – 101.-121. lpp.

Tēraudkalns V. Ievadam: atskaites punkti dialogam // Reliģiskā dažādība Latgalē: mērojot ceļu uz dialogu / Tēraudkalns V., atb. red. – Rīga: Latvijas Bībeles biedrība, 2007.- 5.-16. lpp.

Tēraudkalns V. Draudze “Jaunā paaudze” – sekta vai baznīca? // Ceļojums ar citādo: subkultūras pilsētas vidē / Hanovs D., atb. red. – Rīga: Dialogi.lv, 2007. – 172.-190. lpp.

Acaemic publications in other editions:

Tēraudkalns V., Hanovs D. “Mēs un viņi”. Mūsdienu latviešu radikālais nacionālisms kā kvazireliģija // Kentaurs. – 2002. - Nr. 29. – 28.-45. lpp.

Tēraudkalns V. Solidaritātes jēdziens 20. gadsimta teoloģijā // Kentaurs. – 2003. – Nr. 31. - 141.-152. lpp.

Tēraudkalns V. Sūfiji: Rietumu un Austrumu tikšanās un šķiršanās paradokss // Kentaurs. – 2003. – Nr. 32. – 87.-96. lpp.

Tēraudkalns V. Lutera tēls – ikona un/vai sava laika cilvēks // Kentaurs. – 2004. – Nr. 33. – 28.-34. lpp.

Tēraudkalns V. Apslēpto izgaismojot / Deiterokanoniskās grāmatas. - Rīga: Latvijas Bībeles biedrība, 2005. – VII-XVIII lpp.

Hanovs D., Tēraudkalns V. Interfaith Dialogue Then and Now: Changes in Cooperation Among Religious Groups in Latvia // Frontier. – Winter 2006, No. 11. – pp. 33-36.

Participation in international scientific conferences:"History of Latvian Pentecostalism" Conference of the Association of the Research on Pentacostalism and Harismatism, July, 1999, Hamburg (Germany).

"Vasarsvētku kustības hermeneitika: vēsturiskā attīstība un jaunākie virzieni" International Conference organized by Latvian Foundation for Culture, Ministry of Cultur, LR and Latvian Bible Society, April, May, 1999, Riga.

"New Charismatic Churches in Latvia as Samples of Postmodern Religious Sub-Culture" XIV international CESNUR conference „New Religiousity in the XXI Century", August, 2000, Rīga.

“Women in Latvian Protestant tradition during the inter-war period”, international conference “The Role of Women in Baltic Countries, Past and Present”, June, 2001, Riga.

“Interplay of Religious and Political Groups in Latvia after 1990” International conference in Russian Institute for Cultural Studies, Sankt-Petersburg, June, 2001.

“Baltvācu kultūras pēdas Latvijā: reformātu tradīcija 20. gs.” 2nd. Global Congress of Latvian Scientists, August, 2001, Riga.

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“Kristīgā pasludinājuma metamorfozes mūsdienu informācijas sabiedrībā” Conference of Latvian Bible Socity and Faculty of Theorlogy, LU, Septembre, 2001.

“Leaving Behind Imagined Uniformity: Changing Identities of Latvian Baptist Churches” Baptist Research conference, July, 2003, Prague.

“Playing with Christian values: Role of Religion in Political life of Postsocialist Latvia” international conference “Transformation process in Baltic Countries and East-Euroepan experience“, University of Vienna, Novembre, 2003

“The Image of Sweden in the Territory of Latvia: A Retrospection” International Conference of the Association for Scandinavian Studies, August, 2004, University of Vienna,

“Socialist Ideas among Latvian Baptists in the First Half of Twentieth Century”, international conference “Baptist Histories in Eastern Europe”, May, 2005, Prague

“Ceļš uz luterāņu sieviešu ordināciju Latvijā” international conference “Sieviete baznīcā”, August, 2005, Riga.

“Budisma ideju sākumi Latvijas teritorijā 20. gs. 1 pusē” 1st Congress of Letonica, Octobre, 2005, Riga.

“1905. gada revolūcija: vēsturiski teoloģiskas refleksijas” international conference “Informācija, revolūcija, reakcija: 1905-2005” Novembrem 2005, Riga.

“Latvian Missionary work in Latin America” international conference in the Acadia University, Nova Scotia, Canada, July, 2006

“Savējie vai svešie? Luterānisms Latgalē Latvijas pirmajā neatkarības periodā (1917-1940)” Latgallian Congress, University of Daugavpils, Novembre, 2007.

Papers hold in other academic conferences:

“Multireliģiskās identitātes kā mūsdienu Latvijas reliģiozitātes daļa”, 63. Conference of the University of Latvia, February, 2006.

“Islamofobija un antisemītisms mūsdienu sociālpolitiskajā kontekstā” conference “Challenges of the Islamophobie and Antisemitism”, April, 2006.

“Kultūru sastapšanās – kultūru konflikts vai mijiedarbība – vēsturiski politiskie aspekti” conference “Latvian Language in Conditions od Competition“, April, 2006, Rīga.

“Draudze “Jaunā paaudze” – sekta vai baznīca?” conference organized by “Dialogi.lv” “Ceļojums ar citādo. Subkultūras pilsētas vidē”, April, 2007.

Organizatory work:

Member of the board of editors of academic editions:Yearbook of Latvian Bible Society “Bībele: Raksti, teksts, kultūrvide“, editor in chief

“Ceļš”, responsible editor (from 2006)

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Organizatory work for international conferences:Bible and 21st Century Culture“, Septembre, 2001, Riga

Participation in counsultancy projects and working groups:Consulting Board in the Education of Religion, Ministry of Educationa and Science, (1998-1999)

Working group on the Freedom of Thinking and Religion at the State Office for Human Rights (2000-2001)

Working group for the project of the national program against intolerance (2003- 2004, Secretariate of Special Assignement Minister for Social Integration

National working group for the antidiscrimination campaign (EU Project, from 2004)

Working group for the evaluation of setting of additional holodays (2004, Secretariate of Special Assignement Minister for Social Integration)

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CURRICULUM VITAE

Name, surnameAnda Laķe

Time and place of birth30.09.1963. Latvija, Saldus region, Ezere

Personal codePosition and academic degreeLecturer. Master of Arts. Doctor degree student at Rīga Stradiņš University study program ”Sociology”.

Place of work Latvian Academy of Culture, Department of Culture Sociology Management 24 Ludzas StreetRīga, LV-1003, Latvija Phone: +371 7114808e-mail: [email protected]

Education1981.-1986 University of Latvia, faculty of History and Philosophy, Philosophy Department 1986.-1990 University of Latvia, post-graduate course2006.- Rīga Stradiņš University, Doctor degree studies, study program „Sociology”.

Languageso Germano Russiano Latvian - native

Occupation1986.-1994. Research associate and lecturer at the University of Latvia, faculty of History and Philosophy. 1997.- Lecturer at Latvian Culture Academy1995.-1999. Lecturer at the Study centre Turība1997.-2006. Lecturer at the Technical University of Latvia1998.- Lecturer at Latvian School of Public Administration2001.- Lecturer at Rīga Stradiņš UniversitySince1992 scientific, academic and applied project management

Scientific interestsMethodology of sociological research, interdisciplinarity in research, methodology of policy analysis

Administrative activitiesSince 2004 – management of Sociology study program at Rīga Stradiņš UniversitySince 2005 – deputy Head of Culture sociology and management department at Latvian Culture AcademyMember of Latvian sociologist association

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Publications:School literature“Man and life from the point of view of sociology”. University of Latvia, 1994 ( by a group of authors).

Scientific publicationsR.Rungule, A.Laķe, S.Seņkāne.” Identity of Alsunga”, collected articles. “Identity of Suiti “ LU academical publishers, 2005

Disertation

Theme of the dissertation to be : “Special Methodology Features of Assessment Investigation”

Public address and participation in projects„Social science in minority schools”, researcher, 2004.-2005.„Civic values in Latvian and minority education programs”, researcher, 2004.-2005.„Economical, social and culture prospects of Latvia’s regions in the context of globalisation” researcher, 2004.- 2005.ANO Development program Project at the State Chancellery ”Introduction of Policy Assessment System in Latvia” , expert, 2003.-2004.Nordplus project „Collaboration among Latvian, Lithuanian, Danish and Finish European matter lecturers and administration schools” 2004.-2005.“European Refugee fund in Latvia – Assessment report of the program 2004”, researcher , 2006„ The possibility of interdisciplinary claster development “, leading researcher, 2006„Job prospects for the unemployed after PKP”, leading researcher, 2006„The problems of non-material culture heritage policy making in Latvia” leading researcher, 2006Latvian School of Public Administration, conference “Decision making in the EU and the possibility of representation of national interests”, report “Decision making specifics in the EU and participation in policy making”. Nov, 2005Latvian Culture Academy, conference „Intersection”, report “ Problems of keeping-up non material culture heritage in Latvia and choice of the most appropriate policy” . Nov, 2006

The Prepared and Performed Courses Empiric Social Research Methods of Social research Methods of Qualitative Research Marketing Research Family Sociology Culture Sociology Sociology Basic matters of the EU Political and Economical Integration of the EU Regional Policy of the EU Assesment of Policy Effect Policy Analysis Lobbying in EU Institutions State Policy Introduction in Policy Making

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CURRICULUM VITAE

First name, Last name: Normunds KozlovsDate of birth: 08.01.73.Place of birth: RigaAddress: Saulkalne 28-50, LV-2117Contact phone: 7423824

EDUCATION 1979-1987 Salaspils secondary school No.11987-1991 Riga 1st Gymnasium1991-1994 Latvian University Faculty of Philosophy1994-1998 Latvian University Faculty of Sociology

ADDITIONAL EDUCATION 2000-2005 Riga Stradins University Faculty of Europe studies Communication

department1998 Cleveland International Programm Soros scholarship trainee in social

work

SCIENTIFIC DEGREE Mag.rer.soc.

ACADEMIC TITLE lecturer

WORK EXPERIENCE1997-2003 Social work and social pedagogics higher school “Attistiba”1998-2004 Riga Technical University2000- Riga Stradins University

SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIEStutor, researcher

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL AND NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

RIXC New Media Culture Center

HONOURARY TITLES, AWARDS

PUBLICATIONSN.Kozlovs, Music Industry and Propaganda: Aspects of Pop Music Pragmatic, in: ISHA Journal /Publication Series of the International Students of History Association/ Historiography and Propaganda (No.4) 2/95, Papers of the VI International ISHA Conference, L.G.Svensson (ed.), Mainz, 1995

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N.Kozlovs, Organised crime and terrorism threats after the cold war, Criminology Research Center of the National Council for Crime Prevention of Latvia, Kriminoloåiskais Biîetens Nr. 33., A.Vilks (ed.) Rìga, 1996,N.Kozlovs, [2001] Facade democracy of Latvia www.nadir.org/nadir/initiativ/ osteuropa/texte/kozlovs.html N.Kozlovs, "Emerging new media culture in Latvia; prospects for democratization of society” Pro@Contra Moscow Symposium May, 2000http://procontra.mediaartlab.ru/eng/participants/kozlovs.htm N.Kozlovs, Presentation: 'Branding' of European cultureART+COMMUNICATION: TRANS CULTURAL MAPPING THE 7TH INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL FOR NEW MEDIA CULTURE RIGA, LATVIA, SEPTEMBER 30 - OCTOBER 3 2004. http://rixc.lv/04 N.Kozlovs, Artists roleConference materials “Artists as Producers. Transformations of Public Space” In frame of the transnational public art research project “re_public art” October 15–16, 2004

http://www.lcca.lv/en/producers.htmlN.Kozlovs, Research as a Meaningful Part of Problem Based Learning in Social Work Curriculum; The Latvia Situation, in 7th Biannual European IUCISD Conference Materials: Social Work and Social Development- New Trends in a Changing Europe, September 2000, L.Shilneva, R.Sundby (ed.), RigaMarch, 3rd, 2005. RSU Conference „Globalizācijas sociālās, politiskās, tiesiskās un medicīniskās problēmas”Presentation "Daži Eiropas Savienības perifērijai raksturīgi kultūras un kontr-kultūras glokalizētās zīmju apmaiņas aspekti"

Conference „Ceļojums ar citādo: subkultūras pilsētas vidē“, April, 19th, 2007.Ilva Skulte, Normunds Kozlovs „Kāpēc un kā rodas subkultūras?“Ilva Skulte, Normunds Kozlovs „Subkultūras jēdziena teorētiskās robežas“

KNOWLEDGE OF LANGUAGES

Latvian- native Russian, English

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CURRICILUM VITAE

1. Name, Surname. Tana Lace

2. Date of Birth: 12th October 1954

3. Place of residence, address, Phone, E-mail: Puškina street 2-19, Riga, LV 1050, Phone: 7224470, e-mail: [email protected]

4. Position: Vice-dean of European Study Faculty at Riga Stradins University; lecturer at the Department of Sociology

5. Professional interests: social research, expertise in spheres of social policy, social inclusion and gender equality

6. ValodasTo evaluate the language skills 1 – 5, where 1- very bad, but 5 – very well

Language English Russian Latvian

Speak 5 5 native

Write 4 5 native

Read 5 5 native

7. Education: higher

Latvia State University, Department of History and philosophy, specialty philosophy, 1978

MA, Latvian Academy of Culture, 1997

8. Work experience:

2007-now Riga Stradins University, Faculty of Communications, Dean, lecturer at the Department of Sociology

2002 – 2007 Riga Stradins University, Faculty of European Studies, Vice Dean, lecturer at the Department of Sociology

2000 – 2002 Ministry of Welfare of Republic of Latvia Social Policy Development department, deputy director and head of Gender Equality Unit

1997 - 2000 Project leader in Social Research Centre “SKDS”

1994 - 1998 Higher School of Social Work and Social Pedagogic ”Attistiba’’, lecturer (different courses in sociology), director of Social research Centre (1994-1995)

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1992 - Latvian Academy of Culture, Department of Sociology, lecturer

1990 -1992 Latvia University, Department of Sociology, lecturer and researcher

1989-1990 Latvian Sociological Research Centre; sociologist

1978-1989 Riga Technical University, Department of Social Sciences; assistant-lecturer

9. Other activities in connection with professional work

International Congresses and Conferences:

International conference Scientific Conference of Riga Stradins University”, report ´Risks of discrimination for different socio-demographic groups in Latvian labour market”, Latvia, Riga March 2008

International conference “Society and Culture”, report “Discrimination in Latvian labour market: knowledge and experience of employees”, Latvia, Liepaja, 2007

International conference “Latvia challenges and risks in the 21st century, report “Social inclusion policy in Latvia in the context of European Union”, Riga Stradins university, Riga, 2006

EU Luxembourg Presidency Conference on Social Inclusion – Social monitoring, Luxembourg, 2005

International Conference Mass Media in (Re)Distribution of Power, report ”Implementation of gender mainstreaming in municipalities in Latvia”, Riga, Latvia, 2005

21. Baltic States conference, Section “Pedagogy and Psychology”, Riga, Latvia, 2003

International Conference “Men in Europe: Social problems and social opportunities of men”, Helsinki, Finland, 2003

Scandinavian Sociology Congress, Norway, Bergen, 1999

‘’Career Guidance and Social Context’’ The 15th International IAEVG Congress, 08.1995., Stockholm, Sweden

‘’Population Growth, Health and Development: Problems and Prospects for the 21st century’’ Conference, 21st Century Trust, 10.1995, Oxford, UK

Expert work

Chief expert, project evaluator in the project “Evaluation of the Community initiative EQUAL in Latvia, year 2006 - 2007

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Project evaluator “The Role of the Mass Media in the Redistribution of Power” financed by the European Commission (Community Framework Strategy on Gender Equality (2001-2005), Riga, 2005

National researcher in the study “Information Collection and Research Analysis for EU8—Public Finance Reform Cross-Country Study (Social insurance and social assistance section)”, World Bank, 2004-2005

Latvian expert in the Group of non-governmental experts in the fight against poverty and social exclusion at European Commission, 2004-till now

Expert from UNDP Latvia in “Ex-Ante Evaluation of Latvian EQUAL Community Initiative Programme 2004-2006”, 2003

Chief expert, project activity “Collection and systematisation of data on key players within the framework of social dialogue”, in PHARE project PROMOTION of BIPARTITE SOCIAL DIALOGUE, 2003;

Consultant from UNDP Latvia in preparation of Joint Inclusion Memorandum with Ministry of Welfare of Latvia and European Commission, 2003;

Editor “Situation analysis of Children and Families in Latvia”, UNICEF Latvian Committee; 2003;

10. Significant publications in the last 8 years:

1. Lāce T. „Bērnu nabadzība un sociālā atstumtība Latvijā: problēmas un risinājumi”, Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte. Zinātniskie raksti. 2007.gada sociālo zinātņu pētnieciskā darba publikācijas, Rīga, 2008.

2. Lace T.”Trends, Recent Developments, “Feeding in “and “Feeding out”. A Study of National Policy” , http://www.peer-review-social-inclusion.net/policy-assessment-activities/reports/second-semester-2007/second-semester-reports-2007/Latvia_2_07.pdf

3. Rungule R., Omarova S.,.Lāce T „Diskriminācija Latvijas darba tirgū: iedzīvotāju zināšanas un pieredze”, Liepājas konferences rakstu krājums „Sabiedrība un kultūra”, 2008

4. Rivža P., Meņšikovs V., Lāce T. u.c. „Latvijas un tās reģionu darba tirgus specifiskās problēmas”, Jelgava, 2007

5. Rungule R., Lāce T. u.c. „Bezdarba un sociālās atstumtības iemesli un ilgums”, Rīga, 2007

6. Lace T. “Tackling child poverty and promoting the social inclusion of children. A study of National Policies”, http://www.peer-review-social-inclusion.net/policy-assessment-activities/reports/first-semester-2007/first-semester-reports-2007/latvia_1_07, 2007

7. Lace T. “”Feeding in” and “Feeding out”, and Integrating Immigrants and Ethnic Minorities. A Study of National Policies”, http://www.peer-review-social-inclusion.net/policy-assessment-activities/reports/second- semester -2006/second-semester-reports-2006/latvia_2_06 , 2007

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http://www.peer-review-social-inclusion.net/policy-assessment-activities/reports/second-semester-2006/second-semester-reports-2006/latvia_2_06

http://www.peer-review-social-inclusion.net/policy-assessment-activities/reports/first-semester-2007/first-semester-reports-2007/latvia_1_07

http://www.peer-review-social-inclusion.net/policy-assessment-activities/reports/first-semester-2007/first-semester-reports-2007/latvia_1_07

http://www.peer-review-social-inclusion.net/policy-assessment-activities/reports/second-semester-2007/second-semester-reports-2007/Latvia_2_07.pdf

http://www.peer-review-social-inclusion.net/policy-assessment-activities/reports/second-semester-2007/second-semester-reports-2007/Latvia_2_07.pdf

8. Lace T. “Trends, Recent Developments, Active inclusion and Minimum Resources”, http://www.peer-review-social-inclusion.net/policy-assessment-activities/reports/national-semester-reports-2006/, 2006

9. Tana Lace, Irina Novikova and Giedre Purvaneckiene, “Women's Social Rihgts and Entitlements in Latvia and Lithuania”, 180-202, in Women's Social Rights and Entitlements. Ed. by Audrey Guichon, Christien L. van den Anker, and Irina Novikova, Palgrave, Macmillan, Houndsmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, New York, 2006

10. T.Lace The 3rd Report on the Latvian National Action Plan for the Reduction of Poverty and Social Exclusion (2004 - 2006), http://europa.eu.int/comm/employment_social/social_inclusion/naps_rep_en.htm, 2005

11. T.Lace ”Report on Latvian National Action Plan for Reduction of Poverty and Social Exclusion (2004-2006) development process”, http://europa.eu.int/comm/employment_social/social_inclusion/naps_rep_en.htm

12. I.Ķestere, T.Lāce „Padomju skola: ieskats tās raksturojumā un vērtējumos”.// LU Pedagoģijas un psiholoģijas fakultātes Zinātnisko rakstu krājums Izglītības zinātnes un pedagoģija mūsdienu pasaulē. 670.sējums, Rīga, 2004.

13. I.Kestere, T.Lace. The Soviet school: A contemporary assessment. // International Standing Conference for the History of Education. New Education: Genesis and Metamorphoses. Abstracts Book. – University of Geneva, 2004. – 72.- 73.p.

14. I.Trapenciere, M.Pranka, T.Lāce (et als.) “Employment and Labour Market in Latvia”, ETF, Torino, 2000.

15. I.Trapenciere, R.Rungule, M.Pranka, T.Lāce, N.Dudvika “Listening to the Poor – Social Assessment of Poverty in Latvia”, (in Latvian and English),

16. Ministry of Welfare of the Republic of Latvia, United Nations Development Programme, Riga 2000.

17. Lāce T., Pranka M. Pētījums par Madonas rajona iedzīvotāju tālākizglītības vajadzībām un iespējām 2000.gadā. // Izglītība cilvēka nākotnei. 1.daļa. Situācija pieaugušo tālākizglītībā Madonas rajonā. LPIA, Rīga, 2000.

18. Rungule R., Lace T. Poverty and social identification. // 20. Nordiske sosiologkongress Abstracts. Bergen, 1999.

19. Lace T. Children’s and women’s health // Children and Families in Latvia 1998. Situation analysis. UNICEF Latvian National Committee, Riga 1999 (published in English and Latvian)

20. Lace T. Children and adolescents with substance dependencies // Children and Families in Latvia 1998. Situation analysis. UNICEF Latvian National Committee, Riga 1999 (published in English and Latvian)

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http://europa.eu.int/comm/employment_social/social_inclusion/naps_rep_en.htm

http://europa.eu.int/comm/employment_social/social_inclusion/naps_rep_en.htm

http://www.peer-review-social-inclusion.net/policy-assessment-activities/reports/national-semester-reports-2006/

http://www.peer-review-social-inclusion.net/policy-assessment-activities/reports/national-semester-reports-2006/

Research Star-ting year

Contracting authority Position Short Description of the

research

„Discrimination in Latvia labour market: political, legal, economic and social aspects”, RSU, 2007- 2008

2007-2008 Riga Stradins University

Researcher Analysis based on qualitative and quantitative methodology on issues about discrimination in Latvia labour market

National Program for labour market research of the Ministry of Welfare of Latvia, research “Specific problems of the labour market in Latvia and its regions”

2006 –2007 Ministry of Welfare Latvia

Leading

researcherAnalysis based on qualitative and quantitative methodology, on specific characteristics of labour market in Latvia regions, discrimination issues in labour market.

National Program for labour market research of the Ministry of Welfare of Latvia, research “Causes and duration of social exclusion and unemployment”

2006 –2007 Ministry of Welfare Latvia

Leading

researcherAnalysis, based on qualitative and quantitative methodology, on main risk factors of social exclusion for different population groups, factors influencing the length of unemployment in Latvia

Comparison of Civic Values in the Latvian and Minority Schools’ Study Programs

2004 SSAMSI Researcher Evaluation of social sciences teaching methods and content and comparison of civic values in the Latvian and Minority schools .

Social Sciences in the Minority Schools

2004 SSAMSI ResearcherSocial sciences teaching methods and content in

the minority schools and their impact on the reform of education

Gender Mainstreaming Development and Implementation at the Municipality Level in Latvia

2003 UNDP Researcher Analysis of Notion about Gender Mainstreaming and it’s implementation in the Municipalities in Latvia.

Employment and Labour market in Latvia

1999 European Commission

Researcher Characteristics, tendencies and problems of labour market in Latvia

Children and Families in Latvia

1999 UNICEF Latvian Committee

Project leader

Situation analysis of children and families in Latvia

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Social Assessment of Poverty in Latvia

1998-1999 Ministry of Welfare and UNDP

Researcher On the basis of 400 qualitative interviews of poor people give assessment of poverty in Latvia

Street children in Latvia 1996 UNICEF Latvian Committee

Project leader

To give the portrait and situation analysis, of street children in Latvia, as well as reasons and consequences of this phenomena in Latvia

Children and Families in Latvia

1996-1997 UNICEF Latvian Committee

Researcher Situation analysis of children and families in Latvia

Non-governmental Organisations in Latvia

1995 UNDP Project co-ordinator

Research, catalogue and Portrait of Non-governmental organisations in Latvia

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Name MEINERTESurname Sarmite

Date of birth 28.03.51. Riga

Nationality Latvian

Adresse 52, rue de BraganceL-1255, Luxembourg

Téléphone 0035(2) 24953, 00371 9104282e- mail [email protected]

Education and qualifications In 1974 diplôma of the Moscow Foreign languages institute 2008 - master sudies in EU law, university of Nancy

French and English High School teacher

in 1986 Academic grade * Dr. Philol

Professional experience Since February 2005 administrator- linguist at the EP

From January 2002 till February 2005 Head of the Communication Department at the Stradins university in Riga

From 1999 till 2002 executive manager at Baltic Media Ltd

From 1996 till 1999 lecturer at the Riga Commercial scholl

From 1994- till 1996 director of the institutional development of education entities at the Institute of education development

From 1990 till 1994 assistant professor at the Institute of Teachers qualification monitoring institute

From 1986 till 1990 expert of foreign languages teaching at the Institute of teachers qualification monitoring

From 1977 till 1986 lecturer at the Latvian State UniversityTraining course in 1992 Odense universityin1998 at the European Institute of pub lic administration, Paris

Luxembourg, January 11, 2009

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First name, Last name: Margarita FedjukovaDate of birth: July 5, 1950Place of birth: Latvia, MadlienaAddress: Latvia, Rīga, Stabu iela 49a - 32, LV - 1011 Contact phone: +371 7275145

EDUCATION 1994 - 1998 University of Latvia

Diploma C-D No. 001464 Scientific degree: Dr.paed.

1992 - 1993 University of LatviaDiploma No. 000139 Scientific degree: Master of Education

1968 - 1974 Latvian State University Diploma Щ No. 351046 English Language Philology Speciality: Philologist, English Language Teacher

ADDITIONAL EDUCATION 08.06.2005 - 08.06.2005 Longman Tertiary Level Conference `The History of

Innovation: Meeting the Needs of Today and Tomorrow`- 6 acad.hours Certificate

23.06.2003 - 05.07.2003 Klaipeda International Summer School `KISS`: Academic Writing - 80 acad.hours. Certificate No. 200312

SCIENTIFIC DEGREE1998 Dr.paed.

ACADEMIC TITLE2003 Assistant-professor

WORK EXPERIENCE2002 - to present Riga Stradins University

Language Centre Assistant-professor

2000 - 2002 Latvia University of Agriculture Language Centre Assistant-professor

1998 - 2000 Riga Teacher Training and Educational Management Academy

Language Department Assistant-professor

1994 - 1998 University of Latvia, Faculty of Foreign Languages

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Lecturer

SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES

Key words:Consciousness, intuitively-inductive thinking, creativity, semantic field, personality.

Trend of research:General pedagogy, Psycholinguistics: Development of Creativity and intuitively-inductive thinking to university students through mastering EFL

Project:“EFL in primary schools of Latvia”, Ministry of Science and Education, 2001

Scientific conferences: 21

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL AND NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

HONOURARY TITLES, AWARDS

PUBLICATIONS

37 - in total, list of publications of last 6 years: Collected articles:1. Margarita Fedjukova. Intuitīvi induktīvās domāšanas vieta personības evolūcijas paradigmā//RSU Zinātniskie raksti, Rīga, RSU, 2005., 381.-385.lpp. 2. Margarita Fedjukova. Creativeness of Multi-skilled Activities at University English Classes//МПГУ Научные труды. Актуальные проблемы английской лингвистики и лингводидактикию Выпуск 4, Москва, 2005, рр.242-2553. Margarita Fedjukova. University Students` Rational and Intuitively-Inductive Language Behaviour//Гуманiтарна освiта в Технiчних вищих навчальних закладах, випуск 11б збiрник наукових праць//Киiв, 2005, рр.70-834. Margarita Fedjukova. Zinātniski pētnieciskās metodes vārda nozīmes interpretācijas un personības īpašību kopsakarību izzināšanai//Vārds un tā pētīšanas aspekti, Rakstu krājums 8 // Liepāja, LPA, 2004, 339.-348.lpp.5. Margarita Fedjukova. Co-usage of Questionnaires and Elicitation Tests in Semantic Research for Pedagogical Purposes//Актуальные проблемы английской лингвистики и лигводидактики, Сборник научных трудов, выпуск 3, Москва, Прометей, 2004, рр.202-2126. Margarita Fedjukova. Cilvēka apziņas un vārda enerģētiskā kvintesence// Vārds un tā pētīšanas aspekti, Rakstu krājums 7 // Liepāja, LPA, 2003, 315.-324.lpp.7. Margarita Fedjukova. Developing the Univerity Students` Skills of

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Intuitively-Inductive Thinking through Mastering EFL//Материалы ХХХII международной филологической конференции, выпуск 20, часть 1, СПТУ, 2003, pp. 7-14.8. Margarita Fedjukova. Developing Creative Imagination to University Students through Mastering EFL//Personality.Time.Communication. Proceeding of the International Scientifical/Practical Conference.//Rēzekne, 2001, 193.-197.lpp.9. Margarita Fedjukova. Developing Humanity Aspect of Students` Personality through Teaching EFL, Kaunas, Lithuania//Akademija, 2001, 390.-392.lpp.10. Margarita Fedjukova. Personības veseluma un atvērtības fenomens humānpedagoģijā//Komunikācija un kopība. Starptautiska zinātniska konference// Jelgava, 2002, 236-243 lpp.11. Margarita Fedjukova. Developing Students` Creativity through EFL Taught by the Cross-cultural Approach// Languages at University Today and Tomorrow// University of Tartu, 2000, 33.-41.lpp.

Abstracts:1. Margarita Fedjukova. Developing Cognition to University Students, Using Discussion Techniques at EFL Classes//12th Nordic Network for Intercultural Communication Conference Abstracts, University of Tampere, Finland, 2005, pp. 44-45.2. Margarita Fedjukova. University Student’s Rational and Intuitively-inductive Language Behavior//Материалы VI Всеукроинской научно-практической конференции, Том 2, Киев, 2005, рр. 156-157.3. Margarita Fedjukova. Creativeness of Multi-skilled Activities at University English Classes//Лингвистика и лингвистическое образование в современном мире, материалы международной конференции, Москва, МПГУ, 2004, рр. 352-355.4. Margarita Fedjukova. Language asa value is Modern Latvian Poetry//The Program and the Abstracts of the International Conference The World in the Language, Šiauliai, 2004, pp.16-17.5. Margarita Fedjukova. Co-usage of Questionaries and Elicitation Test in Semantic Research for Pedagogical Purposes//20th Scandinavian Conference of Linguistics//Helsinki, 2004, p.1226. Margarita Fedjukova. Intuitīvi induktīvās domāšanas vieta personības evolūcijas paradigmā//2004. gada medicīniskās nozares zinātniskās konferences tēzes//Rīga, 2004, 163.lpp.7. Margarita Fedjukova. Personības veseluma un atvērtības fenomens humānpedogoģijā//Komunikācija un kopība. Starptautiska zinātniska konference. Pedagoģiskie jautājumi//Jelgava, 2001, 7-8.lpp.In newspapers:

1. Margarita Fedjukova. Akadēmiskā rakstīšana Zinātņu mandalas spektrā. Laikraksts „Izglītība un Kultūra”, 19.09.03, lpp. 11-12lpp.

Books in methods of teaching EFL:1. Margarita Fedjukova, Astra Pildiņa. English as a Foreign Language//Apgāds Zvaigzne ABC, 2001, 80lpp.

KNOWLEDGE OF LANGUAGES

Latvian - native English - completely

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Russian - completely German – using dictionary Spanish - using dictionary Latin - using dictionary

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Computer knowledge - Word, Excel

hobbies - philosophy, poetry

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Personal informationName, Last name LOLITA VILKA

Date of birth 27.12.1951

Education1971-1975 Latvian State J.Vītols Conservatoire 1971-1976 Qualification – choir director1986-1989 PhD studies in the Department of Philosophy at the

Faculty of History and Philosophy, Latvian State University

Scientific degree Dr. phil. (1990) Academic degree Assoc. Prof. Work experience 2005- Director of the Academic School for Social Work,

Manager of the Bachelor and Master programs for Social Work, Riga Stradins University

2004-2005 Manager of the Bachelor and Master Program, Faculty for Rahbilitation, Riga Stradins University

2003-2005 Assoc. Prof., Higher School for Social Technologies, Riga1997-2002 Assoc. Prof., Latvian Christian Academy1991-1997 Assoc. Prof., Higher School for Social Work and

Social Pedagogy, „Attīstība“ (Development)1991-1998 Lecturer, Faculty of History and Philosophy,

University of Latvia1980-1986 Head of the Department for Culture, district of

Tukums1973-1980 Teacher, Music School in Tukums

Publications 50

Participation in social organizationsMember of the expert commissions for higher educationCollaboration in the international VETURI project

Scientific interests social work, philosophy, axiology

Participation in the international scientific conferences 10

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Last publications:

1.Sociālā darba terminoloģijas vārdnīca (co-author). – Rīga, 2000.

2.Values and Problems of Human Life.- Pedagoģisko rakstu krājums II., 1.d., Liepāja, 2003, 7.-15. lpp.

3.Sociālā darba profesijas attīstības specifika Latvijā. // Starptautiskās konferences „Sociālo zinātņu attīstības tendences Eiropas Savienības paplašināšanās kontekstā” materiāli. – Rīga: RSU, 2005, 150.-160. lpp.4.Diskursu problemātika sociālās politikas kontekstā (kopā ar A.Vilku). // Starptautiskās konferences „Sociālo zinātņu attīstības tendences Eiropas Savienības paplašināšanās kontekstā” materiāli. – R.: RSU, 2005, 161.-166. lpp.5. Diskursu problemātika sociālās politikas kontekstā (kopā ar A.Vilku un A.Vētru). // LZA Vēstis, 59. sēj., Nr.4, A daļa, 2005, 13.-17. lpp.6. Sociālā darba profesijas un loģisko diskursu attīstības specifika Latvijā (kopā ar A.Vētru). – LZA Vēstis, 59. sēj., Nr.4, A daļa, 2005, 19.-24. lpp.7. Diskursu problemātika pedagoģiskajā procesā (kopā ar A.Vilku). // 3. Starptautiskās konferences “Pedagoģija: Teorija un prakse” materiāli. – Liepāja, 2005.

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Markus Meckl

Date of Birth: 22 January 1967

Nationality: German

Home address: Hólabraut 17, Akureyri 600, Iceland

Telephone: + 354 467 23 29

E-mail: [email protected]

EDUCATION

Ph.D. 1999 “Heroes and Martyrs. The Memory of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising“, Zentrum für Antisemitismusforschung, Technische Universität Berlin, Germany

M.A. 1995 History and Philosophy, Zentrum für Antisemitismusforschung, Technische Universität Berlin, Germany

EMPLOYMENT

2004-2008 Assistant Professor in Modern Studies and Media Studies, University of Akureyri

2002-2004 Research and freelance writer at Zentrum für Antisemitismusforschung

2000-2002 Assistant Professor for German History and Culture at Riga University and Latvian Academy of Culture, Latvia

1996-2000 Editor for Zeitschrift für Geschichtswissenschaft, Berlin

1988-1990 Assistant at the Auschwitz Foundation in Brussels (Civil Service), Belgium

RESEARCH: Forthcoming Publications

Article:

Markus Meckl, “The Memory of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising,” in THE EUROPEAN LEGACY: Toward New Paradigms, Vol. 13, Issue 13:7, December 2008.

Markus Meckl, Birgir Guðmundsson, “Iceland in the Stasi files” in Saga, Reykjavik, Fall 2008

Markus Meckl, “Island”, in Handbuch des Antisemitismus, Judenfeindschaft in Geschichte und Gegenwart, ed. Wolfgang Benz, K.G Saur Verlag, Fall 2008

Markus Meckl, “Mechelen” in Der Ort des Terrors. Geschichte der nationalsozialistischen Konzentrationslager, edited by Wolfgang Benz/Barbara Distel, Vol. IX, C.H. Beck München 2009Bookreviews :

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History and Nation. Edited by Julia Rudolph (Lewisburg, PA: Bucknell University Press, 2006), vii + 172 pp. reviewed for THE EUROPEAN LEGACY: Toward New Paradigms, Volume 13, Number 4, August 2008

Jules Schelvis, Sobibor. A History of a Nazi Death Camp, edited and with a Foreword by Bob Moore, translated from Dutch by Karin Dixon. Berg, Oxford, 2007, reviewed for THE EUROPEAN LEGACY: Toward New Paradigms, Vol. January 2009.

Liberty and the News. By Walter Lippmann, with a new foreword by Ronald Steel and a new afterword by Sidney Blumenthal (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press), 2008, xxi + 92 pp. £9.95, reviewed for THE EUROPEAN LEGACY: Toward New Paradigms, ELEG 14:4, July 2009.

Media, Wars and Politics: Comparing the Incomparable in Western and Eastern Europe. By Ekaterina Balabanova (Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing Limited, 2007), xviii + 172 pp. reviewed for THE EUROPEAN LEGACY: Toward New Paradigms, ELEG 14:4, July 2009.

RESEARCH: Publications

Book

Markus Meckl, Helden und Märtyrer. Der Warschauer Ghettoaufstand in der Erinnerung, Metropol-Verlag, Berlin 2000.

Book chapters, Journal articles, Book reviews and Research papers presented

2008

Rita Chin, The Guest Worker Question in Postwar Germany, New York 2007, reviewed for Zeitschrift für Geschichtswissenschaft, April 2008, pp. 388-389.

2007

Pascal Bonnard, Markus Meckl, “La question du double passé nazi et soviétique en Lettonie : impasses et dépassement de la concurrence entre mémoires du Goulag et d’Auschwitz. “ in L’Europe et ses passés douloureux, edited by Georges Mink and Laura Neumayer, Edition La Découverte Paris 2007, pp. 169-180.

“Þegar Tyrkir komu, horft til reynslu Þýskalands í innflytjendamálum”[When the Turks came to Germany], Lecture presented at the conference “Samþætting eða aðskilnaður Ráðstefna um málefni innflytjenda” [Immigration policy in Iceland], held in Akureyri, Iceland, 18 April 2007.

2005

Markus Meckl, “Le camp de transit de Breendonk,” in Bulletin Trimestriel de la Fondation Auschwitz, Brussels, No. 86, January - March 2005, pp. 131–147.

Markus Meckl, “Wuppertal-Kemna” in Der Ort des Terrors. Geschichte der nationalsozialistischen Konzentrationslager, edited by Wolfgang Benz/Barbara Distel, Vol. II, C.H. Beck München 2005, pp. 220-224.

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“Le conflit entre les mémoires d’Auschwitz et du Goulag en Lettonie. Une lutte sans vainqueurs ?”, Lecture presented at the international conference “Place du passé conflictuel dans la construction et la gouvernance européennes”, organized by “Service Culturel de l’Ambassade de France en Lettonie” and the “Laboratoire d’Analyse des Systèmes Politiques du CNRS-Université Paris 10, Nanterre”, held in Riga, 2-3 December 2005.

Markus Meckl, Guðmundur Gunnarsson Jakob Þór Kristjánsson, “Report on Holocaust Education in Iceland” for the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, 31 January 2005.

2004

Markus Meckl, “Unter zweifacher Hoheit: Das Auffanglager Breendonk zwischen Militärverwaltung und SD“ in Terror im Westen. Nationalsozialistische Lager in den Niederladen, Belgien und Luxemburg 1940-1945, edited by Wolfgang Benz, Barbara Distel, Berlin Metropol 2004, pp. 25-38.

Markus Meckl, “Wartesaal vor Auschwitz: Das Lager Mechelen (Malines)“ in Terror im Westen. Nationalsozialistische Lager in den Niederladen, Belgien und Luxemburg 1940-1945, edited by Wolfgang Benz, Barbara Distel, Berlin Metropol 2004, pp. 39-48.

2002

Markus Meckl, “Aktion Erntefest” in Lexikon des Holocaust, edited by Wolfgang Benz, München 2002 C.H. Beck, p. 9.

Markus Meckl, “Warschau (KZ)” in Lexikon des Holocaust, edited by Wolfgang Benz, München 2002 C.H. Beck, pp. 247-248.

2001

Markus Meckl, “’Herr Obersturmführer, bauen Sie mir schnell eine Kapelle’. Das Konzentrationslager Kemna in Wuppertal” in Terror ohne System. Die ersten Konzentrationslager im Nationalsozialismus 1933-1945, edited by Wolfgang Benz und Barbara Distel, Metropol-Verlag, Berlin 2001, pp. 163-178.

2000

Markus Meckl, “L’indemnisation des travailleurs enrôlés de forces” in Documents, Revue des Questions Allemandes, 55, April 2000, pp. 52-58.

Markus Meckl, “Héros et Martyrs. L’insurrection du ghetto de Varsovie dans la mémoire” in Bulletin Trimestriel de la Fondation Auschwitz, Nr. 67, April 2000, pp. 25-32.

Markus Meckl, “Helden en Martelaren. De herinnering aan de opstand in het getto van Warschau” in Driemaandelijks tijdschrift van de Stichting Auschwitz, Nummer 68-69, Juli-December 2000, pp. 31-38.

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1998

Markus Meckl, “Sie kämpften für die Ehre. Zur symbolischen Bedeutung des Warschauer Ghettoaufstandes” in Zeitschrift für Geschichtswissenschaft, 46, 1998, pp. 320-328.

1997

Markus Meckl, “Ehre“ in Enzyklopädie des Nationalsozialismus, edited by Wolfgang Benz, Hermann Graml, Hermann Weiß, Stuttgart Klett-Cotta 1997, pp. 437-438.

Markus Meckl, “Genfer Abrüstungskonferenz“ in Enzyklopädie des Nationalsozialismus, edited by Wolfgang Benz, Hermann Graml, Hermann Weiß, Stuttgart Klett-Cotta 1997, p. 486.

Markus Meckl, “Ständestaat“ in Enzyklopädie des Nationalsozialismus, edited by Wolfgang Benz, Hermann Graml, Hermann Weiß, Stuttgart Klett-Cotta 1997, p. 746.

1995

Radio feature: Die F-Route – Ein Fluchtweg über die Pyrenäen. Lisa Fittko und Fritz Heine erinnern sich, by Markus Meckl, produced by SFB, 8.03.1995

TRANSLATIONS

Robert Steegmann, “Natzweiler – Stammlager”, translated from French by Markus Meckl, in Der Ort des Terrors. Geschichte der nationalsozialistischen Konzentrationslager, edited by Wolfgang Benz/Barbara Distel, Vol. VI, C.H. Beck München 2007, pp. 23-47.

Robert Steegmann, “Ebingen (Ebange)”, translated from French by Markus Meckl, in Der Ort des Terrors. Geschichte der nationalsozialistischen Konzentrationslager, edited by Wolfgang Benz/Barbara Distel, Vol. VI, C.H. Beck München 2007, p. 79.

Robert Steegmann, “Heppenheim”, translated from French by Markus Meckl, in Der Ort des Terrors. Geschichte der nationalsozialistischen Konzentrationslager, edited by Wolfgang Benz/Barbara Distel, Vol. VI, C.H. Beck München 2007, p. 110.

Robert Steegmann, “Markirch (Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines) (A9)”, translated from French by Markus Meckl, in Der Ort des Terrors. Geschichte der nationalsozialistischen Konzentrationslager, edited by Wolfgang Benz/Barbara Distel, Vol. VI, C.H. Beck München 2007, pp. 128-130.

Robert Steegmann, “Metz”, translated from French by Markus Meckl, in Der Ort des Terrors. Geschichte der nationalsozialistischen Konzentrationslager, edited by Wolfgang Benz/Barbara Distel, Vol. VI, C.H. Beck München 2007, pp. 130-131.

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Robert Steegmann, “Mühlhausen (Mulhouse)”, translated from French by Markus Meckl, in Der Ort des Terrors. Geschichte der nationalsozialistischen Konzentrationslager, edited by Wolfgang Benz/Barbara Distel, Vol. VI, C.H. Beck München 2007, pp. 131-132.

Robert Steegmann, “Oberehnheim (Obernai)”, translated from French by Markus Meckl, in Der Ort des Terrors. Geschichte der nationalsozialistischen Konzentrationslager, edited by Wolfgang Benz/Barbara Distel, Vol. VI, C.H. Beck München 2007, pp. 152-155.

Robert Steegmann, “Pelters (Peltre)”, translated from French by Markus Meckl, in Der Ort des Terrors. Geschichte der nationalsozialistischen Konzentrationslager, edited by Wolfgang Benz/Barbara Distel, Vol. VI, C.H. Beck München 2007, pp. 161-162.

Robert Steegmann, “Schwindratzheim (A11)”, translated from French by Markus Meckl, in Der Ort des Terrors. Geschichte der nationalsozialistischen Konzentrationslager, edited by Wolfgang Benz/Barbara Distel, Vol. VI, C.H. Beck München 2007, pp. 170.

Robert Steegmann, “Sennheim (Cernay)”, translated from French by Markus Meckl, in Der Ort des Terrors. Geschichte der nationalsozialistischen Konzentrationslager, edited by Wolfgang Benz/Barbara Distel, Vol. VI, C.H. Beck München 2007, pp. 170-171.

Robert Steegmann, “Thil”, translated from French by Markus Meckl, in Der Ort des Terrors. Geschichte der nationalsozialistischen Konzentrationslager, edited by Wolfgang Benz/Barbara Distel, Vol. VI, C.H. Beck München 2007, pp. 173-175.

Robert Steegmann, “Wesserling (Urbes) (Kranich, A10)”, translated from French by Markus Meckl, in Der Ort des Terrors. Geschichte der nationalsozialistischen Konzentrationslager, edited by Wolfgang Benz/Barbara Distel, Vol. VI, C.H. Beck München 2007, pp. 188-190.

Coen Rood, “Wenn ich nicht erzählen kann, dann muß ich weinen.“ Als Zwangsarbeiter in der Rüstungsindustrie, translated from English and arranged by Markus Meckl, Fischer Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 2002, 226 pages.

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE

2007 Organiser of Conference, “Samþætting eða aðskilnaður Ráðstefna um málefni innflytjenda”, [Immigration policy in Iceland] held on the 18th April 2007 in Akureyri, Iceland.

2005-07 Organiser of a one-week student exchange program in Riga, between Icelandic and Latvian students in media studies.

2006 University of Akureyri, International Relations Coordinator, Faculty of Law and Social Science.

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2006 University of Akureyri, Organiser of Conference, “Anti-Semitism in Iceland”, held on the 8th April 2006.

2006 University of Akureyri, Organiser of Exhibition, “Foreigners in the Fjord”. Opened on the 8th April 2006.

OTHER INFORMATION

2001 Award from the Auschwitz Foundation, Brussels, for my Ph.D. thesis.

2002 Award from the Foundation Rozenberg-Caillet, Brussels, for my Ph.D. thesis.

Courses developed, taught and examined:

The Fourth Estate I (University of Akureyri)

The Fourth Estate II (University of Akureyri)

Media Critiques (University of Akureyri)

Modernity (University of Akureyri)

Holocaust (University of Akureyri)

Max Weber’s Protestant Ethics (Latvian Academy of Culture)

The Idea of the Nation (Latvian Academy of Culture)

German History after 1945 (Latvian Academy of Culture)

German 20th Century Cultural History (Latvian Academy of Culture)

German History between 1918-1945 (Latvian Academy of Culture, University of Latvia)Results of Standards Student Evaluation Surveys, University of Akureyri (Grades out of 10)

NÚT0173 - Nútíminn (Modernity) – Average Overall Grade: Course-7.83; Teaching- 8.00

NÚT0373 - Málstofa í nútímafræði I (Holocaust) – Average Overall Grade: Course-7.67; Teaching- 8.00

VLD0175 - Fjórða valdið (The Fourth Estate) – Average Overall Grade: Course-7.75; Teaching- 8.00

FJÖ0474 - Fjölmiðlarýni (Media Critiques) – Average Overall Grade: Course-8.13; Teaching- 8.00

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Lehtonen, Jakko Pekka Juhani 220141-505V

Scientific Institute

Jivaskil University

a. Personal information

Surname and name(s) Lehtonen, Jakko Pekka Juhani

Personal No. 220141-505V

Position Professor

b. Education

Highschool exam, Finland 31.05.1960

Master degree in philosophy, Finish Language, Jivaskil preschool

Education institutions Higher school 15.02.1966

Philosophy lisenziate, phonetics

Helsinki University 15.11.1968

Doctor degree in Philosophy

Jivaskil University 01.12.1970

c. Language skills

Swedish language oral and writing,

State language research commission member 06.05.1980

d. Work experience

Manta secondary school 18.09.1963

Finish language teacher 05.10.1963

Jivaskil Trade Professional School 17.02.1964

Teacher, hours‘ employment 31.05.1964

Jivaskil University

17.02.1966-

senior Finish language assistant 16.04.1966

Phonetics lecturer (8/10)

01.09.1966- 31.07.1967

Phonetics lecturer

01.08.1967- 31.08.1968

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Phonetics Associate Professor (with other 9/10)

01.09.1967- 31.12.1968

Phonetics Associate Professor

01.01.1969- 31.12.1970

Phonetics Associate Professor

01.08.1972- 31.05.1984

Tampere University

26.04.1973-

assistant professor

Turku University

15.10.1975-

assistant professor 25.10.2000

Finish Academia

Scientific practitioner scolarship

01.01.1976- 31.12.1976

Scientific practitioner scolarship

01.01.1983- 31.08.1983

Jivaskil University, Scientific Institute

Applied language science and speech research

01.09.1983- 31.05.1984

Professor


Professor 01.06.1984- retirement 01.01.2006

Jivaskil University, Qualification enhancement center

Special researcher on contract 01.09.1987- 31.12.1987




Proffessor, short term 01.08.1996- 31.07.1997





Turku University, Humanitarian faculty

Assistant Proffessor 26.10.2000-

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e. Interruption of primary employment

Federative Republic of Germany, research

(non-paid work vacation) 01.09.1985- 31.12.1985

Additional work on speciality 01.09.1989- 31.07.1991





f. Military and other services

Military service 15.10.1960- demobilization 09.09.1961

g. Honorary signs

Finish White Rose I class knight 13.02.1995

The Persident of Republic entitled proffession title 28.11.2003

h. Oath

Functionary oath 25.05.1972

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CURRICULUM VITAE

Name: Vija SĪLE

Born: July 26, 1952, Riga, Latvia

Adress: Riga Rupniecibas st.14-4, LV-1010

Phone: 67324398

EDUCATION

1975-1979 Latvian University, doctorate at Faculty of History and Philosophy

1975-1980 Latvian University, Faculty of History and Philosophy, Philosophy dep. Qualification: tutor of philosophy, sociologist

ADDITIONAL EDUCATION

27.06.2007 – 29.06.2007. Forum „The Eighth Global Forum on Bioethics in Research“, Vilnius (Lithuania)07.09.2005 – 08.09.2005. International seminar „On use of ethical methods“ Vilnius (Lithuania)28.07.2005.-30.07.2005. Dandee University Medical Education Centre courses „Selflearning and basic programme“, Riga, Stomatology institute7.04.2005.-07.04.2005. Seminar „ASV pieredze – jauni izaicinājumi pretkorupcijas aktivitātēm Latvijā“, Rīgā Valsts administrācijas skola22.04.2002.-27.04.2002. Lectures‘course „Problems of bioethics“ (prof. E.Methue, Aberdine University, UK) Latvian University, Faculty of History and Philosophy

25.09.2002-29.09.2002. Tutors‘courses „Against corruption“ 1.level – Rīga State Administration School13.03.2001.- 15.03.2001. Tutors‘courses „Corruption prevention“, Rīgā, State Administration School 15.09.1997.-15.12.1997. Fieldwork Oslo University Philosophy faculty20.03.1997.- 21.03.1997. Dandee University Medical Education Centre courses „Integration of the Curriculum“ Rīgā, AML9.05.1996.-11.05.1996. Dandee University Medical Education Centre courses „Approaches to Assesment“ Rīgā, AML01.02.1990.-01.07.1990. Fieldwork in Latvia University01.02.1985.-01.07.1985. Fieldwork in St-Petersburg University

SCIENTIFIC DEGREE

February 10, 1981 Dr. phil, defending thesis at Vilnius University „Forming individuality through process of socialization“

ACADEMIC TITLES

02.04.2004. Professor09.02.1999. Associate profesor25.10.1990. Assistant professor

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WORK EXPERIENCE2001– Lecturer, State Administration School1998 – 2002 Lecturer, Ventspils Higher School1993 - Head of RSU Humanitary sciences department1979 - Assistant professor, RSU Humanitary sciences department

SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITES01.06.08.- 31.12.08. Education and Science Ministry (ESM) project „Scientific activities development in higher education institutions“ No. RSU-ZP08 sub-programme „Latvian retirement age population‘s impact factors of life style and life quality“01.06.07.-31.12.07. ESM project „Scientific activities development in higher education institutions “ No. RSU-ZP07-6/15 sub-programme „ Latvian retirement age population‘s impact factors of life style and life quality“2006-2009 LZP grant „Application of ethics‘ theories in the work of medical proffessionals“01.06.06.-31.12.06. LU grant „Ethics, communication and political culture in Latvian Republic parlament elections‘campaign“01.06.06.-31.12.06. ESM grant „Health and health assesment in Latvia“2002.-2005. LZP grant’s scientific project „Medical ethics‘ basic principles‘ psychological and moral aspects: Latvia situation“2002-2003 LPTB project‘s „Promotion of patients‘ rights“ questionnaire and data analysis1997-2001 LZP grant’s scientific project „Human life and longevity in philosophical and medical approaches“1992-1995 LZP grant’s scientific project „Esthetics in life, art and politics“

MEMBERSHIP IN PUBLIC AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZAIONSEurope medicine and health care philosophy association memberInternational esthetics association Latvian branch memberLatvian patients‘ rights bureau board memberLU Practical ethics center council member

HONORARY TITLES, REWARDS18.06.2003. Certificate of approval for participation in RSU residents and students VI

scientific conference– competition works‘evaluation 12.06.2002. Certificate of approval for participation in RSU residents and students V

scientific conference– competition works‘evaluation06.2001. Certificate of approval for participation in RSU residents and students IV scientific conference– competition works‘evaluation21.06.2000. Certificate of approval for participation in RSU residents and students III scientific conference– competition works‘evaluation04.-05.2000. Certificate of approval for substantial contibution in 2nd Latvian Dentists’Congress course

PUBLICATIONS

63 publications during period of last 6 years

1. V.Sīle, I.Straume, V. Sīlis. „Reflections of pre-electional political scandals in Latvia newspapers“ collected articles „Political communication, ethics and culture at Latvian Republic 9ths elections“.- Rīga, LU Akadēmiskais apgāds, 2007., p.225.-266.

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2. V.Sīle, G.Ķilkuts. „Healt assesment and patients’informability before gastrointestinal analysis“ – RSU 2007 Annual Scientific conference: thesis – Rīgā, 2007.March 29. and 30., RSU, p. 244

3. V.Sīle, I.Straume, V.Sīlis, „Reflections of pre-electional political scandals in Latvia newspapers“ – RSU 2007 Annual Scientific conference: thesis – Rīgā, 2007.March 29. and 30., RSU, p. 270

4. V.Sīle. „Man’s body: gains and loses“ Kentaurs XXI, 2007.g.,Nr. 43, pp. 83-112.

5.“Medical ethics: dilemmas un chalenges“ – Lavian Doctor, 2007.g. Nr. 2.,pp.8.-9.

6. V. Sīle. G.Ķilkuts. „The globaly local discourse of consumerism“ – Agora 5 – Rīga. LU Akadēmiskais Apgāds, 2006, pp.178.-194.

7. „Nonwrecking principle‘s contemporary version“ collection of articles „Biomedicine’s ethics: theory and praxis“, - Rīga, RSU, 2006., pp.38.-56

8.“Algology’s ethical aspects“ in „Biomedicine’s ethics: theory and praxis “, - Rīga, RSU, 2006., pp.57.-63

9. V. Sīle. G. Ķilkuts. „Ethical aspects of doctor-patient relations“. -„ Biomedicine’s ethics: theory and praxis “, - Rīga, RSU, 2006., pp.182.-195

10. „Quality of Life: Ethical Dilemmas“ – Bioethical Aspects of Human Health“ – abstracts of international conference, October, 5-6, Riga, 2006.p.31.

11. „Austrumnieciskais un Rietumnieciskais Erots – pretstati vai veselā daļas?“ – Kentaurs XXI, 2005.gada aprīlis, Nr. 36, 87.-92.lpp.

12. B.Višeslavceva grāmatas „Pārtapušā Erota ētika“ fragmentu tulkojums no krievu valodas. – Kenaurs XXI, 2005.g aprīlis, Nr. 36, 74.-86.lpp.

13. „Profesionālās ētikas aktuālās problēmas“ – starptautsikās zinātniskās konferences „Sociālo zinātņu attīstības tendences Eirpas Savienības paplašināšanās kontekstā“ materiāli – RSU Zinātniskie raksti, Rīga, 2005., 195.-200.lpp.

14. „Godīguma jēdziens profesionālajā ētikā“ – 2004.gada Medicīnas nozares zinātniskā konference: tēzes. – RSU, Rīga, 2004.g. 18.marts, 191.lpp.

15. „Farmaceits un farmaceita ētika“ – Materia Medica, 2004.nr. 11., 37-39.lpp.

16. „Autentiskums un komunikācija. Kirkegors un Jaspers“ – starptautiskās zinātniskās konferences „Eksistence un komunikācija tēžu krājums. – Rīga, 2003., 31.-32.lpp

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Latvian-native

Russian-fluent

English- fluent

French- basics

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Driver licence

Computer skills- medium

23.09.2008.

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COORDINETEDRīga Stradiņš UniversityDeans’ Council Session onFebruary “18”, 2008Record No. 22

Form No. M-3(3)AFFIRMEDRīga Stradiņš UniversitySenate Session onFebruary “26”, 2008Record No. 1-2/26.02.2008.

Description of Study Subject Program *

Title and category of study subject program – Analysis of communication situations, category A

Manager of Academic ** structural unit – Department of Communication Dep. Prof. Dr.phil. M.Boiko

Readers involved in study subject programs – assist. prof., Dr. philol. Ilva Skulte, assist.prof., Dr. phil. Sergejs Kruks, lecturer, Mg. Soc. Normunds Kozlovs, lecturer, Mg. Soc. Anda Rožukalne

Auditory (faculty, study program, year of study) – 1st year students of the Master Program „Communication“ of the Department of Communication Studies, Faculty of Communication

Volume of study program in credit points (CP) – 4

Aim of study subject –

The aim of the course is to teach basic theoretical concepts of communication, as well as the models and the methods for practical analysis of communication via examples taken from the everyday communication practice and to train elementary practical skills in the analysis of situations in communication. The overall task is to mobilise and to strenghten previous knowledge of students in the communication theory and research by encouraging to apply this knowledge in the context of both - analysis and management of everyday communication problems and academic research

Content of study subject – Communication as a scheme, art and (common) lifeHow to do things by words (Austin)Language, war and peaceSigns and symbols in communicationSemiotic elements of communication. Semiotic analysis.Psychoanalysis as a method for communication analysisVerbal and non-verbal communication. Visual communication.Analysis of the advertising

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Computer-aided methods of the text treatment in discourse analysisBasics and origins of PRMass communication: Agenda setting in TV news programmesMass communication: The place of scandal in mass communicationMedia audience research in Latvia.Professionally oriented communication typesBasics of intercultural communicationBasics of organizational communicationPolitical communication: political campaignsPublic communication

Test in study subject - final seminar

List of literature:- commendatory literature;

Barts, R. Runas veidu iedalījums. // Kentaurs, XXI, 1999 Nr. 18, 108. – 120.lpp.Booth.T.A. Organisational Communication; A Case Study.// Business Itelligence Journal// http://www.saycocorporativo.com/saycoUK/BIJ/journal/case_1.pdfBourdieu, P. The Linguistic Market. In: Sociology in Question. – London, SAGE Publications, 1994., pp. 78- 87.Chilton, P. Lakoff, G. Foreign Policy by Metaphor. In: Language and Peace. ed.by Schaeffner, C., Wenden, A.L. – London, NY: Routledge, 1995/ 2004., pp.37 – 60.Daniel M. Shea, All Scandal Politics Is Local Ethical Lapses, the Media and Congressional ElectionsHaidar, J. & Rodriguez L. Power and Ideology in Different Discursive Practices. In: Language and Peace. ed.by Schaeffner, C., Wenden, A.L. – London, NY: Routledge, 1995/ 2004., pp.119 – 135.Ijabs, I. un S. Kruks (2008) Saeima, vārdi un demokrātija. Rīga: Sorosa Fonds – Latvija

Kirsten Drotner, Department of film and media studies, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, Difference anda Diversity: trends in young Dane’s media usesLeen D’Haenens, Nicholas Jankowski - University of Nijmegen, the Netherlands, Ard Heuvelman - Twente University, the Netherlands News in online and print newspapers: differences in reader consumption and recall.Mats Ekström University of Orebro, Sweden Epistemologies of TV journalism :A theoretical framework McNamara, C. Basics in Internal Organizational Communications.// http://www.managementhelp.org/mrktng/org_cmm.htm#anchor470301Ostins, Dž. Performatīvie izteikumi. // Literatūra un Māksla, 1992., nr. 46/47, 27. XI/4.XIIISaussure, F. de (1918) Course in General Linguistics - Курс общей лингвистики. (II nodaļas 4., 5., 6 daļas)

Silvio R. Waisbord Academy for Educational Development, Scandals, Media, and Citizenship in Contemporary Argentinavan Dijk, T.S. Discourse Anlysis as Ideology Analysis. In: Language and Peace. ed.by Schaeffner, C., Wenden, A.L. – London, NY: Routledge, 1995/ 2004. , pp.17 – 36.Vitgenšteins, L. Filosofiskie pētījumi. – Rīga: Minerva, 1997. 11.- 21.lpp.Vološinovs, V. (1929) Марксизм и философия языка – Marxism and philosophy of language. (I un II daļas)

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http://www.saycocorporativo.com/saycoUK/BIJ/journal/case_1.pdf

Manager of study subject program I.Skulte Assist. Prof., Dr. Philol. Ilva Skulte

(signature) (scientific degree, academic position, name, family name)

COORDINATEDRīga Stradiņš UniversityDepartment of Communication’sAcademic structural unit / Faculty council***Session on February ”14th”, 2008Record No. 32 (50)

Note* Extraneous to Doctoral degree studies** Or in academic work involved structural unit *** Coordinated at the Faculty Council, if a study program is realized by several academic structural units or in the academic work is involved structural unit

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Title and category of study subject program – Theoretical models of Communication – category A

Manager of Academic ** structural unit – Department of Communication dep. prof. Dr.phil. M.Boiko

Readers involved in study subject programs – Assoc. Prof., Dr. Philol. I. Skulte


Volume of study program in credit points (CP) - 4

Aim of study subject – to introduce main types and examples of the communication theories by following the main ideas about human communication, especially, mass communication from their origins untill now. The insight is provided in the history of those types, its context and aims from philosophical, sociological and lingustic point of view.

Content of study subject The history of communication and the history of communication theory.Modeling as a scientific methodStructural models of communicationCommunication as an exchange of signs. Sign models and the semiotical model for communication process. Social semiotics.Economical determinism (K. Marx). Contemporary marxism.Psychoanalitical model (S.Freud) and its social implications (Lacan, Žižek).Tradition of the life philosophy (Nietsche),Deconstructivism (Derrida)Structuralism (Levi- Strauss)Poststructuralism (Foucault)Postmodernism (Liotard)The place of the ideology of contraculture in the contemporary world.Critical theory od Franfurt School (AdornoInstrumental against communicative rationality (J. Habermas)Critic of the technocratic society

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Test in study subject - examination

List of literature:Books :Cobley, P.(ed.) The Communication Theory Reader. – London: Routledge, 1996. McQuail, D., Windahl, S. Communication Models for the study of mass communications. 2.ed. London, New York, Longman, 1993. Kress, G., Hodge, R. Social Semiotics. – Ithaca, New York, Cornell University Press,1988., pp. 1- 36

Articles :

Berger, Ch.R. Interpersonal Communication: Theoretical Perspectives, Future Prospects.// Journal of Communication. September, 2005., pp. 415. - 436.

Internet resources:Derrida, J. (1967)Of Grammatology.// http://www. marxists .org/reference/subject/philosophy/works/fr/derrida.htm Freud, S. (1932) from LECTURE XXXI (1932)The Anatomy of the Mental Personality//http://www.marxists.org/reference/subject/philosophy/works/at/freud2.htmHabermas, J. 1998 Communicative Ethics//http://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/habermas/1998/communicative-ethics. htm

Kress, G., Hodge, R. Social Semiotics. – Ithaca, New York, Cornell University Press,1988., pp. 1- 36Lévi-Strauss, C. (1958) Structural AnthropologyChapter II Structural Analysis in Linguistics and in Anthropology //http://www.marxists.org/reference/subject/philosophy/works/fr/levistra.htm

Lyotard, J.F. (1979) The Postmodern ConditionA Report on Knowledge. //http ://www. marxists .org/reference/subject/ philosophy /works/fr/lyotard.htm

Marcuse, H. One-Dimensional Man 2: The Closing of the Political Universe.//http ://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/marcuse/works/one- dimensional -man/ ch02.htm

Marcuse, H. One-Dimensional Man Introduction to the First Edition The Paralysis of Criticism: Society Without Opposition.// http:// www .marxists.org/reference/archive/marcuse/works/one- dimensional-man/introduction.htm

Marx, K. Economic and Philosophical Manuscripts of 1844. //http://www.marxists.org/archive/ marx /works/ 1844 /manuscripts/labour.htm ; http ://www.theory.org.uk/ctr-rol6.htm Michel Foucault (1969) The Archæology of Knowledge Chapter 1The Unities of Discourse. //http://www.marxists.org/reference/subject/philosophy/works/fr/foucault.htm Mistry, R. Can Gramsci's theory of hegemony help us to understand the representation of ethnic minorities in western television and cinema? .//http://www.theory.org.uk/ctr-rol6.htm

Nietzsche, F. CHAPTER V (THE NATURAL HISTORY OF MORALS)//http ://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/nietzsche/1886/beyond-good-evil/ ch05 .htm

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http://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/nietzsche/1886/beyond-good-evil/ch05.htm

http://www.theory.org.uk/ctr-rol6.htm

http://www.marxists.org/reference/subject/philosophy/works/fr/foucault.htm

http://www.theory.org.uk/ctr-rol6.htm

http://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1844/manuscripts/labour.htm

http://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/marcuse/works/one-dimensional-man/introduction.htm

http://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/marcuse/works/one-dimensional-man/introduction.htm

http://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/marcuse/works/one-dimensional-man/ch02.htm

http://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/marcuse/works/one-dimensional-man/ch02.htm

http://www.marxists.org/reference/subject/philosophy/works/fr/lyotard.htm

http://www.marxists.org/reference/subject/philosophy/works/fr/levistra.htm

http://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/habermas/1998/communicative-ethics.htm

http://www.marxists.org/reference/subject/philosophy/works/at/freud2.htm

http://www.marxists.org/reference/subject/philosophy/works/fr/derrida.htm

Redmond, D. Adorno's Negative Dialectics as Multinational Marxism..//http ://www.efn.org/~dredmond/admm.txt

Zizek, S. Censorship Today: Violence, orEcology as a New Opium for the Masses//http://www.lacan.com/zizecology1.htm

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Title and category of study subject program – Psycholinguistics, B


Readers involved in study subject programs – . Doc.. Dr. Paed. Margarita Putniņa



Aim of study subject – to develop students competence in cross-cultural communication, by using language as a strategic tool of person‘ s cognition in the open semantic field of global consciousness, to develop tolerance, empathy, selective openness etc. as intercultural communication skills, to develop rational, immaginative and inductive and deductive thinking in students.

Content of study subject – Global community, Specifics of the semantic fields in the age of network societyCommunication as cooperation through languageSemantic cognition theory of ChomskySpeech-act theory Discourse thoeryConcept on language and thought by Piaget and VigotskyCollective semantic units (Hardy)

Test in study subject - examination


- Asante M.K., Gudykunst W.B. Hanbook of International and Intercultural Communication // London, 2000

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- Caywood C.L. The Handbook of Strategic Public Relations and Integrated Communications// New York, 1997

- Field J. Psycholinguistics// London, 2004 - Hardy C. Networks of meaning// London, 1998- Steinberg D. Psycholinguistics: Language, Mind and World// England, 2001- Vigotskis Ļ. Domāšana un runa// “Eve”, 2002- Белянин В. П. Психолингвистика// Москва, 2003

- additional literature.- Humbolts V. Izlase// Rīga “Zvaigzne”, 1985 - Маслоу А. Дальные пределы человеческой психики// «Евразия», 1997- Journal of Communication// Oxford University Press.- Social Psychology Quarterly// A Journal of the American Sociological Association.

Manager of study subject program M.Putniņa Assist. Prof. Dr. Paed. Margarita Putniņa




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Title and category of study subject program – Master Thesis Proseminar

Manager of Academic ** structural unit – Department of Communication dep. prof. Dr.phil. M.Boiko

Readers involved in study subject programs - dep. prof. Dr.phil. M.Boiko, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Philol. I. Skulte



Aim of study subject – to teach main principles in the writing of Master Thesis, to develop accademic writing skills and applying of metods in certain fields and for certain purposes. To assist the students in the writting of their theses

Content of study subject –Elements and basics of accademic writingFormulation of the idea, aims, tasks and innovation of the Master Thesis research.Outiline of empirical researchSelective reading of theoretical literatureOutline for theoretical discussion of the subjectConduction of the empirical researchAcademic and ethical aspects in social research

Test in study subject – final seminar

List of literature:Neuman, W.L. Social research methods: Qualitative and quantitative approaches (4rd ed.). Boston: Allyn & Bacon, 2000.Sterling, C.H., Bracken, J.K., & Hill, S.B. (eds). Mass communications research resources: An annotated guide. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1998Barker,M. Assessing the 'Quality' in Qualitative Research: The Case of Text-Audience Relations.// European Journal of Communication, Volume 18, Issue 03 , pp. 315.- 336.

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R. Wodak, S. Titscher, M. Meyer, E. Vetter. Methods of Text and Discourse Analysis: In Search of Meaning. – SAGE Publications, 2000Lemke, J.L. Analysing Verbal Data: Principles, Methods, And Problems. URL:http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/education/jlemke/papers/handbook.htmFairclough N. Discourse and Social change. Cambridge, UK: Polity, 1992.Fairclough N. Understanding the new management ideology: a transdisciplinary contribution from critical discourse analyses and the new sociology of capitalism, in: Discourse and Society, Sage publications, vol, 13 (2) 185-208, 2002.Williams M. The Problem of Representation: Realism and Operationalism in Survey Research .//Sociological Research Online: URL: http://www.socresonline.org.uk/C.L.Briggs. Learning how to ask. A sociolinguistic appraisal of the role of the interview in social science research. USA:Cambridge University Press, 1986K.K.Riessman. Narrative analysis. GB: Sage publications, 1993 Cook G. The Discourse of Advertising, 2nd edition, London, New-York:Routledge,2001,256 lpp.Gee P.J. An introduction to Discourse analyses. Theory and Method.-London, New-Yourk, Routledge, 2002, 231 lppHoward D. Discourse.- Buckingham, Philadelfia: Open University Press, 2000, 166 lpp.Scollon R., Scollon W.S Intercultural Communication. A discursive approach, Oxford: Blakwell Publisher, 2001. 316 lpp.

Manager of study subject program I.Skulte assoc. prof. Dr.philol. Ilva Skulte


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Title and category of study subject program – Journalism: contemporary processes and problems – category B

Manager of Academic ** structural unit – Department of Communication dep. Prof. Dr.phil. M.Boiko

Readers involved in study subject programs – Assist. Prof. Dr. Philol. I.Skulte, lecturer, Mg. Soc., A. Rožukalne



Aim of study subject – to develop general knowledge about basic principles of journalism and contemporary specifics, to analyse most important problems and trends of development in modern journalism.

Content of study subject –Origins of journalism, history and culture.Journalists between subjectivity, industry and the power. Freedom of speech and freedom of the press.Modern journalism – classical funtions and modern problems, emotional journalism, commenting and subjective journalism, „ people’s journalism“, blogs and journalismProblem of objectivity in journalism and different media: sources, its relevance and trustfulness, „non-objective“ genres and formats in journalism Journalist‘ s behavior as a dilemma. Analysis of examples.Yellow journalism. Yellowing tendency of qualitative press.Criticism on journalism, its types Language as a tool in journalism. Style in journalism and its development.Analysis of journalist’s style.

Test in study subject – essay and written test

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Baltic Media World. Ed. by Baerug, R. – Rīga:Flēra, 2005.Hargreaves, I. Journalism. A Very Short Introduction. – New York: Oxford University Press, 2003/2005.Kalnača, A. Virsraksti interneta portālu ziņās. /URL: http://www.lu.lv/filol/valoda/ind_3_publ_r_Andras.htmLiepa, D. Demokratizâcijas procesi valodâ – leksiskie jauninâjumi publicistikas stilâ. Komunikâcija: Kultûra, sabiedrîba, mediji. – Rîga: Zinâtne, 2002. Tannen, D. The Argument Culture. Stopping America’s War of Words. – New York, Ballantine Book, 1999.Urbanoviča I. Latviešu valodas īpatnības internetā. //URL:http://www.lu.lv/filol/valoda/ind_3_publ_r_ievads.htmThe political j-blogger, Jane B. Singer, ‘Normalizing’ a new media form to fit old norms and practices, Journalism, 2005 SAGE Publications, (London, Thousand Oaks, CA and New Delhi), Vol. 6(2): 173–198Jane B. Singer, Who are these guys?, Journalism, 2003 SAGE Publications(London, Thousand Oaks, CA and New Delhi), Vol. 4(2): 139–163Mark Deuze, What is journalism? Professional identity and ideology of journalists Reconsidered; Journalism, 2005, SAGE Publications, (London, Thousand Oaks, CA and New Delhi), Vol. 6(4): 442–464Wolfgang Donsbach, Psychology of news decisions Factors behind journalists’ professional behaviour, Journalism, 2004, SAGE Publications, (London, Thousand Oaks, CA and New Delhi), Vol. 5(2): 131–157Lee Salter, The communicative structures of journalism and public relations, Journalism, 2005, SAGE Publications, (London, Thousand Oaks, CA and New Delhi), Vol. 6(1): 90–106

- additional literature.Conboy, M. Journalism: a Critical History. – London, SAGE, 2004Gilmore, G. Modern Newspaper Editing. – Ames: Iowa State University Press, 1990Starkey, G. Balance and Bias in Journalism. - London: Palgrave/Macmillan, 2006

Manager of study subject program I.Skulte Assist. Prof. Ilva Skulte


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Title and category of study subject program – Persuasive communication, B


Readers involved in study subject programs - Jaakko Lehtonen, Ph.D., prof.emer.



Aim of study subject - Development of the mass media and PR industries in the beginning of the 20th century pushed forwards a new way of communication involving persuasion forms of the mass society. This course gives an insight in the development, elements, main rules of the persuasive communication propaganda and its neuropsychological background.

Content of study subject – 1. What is propaganda? War propaganda, Goebbels, Edward Bearnay etc.2. Concepts related to propaganda: persuasion, social marketing, impression management, bargaining, brainwashing.3. Public Relations: persuasion and propaganda, or…?4. Persuasive tactics (foot-in-the-door, inoculation etc.)5. Introduction to the home-work: compliance gaining techniques6. reporting the home-works7. Advertising as persuasion8. Visual persuasion9. Future views: neuromarketing10. Conclusions

Test in study subject -examination

List of literature:- commendatory literature;Kellermann, K., Cole, T. Classifying compliance gaining messages. Taxonomic disorder and strategic confusion. In: Communication Theory. 1994., 1., pp. 2-60.

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- aditional literature:Campbell, M.C. & A. Kirmani. Consumers’ use of persuasion knowledge: The effects of accessibility and cognitive capacity on perceptions of an influence agent. In: Journal of Consumer Research 2000, 27: pp, 69-83.Chaiken, S., W. Wood & A.H. Eagly. Principles of Persuasion. In Higgins, E.T. & A.W. Kruglanski (eds.). Social Psychology, Handbook of Basic Principles. 211-238. New York: Guilford Press, 1996.Leech, G. N. Principles of Pragmatics. New York: Longman, 1983.Sperber, D. & D. Wilson. Relevance: Communication and Cognition. Second Edition. Oxford: Blackwell, 1995.Taillard, M.O. Persuasive Communication: The Case of Marketing. In: http://www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/home/PUB/WPL/00papers/taillard.pdfTanaka, K. Advertising Language: A Pragmatic Approach to Advertisements in Britain and Japan. London: Routledge. 1994.

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Title and category of study subject program – Discourse Analysis, category C


Readers involved in study subject programs – – Dr.philol. S.Meinerte

Auditory (faculty, study program, year of study) – 2nd year students of the Master Program „Communication“ of the Department of Communication Studies, Faculty of Communication


Aim of study subject –– theoretical and practical study of the specifics of discourse analysis in the context of contemporary social processes

Objectives if the study subject -1) Understanding of the essential basics of discourse analysis2) Analysis of the link between discourse and language 3) Studying of the most used aspects of the application of discourse analysis 4) Learning about the specifics of discourse analysis in the political, sociopsychological, ethnocultural and social processes

Content of study subject – 1. Concept of discourse 2. Philosophical and logical explanations of discourse 3. Critical discourse analysis (CDA).4. Discurse structures and discourse strategies.5. Political discourses and ideologies. 6. Ethnocultural discourses.7. Social discourses.8. Communicative discourses.

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Literature list -Cook G. The Discourse of Advertising, 2nd edition, London, New-York:Routledge,2001,256 lpp.Fairclough N. Discourse and Social change. Cambridge, UK: Polity, 1992.Fairclough N. Understanding the new management ideology: a transdisciplinary contribution from critical discourse analyses and the new sociology of capitalism, in: Discourse and Society, Sage publications, vol, 13 (2) 185-208, 2002.Gee P.J. An introduction to Discourse analyses. Theory and Method.-London, New-Yourk, Routledge, 2002, 231 lppHoward D. Discourse.- Buckingham, Philadelfia: Open University Press, 2000, 166 lpp.Scollon R., Scollon W.S Intercultural Communication. A discursive approach, Oxford: Blakwell Publisher, 2001. 316 lpp.

R. Wodak, S. Titscher, M. Meyer, E. Vetter. Methods of Text and Discourse Analysis: In Search of Meaning. – SAGE Publications, 2000

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Title and category of study subject program – Media, music and society, category C

Manager of Academic ** structural unit – Dep. Prof. Dr.phil. M.Boiko

Readers involved in study subject programs – Dep. Prof. Dr.phil. M.Boiko



Aim of study subject – introduction in the contemporary problems of music anthropology, deeper insight in the thematical issues of „music and the media“/„ music in the media“.

Content of study subject – Manifold anchorings of the music in the society and culture, symbolical functions of the music and the sound, emblems of identity, the role of the means for therapy and trance, music and power (ideology, politics and the state). The understanding of music in contemporary science (music as another communication accustic communication system along with speech) and from it – coming look at the nature and functioning of music. How, in the musical communication, factors of the biological, i.e. accoustical biocommunication are involved. The stressed themes include music and the media, music in the media, music in the rituals and processes, popural music as a medium, music as a sign of identity.

Test in the study subject – E (eksāmens)

Literature – Clayton, Martin and Trevor Herbert, Richard Middleton (eds.) The Cultural Study of

Music. A Critical Introduction. New York and London: Routledge: 2003. Copeland, Darren “Associative Listening.” Soundscape. The Journal of Acoustic

Ecology. Vol. 1, No 1, spring 2000: 23–25. (http://interact.uoregon.edu/MediaLit/wfae/journal/)

Hargreaves, David J. and Adrian C. North (eds.) The Social Psychology of Music. Oxford: Oxford University Press: 1997: 123–140.

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Macdonald, Raymond A. R. and David J. Hargreaves, Dorothy Miell (eds.) Musical Identities. Oxford: Oxford University Press: 2002.

Merriam, Alan P. The Anthropology of Music. Northwestern Uiversity Press: 1964. Nettl, Bruno The Study of Ethnomusicology. Twenty–nine Issues and Concepts. Urbana,

Chicago, London: University of Illinois Press: 1983. Schafer, R. Murray The Tuning of the World. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart; New

York: Knopf; Indian River Ont: Arcana: 1977. (2nd edition 1994, The Soundscape. Our Sonic Environment and the Tuning of the World. Destiny, Rochester, Vermont.)

Stockmann, Doris “Perception and Valuation Processes of Music in Cross–modal Aesthetic Communication.” In: Trends and Perspectives in Musicology. Preceedings of the World Music Conference of the International Music Council October 3–5 1983. Stockholm: Kungl. Musikaliska Akademien: 1985: 35–48.

Truax, Barry Acoustic Communication. 2nd ed., Westport, CT: Ablex: 2001. Wrightson, Kendall “An Introduction to Acoustic Ecology.” Soundscape. The Journal of

Acoustic Ecology. Vol. 1, No 1, spring 2000: 10–13. (http://interact.uoregon.edu/MediaLit/wfae/journal/)

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Title and category of study subject program – Information society: values and processes, category B

Manager of Academic ** structural unit – dep. prof., Dr.phil. M.Boiko

Readers involved in study subject programs – lect., Mg.soc. N. Kozlovs



Aim of study subject – to teach most important theoretical approaches and models of the society and communication as used conceptual apparatus for studing of the media space in the information society; to analyse the cultural reality offered by the technological advances in the information society, i.e. new media culture and the net art, as well as the examples of media activism, that look critically at the media space allowed by the Internet; to analyse conditions of the information society

Content of study subject – 1) Introduction in to the problems of information society2) Cultural Industry3) Information society: concept and theoretical premises 4) Technological society5) Net society6) Consumer society7) Media determinism8) Information society and its threats9) Globalisation and identity10) New tipe flexible personality


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Literature:- commendatory literature:Akustiskâ telpa IV, Rìga, 2003 127.-132.lpp. Brian Holmes Flexible PersonalityManuel Castells, The Information Age: Economy, Society and Culture, 2000Adorno Theodor, Culture Industry Reconsidered, 1991(http://hamp.hampshire.edu/~cmnF93/culture_reconsidered.txt)Ellul Jacques, The Technological Society(http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~jsa3/hum355/readings/ellul.htm)Samuel Ebersole, Media determinism in cyberspace, 1995(http://www.regent.edu/acad/schcom/rojc/mdic/md.html)Andrew Feenberg, From Essentialism to Constructivism: Philosophy of Technology at the Crossroads (www-rohan.sdsu.edu/faculty/feenberg/)Jurgen Habermas, Toward a Rational Society, 1971Jean Baudrillard, The Consumer Society, 1998Jean Baudrillard, The Violence of the Global, 2002(http://www.ctheory.net/text_file.asp?pick=385)- additional literatureBards, Aleksandrs un Sēderkvists, Jāns 2005 Netokrātija, Rīga: Jumava

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Title and category of study subject program – Sociology of mass communication and culture , B

Manager of Academic ** structural unit – Department of Communication

Readers involved in study subject programs – Mag.art. T.Lace

Auditory (faculty, study program, year of study) – Faculty of Communication, Professional Master Study Program “Communication”. 1st year students


Aim of study subject –In-depth analysis of communication and sociology of culture as new disciplines, taking into account changes of the role of culture in the contemporary society.

Content of study subject –Main approaches to culture in contemporary sociological theories (symbolic interactionism, ethnomethodology, phenomenological sociology, functionalism, etc.). Culture and everyday life. High culture, popular culture, mass culture. Relations of culture, art and society. The “birth” of artist. Cultural production, consumption and reception. Issues of consumer society and consumer culture. Globalisation and consumer culture. Logic of culture and probmlesmof communication in contemporary society.

Test in study subject –Exam (E)


1. Benjamins V. Mākslasdarbs tā tehniskās reproducējamības laikmetā. Parīze, XIX gadsimta galvaspilsēta. Iluminācijas. Rīga: LMC, 2005

2. Bodrijārs Ž. Simulakru pirmsākumi. Supermārkets un superprece. Simulakri un simulācija. Rīga: AGB, 2000

3. Burdjē P. Subjektīvisma imaginārā antropoloģija. Struktūras, Habitus, prakses. Praktiskā jēga. Rīga: AGB, 2004

4. Bourdieu P. Culture und Politics. Sociology in Question. London: Sage, 1995 5. Habermas J. Communication and the Evolution of Society London:Heinemann, 19796. Edles, L.D. Cultural sociology in practice., Blackwell, 2002

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7. Inglis, David. Culture and Everyday Life. London, NY: Routledge, 20058. Inglis D. and Hugson J. (ed.), The sociology of art: ways of seeing., N.Y, 20059. Sassatelli R., Consumer Culture. History, Theory and Politics, Sage, 2007 10. Strinati D. An Introduction to the Theories of Popular Culture, Routledge, 2nd ed.,

200411. Spillman Lyn (ed.) Cultural sociology. London: Blackwell, 200212. The Blackwell Companion to the sociology of culture., Blackwell, 200513. Vēbers M. Protestantu ētika un kapitālisma gars. –Reliģijas socioloģija. Rīga: FSI, 200414. Zimmels G. Nauda modernajā kultūrā. Lielpilsētas un garīgā dzīve. – Rīga: LU

Zinātniskie raksti, 629, 2002

- additional literature.1. Bourdieu, Pierre. Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgment of Taste. USA:

Harvard University Press, 19842. Becker H.S. Art Worlds. Berkley: University of California Press, 19823. Crane D. (ed.) The sociology of culture. Blackwell, 19944. Griswold W. Culturs and Societies in a Changing World, Pine Forge Press, 19945. Ritzer, George. The McDonaldization of Society. Newbury Park, CA: Pine Forge

Press, 1993.6. Williams R. „Sociology of Culture”, University of Chicago Press, 1995

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Title and category of study subject program – Advertising in the mass communication processes, category B


Readers involved in study subject programs – assoc. prof. , Dr. art. D.Hanovs; lect., Mg.soc. A.Rožukalne



Aim of study subject – to introduce theoretical issues of the advertisment, its preparation, realisation and evaluation; to build an understanding about the role and the sense of the advertising in achieving of the marketing goals by taking attention of the aims set, specifics of the product and the target group and to give an overview of the preparation and realization process of the advertisment.

Content of study subject – Concepts and definitions of the theory of advertising. Look at the history of advertising Advertisment in the framework of the marketing. Advertising and promoting. The role of advertising. Different kinds of advertising. Integrated marketing communication -IMC. Behavioural sequence model -BSM. Estimation of communicative goals. Planning of the advertisment; planning of the brand. Life of the image, advertisment of the product. Positioning, targeting. Media planning and strategy. Realization of the media strategy. Evaluation of the results. Humour, popular personalities, emotions and advertising. Marketing of the sport. Marketing of special events. Product’s packing as a kind of advertisment.

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Cultural aspect and advertising. Experience of advertising in different countries. Advertising and ethics.


Literature - Lane W.R., King K.W., Russell J.T., Kleppner's advertising procedure. 16th ed. - Upper

Saddle River : Pearson Education International, 2005 More advertising worldwide / Ed. by Kloss I. - Berlin : Springer, 2002 Jefkins F., Advertising. 3rd ed. - London : Pitman, 1994 Percy L., Rossiter J.R., Elliott R., Strategic advertising management. - Oxford : Oxford

University Press, 2001 Ries A., Ries L., The fall of advertising and the rise of PR. - New York : HarperBusiness,

2002 The advertising business : operations, creativity, media planning, integrated

communications / Ed. by Jones J.Ph. - Thousand Oaks : Sage Publications, 1999 Hackley C., Advertising and promotion : communicating brants. - London : Sage, 2005 Olinss V., Par zīmolu. – Rīga : Neputns, 2005 Zyman S., Brott A., The end of advertising as we know it. – Hoboken, New Jersey : John

Wiley & Sons, Inc., Zyman S., The end of marketing as we know it. - London : HarperCollins Business, 2000

Manager of study subject program A.Rožukalne Mg soc., lect. Anda Rožukalne


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Title and category of study subject program –PR management models, category A


Readers involved in study subject programs – lect., Mg.soc. R. Siliņa



Aim of study subject – the course is planned to teach the theoretical basics of PR management as a process, and to analyse possible problems in this process, as well as to deliver practical skills in the management of the process. Content of study subject – Concepts, definitions. Overall view. Communication and the public opinion. Different audiences and the relations with them. Inner PR and the communication with inner public. External public and the relations with media. The processof the management, its composition parts. Definition of PR probems. Planning and designing the program. Action and communication. Evaluation of the program. Relations of PR bussineses (including relations with investors)SA biznesā (tai skaitā

attiecības ar investoriem) with government, NGOs and different interest associations.


Literature -

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Cutlip S.M., Center A.H., Broom G.M., Effective public relations. 9th ed. - Upper Saddle River : Pearson Education International, 2006

Shafritz J.M., Russell E.W., Introducing public administration. 4th ed.- New York : Pearson Education, 2005

Argenti P.A., Forman J., The power of corporate communication : crafting the voice and image of your business. - New York : McGraw-Hill, 2002

Barry A., PR power : inside secrets from the world of spin.- London : Virgin Books, 2002 Lesly's handbook of public relations and communications. 5th ed. / Ed. by Ph.Lesly. -

Lincolnwood : NTC Business Books, 1997 Austin E.W., Pinkleton B.E., Strategic public relations management : planning and managing

effective communication programs. - Mahwah : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2001 Hart N., The public relations audit : evaluation checklists to measure the impact of every

message you send to customers, shareholders and the public. - London : Pearson Education, 2002

Wilcox D.L., Ault Ph.H., Agee W.K., Public relations : strategies and tactics. 5th ed. - New York : Longman, 1997

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Title and category of study subject program – History of communication and culture in Latvia, category B


Readers involved in study subject programs – assoc.prof. Dr.phil. A.Vilks, doc. Dr.phil. L.Vilka



Aim of study subject – to analyse different processes of the development in culture and communication, by putting this in the context of different political rocesses, social views, ideologies, theories and ideas.

Content of study subject –1. Cultural development in Latvia until 18th century. Origins of the editions and the press.2. Age of enlightment in the Latvian culture and the press.3. 19th century. The beginning of the culture and the press of the civic nation.4. The beginning of 20th century in the Latvian culture and communication.5. Culture and communication in the new made Latvian state. 6. The role of the culture and communication 1940 – 1990;7. Culture and communication in USSR, LSSR, in exile;8. National avakening, the culture and the communication in the avakening processes 9. Developments in the end of 20th century culture and communication.10. Contemporary cultural space and developments.


Literature -Apīnis A. Eiropas kultūras loki un latviešu sabiedrība no 16. gadsimta līdz 19. gadsimta vidum // Soļi senākās grāmatniecības un kultūras takās: Apcerējumi (2000, 9.–27. lpp.) Apīnis A. Grāmata un latviešu sabiedrība līdz 19. gadsimta vidum (1991)

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20. gadsimta Latvijas vēsture. 1. sēj.: Latvija no gadsimta sākuma līdz neatkarības pasludināšanai: 1900–1918 / Atb. red. V. Bērziņš (2000)Latvija 19. gadsimtā: Vēstures apceres / Atb. red. J. Bērziņš (2000)Priedītis A. Latvijas kultūras vēsture: No vissenākajiem laikiem līdz mūsdienām (2000)

Manager of study subject program L.Vilka Dr. phil., doc. Lolita Vilka


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Title and category of study subject program – Media management, category B


Readers involved in study subject programs – assoc. prof. Dr. art. D. Hanovs; lect., Mg.soc. A.Rožukalne



Aim of study subject – to explain thepretical and practical aspects of the management in the media industry. To analyse the work and surveillance of the press and broadcasting media, as well as the market of electronical communication media (radio, TV, internet radio, digital radio, cable radio and TV) and its development trends in Latvia and abroad.

Content of study subject –1. Management: concept, functions, priciples. Methods of organizational management.2. Specifics of the media industry. Decision making. Information in the management

process3. Making the politics of the personell in media industry.4. Organizational culture. Management of change.5. Cmpetition and monopoly in the media industry. Media market research.;6. Financing models of the media industry. Sponsorship, mecenatism, advertising. Lobism

and the media.7. Legal regulation of the media industry.8. State and municipal institutions and the management of the media industry;9. EU media systems, associations and the regulation.10. Management problems in media industry in EU and Russia.


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Literature -Barnouw E., Frank T. Conglomerates and the Media. – N.J.: New Press, 1998.Culture, Creativity and Markets. World Culture Report. – UNESCO: 1998.European Broadcasting Union // ww.ebu.ch Forands I. Biznesa vadības tehnoloģijas. – Rīga: LIF, [b.g.]Kruks S. “Radiožurnālistika”. – Rīga: Valters un Rapa, 2005Latvijas elektronisko sabiedrības saziņas līdzekļu attīstības nacionālā koncepcija 2006.-2008.gadam // www .nrtp.lv Likums “Par presi un citiem informācijas līdzekļiem” // www.likumi.lv Mihailovs I. Kultūras institūcijas un administrēšana. – Rīga: BKI, 2005. Radio un televīzijas likums // www.likumi.lv Reklāmas likums // www.likumi.lv Vadīšana / sast. S.Ruskule. – Jelgava: Jelgavas tipogrāfija, 2005. Коммуникационный менеджмент. – Москва: Гардарики, 2004.Папирян Г. Экономика и управление в сфере коммуникаций. Зарубежный опыт. – Москва: Дашков и К, 2005.



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Title and category of study subject program – Social Theories, category A


Readers involved in study subject programs – Dr.phil. V.Tēraudkalns



Aim of study subject – study of contemporary social theories, learning about concepts on society in 20.- 21. century, by analysing texts written by most important authors and by comparision

Content of study subject –1. Theory of modernity by Jurgen Habermas.2. Postmodernism3. Pierre Bourdieu and habitus4. Michel Foucault theories on society and history.5. A. Giddens, U. Beck, Z. Baumann.6. Herbert Marcuse. One-dimensional man7. Critical theory: origins, main tendencies8. Theories about gender sociality9. Feminism social theory10. Problem of freedom in the work of Isaiah Berlin.


Literature – 1. commendatory:

1. Mūsdienu politiskā filosofija : hrestomātija / sastādītājs un ievada autors Jānošs Kiss. - [Rīga]: Zvaigzne ABC, 1998.

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2. The Blackwell Reader in Contemporary Social Theory / ed. by Anthony Elliott. – Malden, PA; Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishers, 1999.

3. Layder D. Modern Social Theory. – London: UCL, 1997.4. Kumer K. From Post- industrial to Post-modern society. – Oxford: Blackwell, 1997.5. Delanty G. Social Theory in a Changing World: Conceptions of Modernity. –

Cambridge: Polity Press, 1999.

2. additional1. Одномерный человек / Герберт Маркузе ; [перевод с английского А.А. Юдина].

- Москва : АСТ : Ермак, 2003.2. The Inclusion of the Other: studies in political theory / Jürgen Habermas; edited by

Ciaran Cronin and Pablo De Greiff. – Cambridge, Oxford: Polity Press, 1999.3. Social Theory of Modern Societies: Anthony Giddens and his critics. – edited by

David Held etc. – Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994.4. The Postmodernism Reader: foundational texts. / edited by Michael Drolet.- London,

UK; New York, N.Y.: Routledge, 2004. 5. The Essential Foucault : selections from The essential works of Foucault, 1954-

1984 / edited by Paul Rabinow and Nikolas Rose. - New York, London: New Press, 2003.

6. Feminism: issues & arguments / Jennifer Saul. - Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003.

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Title and category of study subject program – Theory of culture, category C


Readers involved in study subject programs – assoc.prof. Dr.art. D.Hanovs



Aim of study subject – to give an overview about phenomenon of culture in the framework of European research tradition (cultural anthropology), to analyse critically concepts, hypoteses, theories of the phenomenon of culture, mainly by the analyses of most important texts in the field of cultural theory.

Content of study subject – 1. Notion of culture. Man as a author of culture. Other nature and athropological project.

Anthropological network. (K. Gīrcs)2. Anthropological frames of culture – time and space in the theory of culture. Concepts of

time in the theory of culture.3. Cyclical and linear time. Understanding of time in the arhaic and modern societies.

Prophan and sacral time (M. Eliade)4. Mythical thinking – cultural arhivation. (E.Cassirer)5. Cultural (collective) memory: shifting of time (Kosellek): theory of the places of

memory (les lieux de memoire (P. Norra)).6. Content and transformation of the collective memory in Latvia.7. Ideology, written culture, development of discoursive culture – the role of mass media.

(J.Habermas).8. National ideology in Latvian culture. Discourse on the content and belonging of the

nation. Loyality for community and the development of the civic society of liberal theory.

9. History vs. memory: the building of cultural identity, change of generations (J. Assmann)10. Political discourse, notion of politics. Political theatre, power reprezentation. (E.Gellner,

B. Anderson, P.Burke etc.)

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Test in the study subject – eksāmens

Literature –- commendatory Literature:Gīrcs K. Kultūru interpretācija. – AGB. – Rīga, 1998.Castells M. The rise of the Network Societies. – New York, 1999.Castells M. The power of identity. – New York, 1995.Curran J. Media and Power. – Routledge. – London, 2004.Giddens A. Konsequenzen der Moderne. – Suhrkamp, 1997.Habermas J. Theorie des kommunikativen Handelns, Bd. 2. – Suhrkamp, 1997Hall T. E. Beyond Culture. – Anchor Books. – New York, 1989Kennedy M. B. (ed.) The Cyberspace Reader. - Routledge. – London, 2002Mirzoeff N. (ed.) The Visual Culture Reader. - Routledge. – London, 2005Noelle – Neumann E. Publizistik, Massenkommunikation. – Fischer, 1999.Ruesen J. Die Vielfalt der Kulturen. – Surkamp, 1998

- additional Literature:Bodrijārs. Ž. Simulakri un simulācija. – Rīga, Omnia Mea, 2000Шейгал Е. Семиотика политического дискурса. – Москва, Гнозис, 2004.





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Title and category of study subject program – Branding: theory and practice, category B


Readers involved in study subject programs – assoc.prof. Dr.art. D. Hanovs Auditory (faculty, study program, year of study) – 2nd year students of the Master Program „Communication“ of the Department of Communication Studies, Faculty of Communication


Aim of study subject– to strengthen the competence of the students to identify globalisation process in its expression in marketing and to train their skills in the development of brands in the context of conclusions from West european market economy, culture, esthetics and psychology. To teach basic skills in brand administration and about its use in the communication process of a company and other types of organizations. Content of study subject –1.Introduction. What is brend? History, deveopment of the concept. Important themes and problems in the discourse about the phenomenon of brand,2. No Logo / Pro Logo: brends and corporate social responsibilty: neoliberal discourse on branding: Naomi Klein and Michel Chevalier;3. Making of a brand I: structure of the message, components, sources, themes. Mythos in the branding. Aldaris, Bordeaux, Marlboro;4. Makng of the brand II. Style, regional differences, using of the art, audioelements and esthetics. Color. Barrocco, classicism, national romantism: Versace, Hermes, Burberry;5. Brand and logo; image, transformation of the logo. Simplification. Armani, Ferragamo;6. Distribution of the message of the brand: provocation, oksimoron (use of socially marginal groups, use of the body languagem sexuality, religious tabu). Wrong message. Unsuccessful brand and critical analysis of the aspects of brand communication. Benetton, Sisley; 7. Life cycle of the brand“ birth, maturing, old brand and re-generation. Cycles in the use of brands,8. Localisation of the brand. Techniques and expressions of the cultural glocalization.9. Development of the consumer society in Latvia – tendencies and techniques.

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Literature -- commendatory literature:Klein N. No Logo. – Oxford Press, 2001. Chevalier M.,Mazzalovo G. Pro Logo. Brands as a Factor of Progress. – Macmillan, 2004Schmitt B., Simonson A. Marketing Aesthetics. The Strategic Management of Brands, Identity and Image. – Free Press, 1997Holt D. How Brands Become Icons. The Principles of Cultural Branding. – Harvard University, 2004Kapferer J. – N. The New Strategic Brand Management. – Kogan, 2004Atkin D. The Culting Brands. Turn Your Customers into True Believers. – Portfolio, 2004

- additional literatureSimmons J., Cliffon R. Brands and Branding. – The Economist, 2003.Рожков И. Кисмерешкин В. От брендинга к брендбилдингу.- Москва, 2004.





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Title and category of study subject program – Research in social sciences: qualitative and quantitave methods, category B


Readers involved in study subject programs – lect., Mg.soc. A.Laķe



Aim of study subject– to develop research skills of master students. The basic aim is to deepen knowledge about the methods of the communication research, their use, history, strengths and weeknesses. Different areas of the media research and different media will be stressed in connection to most relevant methods for its treetment. In the framework of the course students will learn basics of the communication research methododlogy as well as skills to evaluate and use these methods.

Content of study subject –1. Research on communication as a part of society research. The problem of method and

the most used methods in the social science. 2. Qualitative and quantitative methods. Multimethodical approach in the research on

communication. 3. Ethnographic methodology, The research on mass communication effects and its

audience.4. Mass communication research methods and their history I. Printed media. 5. Mass communication research methods and theor history II. Electronic media.6. Communication research in Internet and computer supported communication research.7. Methods and principles of the analysis of visual image.8. Methods and principles of the text analysis.9. Methods and principles of the analysis of the event, its representation (in the media) and

its effects, Planned communication and the methods and aims of a research,10. Comparative and diachronic media research.


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Literature -- commendatory literatureBertrand, I., Hughes, P. Media Research Methods: Audiences, Institutions Texts. – Basingstoke: Palgrave/Macmillan, 2004Buddenbaum, J. M., and Novak, K. B. Applied Communication Research.Ames, IA: Iowa State University Press, 2001.Furlong, N.E., Lovelace E.A., Lovelace, K.L. Research Methods and Statistics: An Integrated Approach. – Forth Worth: Harcourt Brace & Company, 2000.Gomm, R. Social Research Methodology. An Introduction. – London: Palgrave / Macmillan, 2003Hansen, A. Cottle S., Negrine R, Mass communication research methods. – London: Palgrave / Macmillan, 1998 Stempel,G.H. III, Weaver, D.H.,Wilhoit, G.C. Mass Communication Research and Theory. – Boston:Allyn & Bacon, 2002.Dijk, Teun, A. van. News as Discourse. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum, 1990.- additional LiteratureBarker,M. Assessing the 'Quality' in Qualitative Research: The Case of Text-Audience Relations.// European Journal of Communication, Volume 18, Issue 03 , pp. 315.- 336.Heise, D.Event Structure Analysis URL: www.indiana.edu/~socpsy/ESA/ESA.htmlLemke, J.L. Analysing Verbal Data: Principles, Methods, And Problems. URL:http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/education/jlemke/papers/handbook.htmKress, Gunther, Leeuwen, Theo van. Reading Images: The Grammar of Visual Design. – London, Routledge, 1996Neuman, W.L. Social research methods: Qualitative and quantitative approaches (4rd ed.). Boston: Allyn & Bacon, 2000.Shoemaker P.J., Tankard, J.W.,Jr., Lasorsa, D.L. How to Build Social Science Theories. – London, SAGE, 2003.Sterling, C.H., Bracken, J.K., & Hill, S.B. (eds). Mass communications research resources: An annotated guide. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1998Williams M. The Problem of Representation: Realism and Operationalism in Survey Research .//Sociological Research Online: URL: http ://www.socresonline.org.uk/

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Title and category of study subject program – International relations and intercultural communication, category B


Readers involved in study subject programs – assoc. prof. Dr. D.Hanovs, Dr.hist. M.Meckl



Aim of study subject – To deliver an overview about the problems of international relations, its historical development and perspectives in the context of 21st century geopolitical context, to teach about different social, religious, ethnic identities, that for cultural diversity in contemporary globalised society, to inform about problems of cross-cultural education

Content of study subject –1. Introduction into international relations2. Problems of national state and regional culture.3. The building of the cultural conflict: technologies of „ we“ „they“ distinction. Otherness

in the culture.4. Alternative cultures in the Latvian society: communication technologies of the majority

and 5. Discourses of cultural diversity I: multiculturalism theories and experience spectrum in

different regions of the world (melting pot, cohasion, multiculturalism)6. Discourses of cultural diversity II: racism, xenophobia, discriminaton.7. Development of Latvian and European policy in the area of cross-cultural

communication. 8. The role of political elites in the development of multiculturalism in Latvia, Baltic

Countries and EU.9. Development of intercultural education in Latvia,


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Literature -Commendatory literature:Golding P. Beyond Cultural Imperialism. Globalization, communication and the new international order. (1999) Sage Publications.Granrose, C.S., & Oskamp, S. ed. (1997). Cross-Cultural Work Groups. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications. Gudykunst, W.B., & Mody, B. (2002). Handbook of International and Intercultural Communication. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications. Hall, E.T. (1969). The Hidden Dimension. New York: Anchor Books.Hall, E.T. (1989). Beyond Culture. New York: Random House.Hostede, G. (1984). Cultures Consequences. Newbury Park: Sage Publications.Lewis R. (1999). When Cultures Collide. Managing successfully across Cultures. Brealey Publishing House Renshon, S.A., & Duckitt, J. ed. (2000). Political Psychology: Cultural and Crosscultural Foundations. Houndmills: Macmillan Press. Samovar, L.A., & Porter, R.E. (1991). Intercultural Communication: A Reader. Belmont: Wadsworth Publishing Company. Samovar, L.A., Porter, R.E., & Stefani, L.A. (1998). Communicating Between Cultures. Belmont: Wadsworth Publishing Company. Ting-Toomey, S. (1999). Communicating Across Cultures. New York: Guilford Press.- additional literatureBöhme H. Orientierung Kulturwissenschaft. Was sie kann, was sie will. (2000). RowohltsBrislin, R.W. ed. (1990). Applied Cross-Cultural Psychology. Newbury Park: Sage Publications. Gellner E. Pflug, Schwert und Buch.(1993). Klett – Cotta.



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Title and category of study subject program – Social, political and cultural processes of the global communication, category A


Readers involved in study subject programs – assoc. prof. Dr. D.Hanovs, lect., Mg. art., Mg.iur. I.J.Mihailovs



Aim of study subject – to develop knowledge and to develop practical skills of research of social and communicative structures and form in the context of globalization process as an multilayered phenomenon, with its expression in the culture, oricess of the political decision making. And in the social space.

Content of study subject –Introduction in the development of the globalization discourse: process or event?Problem of hronology of the globalization. Globalization in the dinamics of worlds developments„Global“ transformations in the state and governement. What changes in the globalisation process; time and space – anhropological categories and its transformation. Discoursive tradictions of globalization: 3 schools of the analysis of globalization, hiperglobalists, sceptics, transformists.Types of the antiglobalism and its expression.Economic dilemmas in the context of globalization challenges. Transformation of the rights in the context of globalization. Human rights as an agency of globalization.Globalization and culture. Consumer society – agency of globalization. Expanding of global communications in the context of social politics. Informative participation and communicative exclusion. Identities of the resistence – discourses of antimodenism.

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Phenomenon of glocalization: feedback of the globalization from influences target grups and flieds. Scenarios of regional development in the context of politics in EU. Anlysis of global threats.Expressions and development of globalization in Latvia.


Literature list: Agora 5. Paterniecības izpausmes Latvijā un ārpus tās. – Rīga: LU Akadēmiskais apgāds, 2006. – 272.lpp.Apvienoto Nāciju Organizācija. Globālas atbildes globāliem jautājumiem. – Rīga: Zinātne, 2007.Globāla dienaskārtība. – Rīga: Zinātne, 2007. – 288.lpp.Hanovs D. Patērētāju kopiena un tās robežas Latvijā – everyone is invited? // Robežu paplašināšana: identitātes un kopienas. – Rīga: LU Akadēmiskais apgāds, 2006. – 148. – 162.lpp.Hanovs D., Mihailovs I.J., Tēraudkalns V. Globalizācija: teorijas un prakses. – Rīga: [b.i.[, 2006. – 96.lpp.Castells M. The Rise of the Network Society. – Blackwell,1996.Castells M. Cities and Social theory. – Blackwell, 2002.Giddens A. Konsequenzen der Moderne. – Suhrkamp, 1995.Habermas J. Faktizität und Geltung. Beiträge zur Diskurstheorie des Rechts und des demokratischen Rechtsstaats. – Suhrkamp, 1997.Held H. Democracy and the Global Order. From the Modern State to Cosmopolitan Governance. – Polity, 2006.Huntington S. Kampf der Kulturen. – Europaverlag, 1996.Бауман З. Глобализация. Последствия для человека и общества. – Москва: 2004.Бергер П., Хантингтон С. Многоликая глобализация. – Москва: 2004.Хелд Д., Гольдблатт Д., Макгрю Э., Перратон Дж. Глобальные трансформации. – Москва: 2004.Уэбстер Ф. Теории информационного общества. – Москва: 2004.Грани глобализации. – Москва: 2003. - commendatory literature:Castells M. The Rise of the Network Society. – Blackwell, 1996Castells M. Cities and Social theory, Blackwell, 2002Giddens A. Konsequenzen der Moderne, Suhrkamp, 1995Habermas J. Faktizität und Geltung. Beiträge zur Diskurstheorie des Rechts und des demokratischen Rechtsstaats, Suhrkamp, 1997.Huntington S. Kampf der Kulturen Europaverlag, 1996Бауман З. Глобализация. Последствия для человека и общества, Москва, 2004Бек У. Что такое глобализация, 2001- additional Literature:Бергер П., Хантингтон С. Многоликая глобализация, Москва, 2004Хелд Д., Гольдблатт Д., Макгрю Э., Перратон Дж. Глобальные трансформации, Москва, 2004Уэбстер Ф. Теории информационного общества, Москва, 2004Грани глобализации, Москва, 2003

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Title and category of study subject program –Social anthropology, category B


Readers involved in study subject programs – assoc. prof. Dr. phil. A.Lūse



Aim of study subject – to introduce anthropology as a science about man in the broad sense of the word. Lectures provide students with information about main branches of the anthropology – physical/ biological and social/ cultural.

Content of the study subject – 1. Introduction. Notion of the anthropology, history and basic approaches; 2. Variations of the mankind; observable processes, physical variations, races, racisms and

the future of the variations of the man. 3. Archeology. The beginnings of the food production. Sedentary style of life.

Domestification of animals and plants. Results of the food production. Early cities. Theories of the rise of cities and states.

4. Short description of the theories of anthropology: uniliear evolutionists, functionalists, marxists.

5. Anthropology of the economy. Collection and production of the food. Influence of the environment on the way of food making. Sharing of the resources. Gifts.

6. Social stratification and the lack of the egality. Egalitarian, range and class societies. Rise of stratification.

7. Sex, gender and culture. Roles of genders. Differences between gender roles in different cultures. New reproductive systems and change of genders. Sexuality and homosexualism.

8. Marriage and the family. Restrictions in marriage: taboo of the incest, unilateral systems

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9. Psychology and culture. Universality of the mental development. Variations of the psychological features in different cultures. Psychological explanation of the cultural variation. Religion and the magic. Variations of the religious believes and practices.

10. Notion of culture, Cultural relativism. Description of culture. Cultural change. Ways of the cultural change in the contemporary world. Applied anthropology. Global social problems and possib;e solutions.


Literature -Eriksen T.H. (2001). History of antropology. London:Sterling, Virginia:Pluto Press. Ember&Ember, (1999). Anthropology. N.Y.:Upper Saddle River Prentice Hall. Cheater, A. P (1995) Social Anthropology. An alternative introduction. London:Routledge.Malinowski,B. (1966). (1927) The Father in Primitive Psychology Mead, M. (1949). Coming of age in Samoa, Introduction Džohansons,D. un Īdijs, M. (1990). Lūsija. Rīga: ZinātnePeoples, J., Bailey, G. 2000. Humanity. An Introduction to Cultural Anthropology. Wadsworth.http://www2.sseriga.edu.lv/ plašākā antropoloģijas bibliotēkaKottak, C.P. Anthropology. 2000. The Exploration of Human Diversity. McGraw Hill.Schultz, E.A., Lavenda, R.H. 2000. Anthropology: A Perspective on Human Condition. Mayfield Publishing Company.

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Title and category of study subject program – PR in the integrated marketing communication system: management of campaigns and marketing, category B


Readers involved in study subject programs – lect. Mg. soc. V.Savicka



Aim of study subject – to introduce specific area of PR – the management of campaigns and politics, to teach theoretical basics of this field, to give a understanding about its different aspects and the role in the social and political context.

Content of study subject – Concepts, definitions. Overall introductions to the subject. What is news and how to become news, News as a means if persuasion. Campaigns of PR

and politics. Opinion pools, reitings, incomes. Advertising. Politcal advertising, Advertising as a means of persiasion. Design principles of the political advertising. The media and the political campaigns. Reputation. Marketing of the reputation. Image of the person. Imae of the leader. Motivs of the collective choice – efectiveness of the distribution, redistribution Election choice, rule of the majority. Interest groups, donations and lobing. Privacy and the public presentation. Public affairs and government relations.


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Literature - Wilcox D.L., Ault Ph.H., Agee W.K., Public relations : strategies and tactics. 5th ed. - New

York : Longman, 1997 Cutlip S.M., Center A.H., Broom G.M., Effective public relations. 9th ed. - Upper Saddle

River : Pearson Education International, 2006 Sanaiev A., Russkii piar v biznese i politike. - Moskva : Osj-89, 2005 Henslowe Ph., Prakticheskoie rukovodstvo po pablik rileishnz. - Sankt Peterburg : Neva,

2003 Hendrix J.A., Public relations cases. 5th ed. - Belmont : Wadsworth, 2005 Mueller D.C. , Public choice III. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2003. Stark L.P., Choosing a leader : party leadership contests in Britain from Macmillan to Blair. -

Basingstoke : Macmillan, 1996 Olive D., More political babble : the dumbest things politicians ever said. - New York :

Wiley, 1996 Jamieson K.H., Campbell K.K., The interplay of influence : news, advertising, politics and

the mass media. 4th ed. - Belmont : Wadsworth, 1997 Privacy and loyalty / Ed. by Birks P. - Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1997

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Title and category of study subject program – Ethics: concepts and actual problems of communication and PR, category B


Readers involved in study subject programs – prof. Dr.phil. V.Sīle



Aim of study subject– to teach a theoretical basics for the ethics of communication, to achieve an understanding about the need of the ethical aprach un each of the components of the communication process, to give an insight in the ethical aspects of communication and PR in the framework of different cultures.

Content of study subject – Ethical aspects of the communication. Ethical decision making. Communication models and its different ethical intensity. Components of the communication process and ethics. Ethical aspects of the action of the communicator. Ethical aspects of the message and its effect. Ethical aspects of th medium. Social ethics and the mass media practice. Ethical aspects of the context of communication – recipient and situation. Govermental communication and the ethics. Traditions of the ethics of communication in different countries. Dažādu valstu

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Literature - Jensen J.V., Ethical issues in the communication process. - Mahwah : Lawrence Erlbaum

Associates, 1997 Seib Ph., Fitzpatrick K., Public relations ethics. - Fort Worth : Harcourt Brace College

Publishers, 1995 Guth D.W. Marsh Ch., Public relations : a values-driven approach. - Boston : Allyn and

Bacon, 2000 Communication ethics and universal values / Ed. by Christians C.G., Traber M. - Thousand

Oaks : Sage Publications, 1997 Communication ethics in an age of diversity / Ed. by Makau J.M., Arnett R.C. - Urbana :

University of Illinois Press, 1997 Konteks T. Ētika valsts dienestā. Amerikāņu modelis. – Varšava: Demokrātijas attīstības

centrs, 1995 Starlings G. Valsts sektora pārvalde. – R.: Valsts Administrācijas skola, 1993 Steinbegrs Š.S., Osterns D.T. Valdība, Ētika un Vadītāji. Ceļvedis sabiedriskā sektora ētisko

problēmu risināšanai. – R.: Pētergailis, 1994 Corporate integrity and accountability / Ed. by Brenkert G.G. - Thousand Oaks : Sage

Publications, 2004 Katchmer G.A., Professional budo : ethics, chivalry and the samurai code. - Jamaica Plain :

YMAA Publication Centre, 1995 International encyclopedia of ethics / Ed. by Roth J.K. - London : Fitzroy Dearborn, 1995 Solomon R.C., A handbook for ethics. - Fort Worth : Harcourt Brace College Publishers,

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Title and category of study subject program – Communication, politics and EU, category B


Readers involved in study subject programs – prof. Dr.philol. I.Skulte



Aim of study subject – to deliver the knowledge about the role of the means of communication, informaton and mass communication in the contemporary political processes by stressing European media policy; to build a skills to use obtained knowledge in the analysis of political processes and phenomena.

Content of study subject –Interaction of political information and political system. Information and its role in different political regimes. Political information and political pluralism.Mass communication means, their types and political qualities. Main concepts of mass communication means and their political realisations. Effectivity of mass communication.Importance of mass communication means in communication campaigns:ideas, candidates, programs; paid media and political advertising, the relations of mass communication means to government and political parties. Politics and internet: information and political participation. E-democracy and e-participation. Information, communication and globalization. Information and communication thechnologies (ICT) and globalization. Concepts of information society and knowledge society in the discourse of EU. Mass communication means and the audiovisual politics in EU. Aims and tasks of EU media policy The making of European media market. Encouraging of competitive programming industry in EU.Content of EU meda programming. EU programmes – MEDIA/ MEDIA PLUS, EUREKA. Multilingual news channel Euronews.Media system differences in European countries and their problems. Test in the study subject – examination (E)

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Literature -- commendatory literatureAltschull, J.H. Agents of Power./ The Role of the News Media in Human Affair. New York – London, 1984.Axford, B., Huggins, R. (Eds.) New media and politics. London, ThousandOaks, New Delhi: SAGE Publications, 2001.Busby, I. J. Mass Communication in a New Age: A Media Survey. Boston, London, 1987.Graber, D., McQuail, D., Norris, P. (Eds.) The Politics of News. The News ofPolitics. Washington: CQ Press, 1998.Hachten, W.A. The World News Prism./ Changing Media, Clashing Ideologies. Ames (Iowa), 1987.Johnson-Cartee, K.S. News narratives and news framing: constructingpolitical reality. Lanham, Boulder, New York, Toronto, Oxford: Rowman &Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2005.Leonard, T.C. The Power of the Press./ The Birth of America Political Reporting. New York, Oxford, 1986.McBridge, S. Many Voices, One World. London, New York, Paris, 1980.McQuail, D. Mass Communication./ Theory and Introduction. London, Beverly Hills, New Dheli, 1990. Meyer, T. with Hinchman, L. Media Democracy. How the Media ColonizePolitics. Cambridge, Oxford, Malden: Polity Press, 2002.Sarcinelli, U., Schatz, H. Mediendemokratie im Medienland. Inszenierungenund Themensetzungsstrategien im Spannungsfeld von Medien und Parteieliten amBeispiel der nordrhein-westfälischen Landtagswahl 2000. Opladen: Leske +Budrich, 2002.Thomas,L., Wareing, Sh., Singh, I., Peccei, J.S., Thornborrow,J. and Jones,J. Language, Society and Power.An Introduction. 2nd Ed. London, New York:Routledge, 2004.Tuch, H, M. Communicating with the World./ U.S. Public Diplomacy Overseas. New York, 1990. - additional literatureEsser, F., Pfetsch, B. (Hrsg.) Politische Kommunikation im internationalenVergleich. Grundlagen, Anwendun-gen, Perspektiven. Wiesbaden: WestdeutscherVerlag, 2003.Galtung, J. U.S. glasnost: missing political themes in U.S. media discourse.Cresskill: Hampton Press, 2004.Leonhard, J.-F., Ludwig, H.-W., Schwarze, D., Strassner, E. (Hrsg.)Medienwissenschaft. Ein Handbuch zur Entwicklung der Medien undKommunikationsformen. Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter, 1.Teilband, 1999,2.Teilband, 2001, 3.Teilband, 2002.Paletz, D.L. (Ed.) Political Communication Research: Approaches, Studies,Assessments. Vol.II. Norwood: Ablex Publishing Corporation, 1996.Stuckey, M.E. (Ed.) The theory and practice of political communicationresearch. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1996.

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Title and category of study subject program – Culture policy, category C


Readers involved in study subject programs – assoc. prof., Dr. phil. D.Hanovs



Aim of study subject – to build skills to understand different activities of different cultural institutions in Latvia, legislation on cultural issues and the processes of the development of cultural politics in Latvia. To look at the contemporary Latvia cultural politics ni the context of EU and European Council, to draw the system of intercultural connections of Latvian Republic, by stressing the problems and achievements of Latvian culture.

Content of study subject –Concepts of cultural politics, principles, models, mechanisms of realization. The history of the development of cultural politics in Latvia. Latvian legislation of the culture and the document systtem of planning of politics.Financing of Latvian culture. Latvian cultural infrastructure and administration of the process. System of cultural institutions.Cultural heritage, the infrastructure of maintaining (archives, museums, libraries tec.) Cultural industry (book industry, cinema). Cultural politics in the field of professional art. Visual art, music, theatre. Status of the artist. The participation of the society in the cultural processes. People’s art, crafts.Work of NGO in the field of culture, Mass media and their culture-informative function;Culture of minorities, the principle of the cultural autonomy. The system of cultural education.Globalization and culture. Cultural diversity, cultural dialog and national culture;Intercultural cooperation LR in the field of culture. Activities of UNESCE in cultural field. Cultural politics of EC and EU.


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Literature list:- commendatory literature;

Berdņikovs A., Mihailovs I. Globalizācija. Mūsdienu transformācijas un to izpausmes. – Rīga: BKI, 2005. Compedium: Cultural Policies in Europe // http:// www.culturalpolicies.net/Culture and European Union law / ed. By R.C.Smith. – Oxford: 2004. Forty years of European Cultural Co=operation // http://www.coe.int/t/e/Cultural_Co-operation/Commun/40CCeng.asp#TopOfPageKleins A. Kultūrpolitika. – Rīga: Jāņa Rozes apgāds, 2008.Kultūras menedžments. – Rīga: Latvijas Kultūras akadēmija, 2008.Kultūrpolitika Baltijas valstīs sociālo pārmaiņu laikā. Pieredze. Šķēršļi. Iespējas. – Rīga: [b.i.], 1996. Kultūrpolitika Latvijā. Nacionālais ziņojums. – Rīga: LR Kultūras ministrija, 1998. Kultūrpolitika Latvijā. Eiropas Padomes ekspertu ziņojums. – Strasbūra: Eiropas Padomes Kultūras sadarbības padome, 1998. Mihailovs I.J. Kultūras institūcijas un to vadība. – Rīga: Baltijas Starptautiskā akadēmija, 2008. Mucica D. Cultural legislation: Why? How? What? – Council of Europe, 2003.Многоликая глобализация. Культурное разнообразие в современном мире – Москва: Аспент-Пресс,2004.

- additional Literature.Priedītis A. Latvijas kultūras vēsture. – Daugavpils: AKA, 2000. – 354. lpp.The Cultural Dimension in EC Law. – Kluwer law:1997. Жидков В., Соколов К. Культурная политика России: теория и исторя. – Москва: Академический проект, 2001. Культурная политика в Европе. Выбор стратегии и перспективы. – Москва: Либерея, 2002.

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Title and category of study subject program – Psychology and pedagogy of the communication, category B


Readers involved in study subject programs – Dr.psych., assoc. prof. Sandra Mihailova



Aim of study subject – to work out an understanding of the basic rules of human behavior and action, like they show themselves in the communication of the person with other persons, groups and society, to teach theoretical basic concpts of communication and pedagogy, that influence person’s thoughts, emotions, needs, values and behavior.

Content of study subject –Theoretical understanding of social psychology.Communication and the person. Individual and the group.Understanding of interaction processes in the group, Phenomenon of influence.The behavior. Practical skills in the understanding of the behavoir and its management.Communicative competence in the organization and public communication.Effective communication in the interpersonal and public relations.Psychology of mass communication.Media pedagogy. Basic concepts and contemporary problems.


Literature list:- commedatory literature;

Silva Omārova "Cilvēks runā ar cilvēku", Rīga, Kamene, 1994 Silva Omarova " Cilvēks dzīvo grupā", Rīga, Kamene, 2001 M.Pļaveniece., D.Škuškovnika " Sociālā psiholoģija pedagogiem", Rīga, RaKa,

2002 Viesturs Reņģe "Sociālā psiholoģija", Rīga, Zvaigsne ABC, 2002 J.Kupčs " Saskarsmes būtība", Rīga, Zvaigzne ABC, 1997 Harvard Business Review " Efektīva komunikācija", Rīga, Lietišķās informācijas

dienests, 2002

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Eriks Berns " Spēles, ko spēlē cilvēki", Rīga, SIA Birojs 2000 Plus P.Pikeringa " Strīdi, nesaskaņas, konflikti", Rīga, Jāņa Rozes apgāds, 2000 Dr.Volfgangs Krīgers " Komandas vadība", Rīga, BALTA eko, 2003 Guna Svence " Pieaugušo psiholoģija" , Rīga, RaKa, 2003 LU Pedagoģijas un Psiholoģijas fakultāte "Pētījumi pieaugušo pedagoģijā", Rīga,

LU, 2005 N.L.Geidžs., D.C. Berlingers " Pedagoģiskā psiholoģija", Rīga, Zvaigsne

ABC,1997 LPIA "KOMPAS Rokasgrāmata pieaugušo izglītības pasniedzējiem", Rīga,

Latvijas Pieaugušo izglītības apvienība, 2003 А.М.Панфилова «Деловая коммуникация в профессиональной

деятельности», Санкт-Петербург, «Знание», 2003. Корнелиус Х., Фейр Ш. «Выйграть может каждый (как разрешать

конфликты)», Москва, 1992 М.В.Кларин «Корпоративный тренинг от А до Я», Москва, «Дело», 2000. В.В.Богаров «Антропология возраста», изд. Санкт-Петербуржского

университета, 2001.- additional literature

o Z.Rubene, A.Krūmiņa, I.Vanaga " Ievads mediju pedagoģijā", Rīga, RaKa, 2008o "Psiholoģijas atlants:attēli un teksti" 1.daļa, Rīga, Zvaigzne ABC, 1997o A.Edmillers., T.Vilhelms " Manipulēšana", Rīga, BALTA eko, 2004o Dr.Volfgangs Krīgers " Komandas vadība", Rīga, BALTA eko, 2003o Le Bons G. " Pūļa un masu psiholoģija", Rēzekne, 1998o V.Reņģe " Organizāciju psiholoģija", Rīga, kamene, 1999o Ē. Fromms " Mīlestības māksla" , Rīga, Preses Nams, 1994o D.G. Myers "Social Psychology", McGraw-Hill, Inc.,1983o A.Pīzs " Ķermeņa valoda", Rīga, Jumava, 1995o Fast J." Body language" , New York:Pocket Books, 1970o Хорст Рюкле «Ваше тайное оружие в общении», Москва, «Интерэксперт», 1996.o Е.В. Сидоренко «Тренинг коммутативной компетентности в деловом

взаимодействии», Санкт-Петербург, «Речь», 2002.o Джеральд Ниренберг, Генри Калеро «Как читать человека словно книгу», Казань,

«Инва», 1991.o Алан Пиз «Язык телодвижений», Нижний Новгород, «Ай Кью», 1992.o С.Дерябо, В.Ясвин «Гроссмейстер общения», Смоленск, «Смысл», 1996.

Manager of study subject program S.Mihailova Dr. psych., assoc. prof. Sandra Mihailova



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*** Coordinated at the Faculty Council, if a study program is realized by several academic structural units or in the academic work is involved structural unit

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Title and category of study subject program – Human security, category C


Readers involved in study subject programs – prof. Dr.phil. A.Vilks



Aim of study subject– 1. To build, develop and strengthen theoretical knowledge of students about problems of

security. 2. To teach how to analyse the person practically from the point of view of security. 3. To teach how to deal with the protection of state and private rights.

Content of study subject –Alaysis of the individual in terms of security. Personal security.Extremal situations. Selfprotection as a type of ensuring personal security.Diagonistics of the partner.Protection of the private rights as a type of ensuring personal security Basics of the private detetivprotection.Intellectual security.Protection of commercial secrets.Planning the business protection actions. Protection and security of computer programms.Legal protection of the person.


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Literature – commendatory:

1. Krimināllikums. 17.06.1998.2. Likums par šaujamieročiem un speclīdzekļiem pašaizsardzībai. 23.02.1993.3. Ronins R. Izlūkdienests tavās rokās. R., 2000.4. Крысин А.И. Безопасность в предпринимательской деятельности. М., финансы и

статистика, 1996.5. Лученок А.И. Мошенничество в бизнесе. М.,1997.6. Андрианов В.И. Шпионские штучки и устройства для защиты объектов и

информации. М.,1996.

Manager of study subject program A.Vilks Dr. soc., prof. Andrejs Vilks



Note* Extraneous to Doctoral degree studies** Or in academic work involved structural unit *** Coordinated at the Faculty Council, if a study program is realized by several academic structural units or in the academic work is involved structural unit.

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Title and category of study subject program – Media Economics, B

Manager of Academic structural unit – Dr.phil. Martins Boiko

Readers involved in study subject program – Mg.soc. Anda Rožukalne

Auditory (faculty, study program, year of study) – Faculty of European Study,

Department or Communication, 2nd year master degree students

Volume of study program in credit points – 2CP

Aim of study subject – to provide knowledge of media economy and its driving forces in different countries.

Task of study program – to develop student’s abilities to bring into effect knowledge of media economy.

Content of the study subject:1. Current problems of media economics I.2. Current problems of media economics II.3. Media management and media economics. 4. Who owns media?5. Editors and media owners. 6. Powerful and weak players in media business.7. Different media structures.8. Relationships between media owners and democratic bodies.9. Media commercialism and the changes of media contents.10Final paper presentation.

Test in study subject – exam

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List of literature:- commendatory list of literature:

Media Economics: Theory and Practice (Lea's Communication) by Alison Alexander (Editor), James Owers (Editor), Rodney A. Carveth (Editor), C. Ann -Hollifield (Editor), Albert N. Greco (Editor)Janet Malcolm, Media Economics: Applying Economics to New and Traditional Media by Colin Hoskins, Stuart M. McFadyen (Author), Adam Finn Media Economics: Applying Economics to New and Traditional Media by Colin Hoskins (Author), Stuart M. McFadyen (Author), Adam Finn Understanding Media Economics by Gillian DoyleHandbook of Media Management And Economics (LEA's Media Management and Economics Series) by Alan B. AlbarranThe Business of Media: Corporate Media and the Public Interest by David R. Croteau William HoynesConstructing boundaries of journalism, Journalism, Copyright © 2006 SAGE Publications, (London, Thousand Oaks, CA and New Delhi); Vol. 7(1): 5–24 The Media and Entertainment Industries: Readings in Mass Communications (Media Economics Series) (Paperback)by Albert N. Greco

Manager of study subject program A.Rožukalne Mag. Soc. , lecturer Anda Rožukalne



Note* Extraneous to Doctoral degree studies** Or in academic work involved structural unit *** Coordinated at the Faculty Council, if a study program is realized by several academic structural units or in the academic work is involved structural unit.

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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/ref=ntt_athr_dp_sr_2?_encoding=UTF8&search-type=ss&index=books&field-author=William%20Hoynes

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/ref=ntt_athr_dp_sr_1?_encoding=UTF8&search-type=ss&index=books&field-author=David%20R.%20Croteau

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/ref=ntt_athr_dp_sr_1?_encoding=UTF8&search-type=ss&index=books&field-author=Alan%20B.%20Albarran

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/ref=ntt_athr_dp_sr_1?_encoding=UTF8&search-type=ss&index=books&field-author=Gillian%20Doyle

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/ref=ntt_athr_dp_sr_3?_encoding=UTF8&search-type=ss&index=books&field-author=Adam%20Finn

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/ref=ntt_athr_dp_sr_2?_encoding=UTF8&search-type=ss&index=books&field-author=Stuart%20M.%20McFadyen

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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/ref=ntt_athr_dp_sr_2?_encoding=UTF8&search-type=ss&index=books&field-author=Stuart%20M.%20McFadyen

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4.4. DIPLOMS UN TĀ PIELIKUMA PARAUGS

RĪGA STRADIŅŠ UNIVERSITY

This Diploma Supplement follows the model developed by the European Commission, Council of Europe and UNESCO/CEPES. The purpose of the supplement is to provide sufficient independent data to improve the international “transparency” and fair academic and professional recognition of qualifications (diplomas, certificates etc.). It is designed to provide a description of the nature, level, context and status of the studies that were pursued and successfully completed by the individual named in the Diploma to which this supplement is appended. It should be free from any value judgements, equivalence statements or suggestions about recognition. Information in all eight sections shall be provided. Where information is not provided, the reason shall be explained.

DIPLOMA SUPPLEMENT (Diploma Serial Number ...)

1. INFORMATION IDENTIFYING THE HOLDER OF THE QUALIFICATION:

1.1. First name:

1.2. Family name:

1.3. Date of birth (day/month/year):

1.4. Student identification code:

2. INFORMATION IDENTIFYING THE QUALIFICATION:

2.1. Name of qualification and (if applicable) title conferred (in original language):

Sociālo zinātņu maģistrs informācijas un komunikācijas zinātnēs

2.2. Main field(s) of study for the qualification:

Information and Communication Science – theory, comparative research

2.3. Name (in original language) and status of awarding institution:

Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte, State accredited (13.12.2001.), state recognised university

2.4. Name (in original language) and status of institution (if different from 2.3.) administering studies: The same as in point 2.3.

2.5. Language(s) of instruction/examination: Latvian, English

3. INFORMATION ON THE LEVEL OF THE QUALIFICATION:

3.1. Level of qualification: second level academic degree

3.2. Official length of programme, start and end date of the acquisition of the programme:

2 years (4 semesters), 80 Latvian credit points, 120 ECTS credit points, from September 3, 2007 till June 30, 2009

3.3. Access requirements: Bachelor degree in social science and humanities

4. INFORMATION ON THE CONTENTS AND RESULTS GAINED:

4.1. Mode of study: Full – time4.2. Programme requirements: Advanced study in theory and methods of Information and Communication Science which have to be applied while carrying out an independent research (20 week full time work, equivalent to 20 credit points or 30 ECTS) in the chosen field of Information and Communication Science and presenting the results in Master’s thesis the level of which must be equivalent to the requirements of a scientific publication.

4.3. Programme details (e.g. modules or units studied) and the individual grades/marks/ credits obtained:

No. Title of the study subject Credit points ECTS EvaluationPart A (obligatory)

1. Analysis of communication situations 4 62. Social theories 4 63. Social, political and cultural processes of the

global communication4 6

4. PR management models 4 65. Theoretical models of communication 4 66. Contemporary mass communication theories 4 67. Ethics of communication and PR: concepts and

topical problems2 3

8. Master Thesis Proseminar 2 2Part B (elective)

9. Journalism: contemporary processes and problems

2 3

10. International relations and intercultural communication

2 3

11. Communication, politics and EU 2 312. Sociology of mass communication and culture 2 313. PR in the integrated marketing communication

system: the management of campaigns, political campaigns and marketing

2 3

14. Social anthropology 2 315. Information society; values and processes 2 316. Research in sociel science: kvalitative and

quantitative methods2 3

17. Media economy 2 318. Psychology and pedagogy of communication 2 319. Media management 2 320. Advertising in the mass communication

processes2 3

21. History of culture and communication in Latvia 2 322. Branding: theory and practice 2 3

Part C (optional)23. Theory of culture 2 324. Culture policy 2 3

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The Master Thesis25. Title of the Master Thesis 20 30

4.4. Grading scheme and if available, grade distribution guidance:

Grade (description)Grade distribution

among students of this programme

10 (with distinction)9 (excellent)8 (very good)

7 (good)6 (almost good)5 (satisfactory)

4 (almost satisfactory)3-1 (unsatisfactory)

Weighted average grade of the holder of this qualification: …

4.5. Overall classification of the qualification (in original language): “Standarta”See criteria for awarding qualification class „Standarta” in point 6.1.

5. INFORMATION ON THE FUNCTION OF THE QUALIFICATION:

5.1. Access to further study:

Possibility to study at doctoral programme

5.2. Professional status (if applicable): Not foreseen to award

6. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

6.1. Additional information:

Diploma Supplement is an integral part of Diploma Serial Number …

The academic study programme “Communication” at the Rīga Stradiņš University is accredited till …Additional information for point 4.4. – The weighted average grade of the holder of the qualification is calculated as follows av=sum(a*f)/sum(f), where av – weighted average grade, a – the students’ acquired evaluation for every course subject, f – credit points for the course subject.

Additional information for point 4.5. – The qualification „Standarta” is awarded if all the study programme requirements are fulfilled.

6.2. Further information sources:Rīga Stradiņš University, 16 Dzirciema iela, Riga, LV-1007, LatviaPhone: +371 67409218, Fax: +371 67471815, e-mail: [email protected]

Academic information centre (Latvijas ENIC/NARIC) contact information:2 Vaļņu iela, Riga, LV-1050, LatviaPhone: +371 67225155, Fax: +371 67221006, E-mail: [email protected]

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7. CERTIFICATION OF THE SUPPLEMENT:

7.1. Date:

7.2. Signature: Jānis Gardovskis

7.3. Capacity: Rector Professor of Rīga Stradiņš University

7.4. Official stamp:

8. INFORMATION ON THE NATIONAL HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM:

(Please see next 2 pages)

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4.5. CONTENT OF THE ACADEMIC MASTER STUDY PROGRAMME „Communication“

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1. Theoretical models of communication

I.Skulte A 4 E

2. Social, political and cultural processes of the globalization

D.HanovsI.J.Mihailovs

A 4 E

3. PR management models R.Siliņa A 4 E4. Master Thesis Proseminar M.Boiko

I.SkulteA 2 E

5. Analysis of communication situations

I.Skulte A 4 E

6. Contemporary mass communication theories

S.Kruks A 4 E

7. Social theories V.Tēraudkalns A 4 E8. Ethics of communication and PR:

concepts and contemporary problems

V.Sīle A 2 E

9. Psychology and pedagogy of the communication

S.Jirgena A 2 E

10. Working and defending of the master thesis

~ A 20 P

Elective (B) 3011. Research in social sciences:

qualitative and quantitative methods

A.VilksA.Laķe

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12. Psycholinguistics M.Putniņa B 2 E13. PR in the system of integrated

marketing communication: management of campaigns, political campaigns and marketing

V.SavickaB

2 E

14. Social anthorpology A.Lūse B 2 E15. Sociology of mass communication

and cultureT.Lāce B 2 E

16. Information society: values and processes

N.Kozlovs B 2 E

17. Media economics D.HanovsA.Rožukalne

B 2 E

18. Communication, politics and EU I.Skulte B 2 E19. International relations and

intercultural communicationD.HanovsM.Mekls

B 2 E

20. Journalism: contemporary problems and processes

I.SkulteA.Rožukalne

B 2 E

21. Advertising in the mass communication processes

D.HanovsA.Rožukalne

B 2 E

22. Branding: theory and practice D.Hanovs B 2 E23. Media management D.Hanovs

A.RožukalneI.J.Mihailovs

B 2 E

24. Hystory of culture and communication in Latvia

A.VilksL.Vilka

B 2 E

25. Persuasive communication J.Lehtonens B 2 E

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Optional (C) 1026. The theory of culture D.Hanovs C 2 E27. Discourse analysis S.Meinerte C 2 E28. Media, music and society M.Boiko C 2 E29. Culture policy D.Hanovs C 2 E30. Human securtiy A.Vilks C 2 E

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4.6. LIST OF THE ACADEMIC STAFF

No. Title of the study subject Name, surname Science degree

Academic degree

1. Theoretica models of communication Ilva Skulte (elected) Dr.phil. Assoc.prof.

2. Social, political and cultural processes of globalization

Deniss Hanovs (elected)Ivans Jānis Mihailovs (not elected)

Dr.art Mg.art., Mg.iur.

Assoc.prof. Dep.Docent

3. Sabiedrisko attiecību menedžmenta modeļi Ruta Siliņa (elected) Mg.sab.vad. Lecturer

4. Master Thesis Proseminar Ilva Skulte(elected)Mārtiņš Boiko(not elected)

Dr.phil.Dr.philol.

Assoc.prof. Dep. Prof.

5.Analysis of communication situations

Mārtiņš Boiko (not elected)Sergejs Kruks (elected)Ilva Skulte (elected) Normunds Kozlovs (elected)Anda Rožukalne (elected)

Dr.philol.Dr.phil.Dr.inf.zin.Mg.soc.Mg.soc.

Dep. Prof.Assoc. prof.Assoc.prof. LecturerLecturer

6. Contemporary mass communication theories Sergejs Kruks (elected) Dr.inf.zin. Assoc.prof.

7. Social theories Valdis Tēraudkalns (not elected) Dr.phil. Extern. Prof.

8.Ethics of communication and PR: concepts and contemporary problems

Vija Sīle (elected) Dr.phil. Prof.

9.Psychology and pedagogy of communication

Sandra Jirgena (elected) Dr.pschy. Assoc.prof.

10.Research in social sciences: qualitative and quantitative methods

Andris Vilks (elected)Anda Laķe (elected)

Dr.phil.Mg.soc.

Assoc.prof. Lecturer

11. Psycholinguistics Martuta Putniņa (not elected) Dr.paed. Extern. Prof.

12.

PR in the system of integrated marketing communication: management of campaigns, political campaigns and marketing

Vita Savicka (elected) Mg.soc., Mg.pol. Lecturer

13. Social anthropology Agita Lūse (not elected) Dr.phil. Dep. Docent

14.Sociology of mass communication and culture

Taņa Lāce (elected) Mg.art. Lecturer

15. Information society: values and processes

Normunds Kozlovs (elected) Mg.soc. Lecturer

16. Media economics Deniss Hanovs (elected)Anda Rožuklane (elected)

Dr.artMg.soc.


17. Communication, politics and EU Ilva Skulte (elected) Dr.phil. Assoc. prof.

18.International relations and intercultural communication

Deniss Hanovs (elected)Markus Mekls (not elected)

Dr.artDr.phil.

Assoc.prof. Extern. prof.

19.Journalism: contemporary processes and problems

Ilva Skulte (elected)Anda Rožukalne (elected)

Dr.phil.Mg.soc.


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20.Advertising in the processs of mass communication

Deniss Hanovs (elected)Anda Rožukalne (elected)

Dr.artMg.soc.


21. Branding: theory and practice Deniss Hanovs (elected) Dr.art Assoc.prof.

22. Media management

Deniss Hanovs (elected)Ivans Jānis Mihailovs (not elected)Anda Rožukalne (elected)

Dr.art Mg.iur., Mg.art. Mg.soc.

Assoc.prof. docenta v.i.Lecturer

23. History of culture and communication in Latvia

Andris Vilks (elected)Lolita Vilka (elected)

Dr.phil.Dr.phil.

Assoc.prof.. Docent

24. Persuasive communication

Jakko Lehtonens (not elected) Dr.phil. Pieaic.pasn.

(Prof. emer.) 25. Kultūras teorija Deniss Hanovs (elected) Dr.art Assoc.prof. 26. Discourse analysis Sarmīte Meinerte Dr.philol. Pieaic.pasn.

27. Media, music and society Mārtiņš Boiko (not elected) Dr.philol. Dep. Prof.

28. Cultural policy Deniss Hanovs (elected) Dr.art Assoc.prof. 29. Human security Andrejs Vilks (elected) Dr.iur. Assoc. prof.

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4.7. DECISION OF THE LICENCE COMMISSION OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION FROM February, 1st 2007 (COPY)

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4.8. QUESTIONAIRE OF THE TEACHING STAFF EVALUATION (COPY EXAMPLE)

APSTIPRINĀTS Rīgas Stradiņa universitātes

Komunikācijas fakultātes 09.04.2008.g. Domes sēdē

protokols Nr.16-2-10/5

Department of Communication studiesProgramme: Communication

Evaluation form of the teaching

((TITLE OF THE STUDY SUBJECTTITLE OF THE STUDY SUBJECT)) (Lecturer/ professor )

__.Year of study – 200_./200_..

Each of the topics must be evaluated in the scale from 1 to 5, where 1 is the lowest rate and 5 – the highest. In oredr to use student‘ s evaluation for the inprovement of the programme, please, comment Your evaluation and give Your proposals for improvement.

No. Question Evaluation COMMENTS

1.Concordance of the implementationof the subject with curricula

1 2 3 4 5

2. Perception quality of lectures 1 2 3 4 5

3. New knowledge (the study material is not doubling other study subjects)

1 2 3 4 5

4. Quality of lectures 1 2 3 4 5

5. Quality of seminars 1 2 3 4 5

6. The independent work of student in the process of acquisition of subject

1 2 3 4 5

7. The concordance of literature with requirements on study subject

1 2 3 4 5

8. Cooperation with teacher 1 2 3 4 5

9. Quality of study environment 1 2 3 4 5

Other proposals and comments: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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4.9. LIST OF THE STUDY SUBJECTS IN THE STUDY PLAN OF THE ACADEMIC MASTER STUDY PROGRAMME „COMMUNICATION“ 1ST AND 2ND STUDY YEAR (FORM D-1, COPY)

Form No. D-1

COORDINATED APPROVEDIn the Board of Deans in the Senat of the RSUJanuary 21, 2008. January 22, 2008. Protocol No. 18 Protocol No. 1-2/22.01.2008

Plan of the 1st year of the master study program „Communication“ of the Department of Communication Studies for the year 2008/2009

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Soc., pol., cult. proc. of the global comm. A 4 40 24 16 24 16 E 44 PR management models A 4 40 24 16 24 16 E 45. Journalism: contemporary processes and probl. B 2 20 12 8 12 8 E 26. Internat. relations and intercult.commun. B 2 20 12 8 12 8 E 27. Theoretical models of communication A 4 40 24 16 24 16 E 48. Contemporary mass comm. theories A 4 40 24 16 24 16 E 49. Ethics of communication and PR A 2 20 12 8 12 8 E 210. Communication, politics and EU B 2 20 12 8 12 8 E 211. Sociology of mass communication and culture B 2 20 12 8 12 8 E 212. PR in the system of IMC:management of

campaigns, pol.campaigs and marketing B 2 20 12 8 12 8 E 2

13. Social anthropology B 2 20 12 8 12 8 E 214. Information society: values and processes B 2 20 12 8 12 8 E 2

Total: 40 20 20

Dean of the Faculty of Communication / Director of the programme _______I.Skulte_____/I.Skulte/

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Form No. D-1

COORDINATED APPROVEDIn the Board of Deans in the Senat of the RSUJanuary 21, 2008. January 22, 2008. Protocol No. 18 Protocol No. 1-2/22.01.2008

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