Meklēšana

The aim of the study course is to acquire knowledge, skills and competence in human-centered design and socio-technical systems, create an understanding of human-centered design and sociotechnical system modelling from human or user-centered perspective. Course tasks: 1. to expand students' understanding of human-centered design and sociotechnical system mutuality and dependency; 2. to promote and improve comprehension of principles employed by human-centered design and sociotechnical systems and its significance in user’s everyday life; 3. to develop understanding about human-centered design and analyse principles of human-centered design and interaction of sociotechnical systems in everyday context. The language of instruction is Latvian and English

The course aims to provide students with an insight into how European economic integration has evolved, as well as an insight into a number of key components / perspectives of European economic integration. Tasks of the course: 1. To look at the main socio-economic indicators of the European Union and the costs and benefits of integration. 2. Analyze international trade theories, the benefits of trade and the restrictions of free trade. 3. Discuss European Union issues affecting the market for services and goods, the labor market and the financial market, together with relevant examples from the EU. 4. Analyze the benefits and costs of setting up the Economic and Monetary Union as well as the optimal currency area. The language of instruction is English.

Otherness has many names and it was expressed in many ways in the medieval culture in Europe and in Livonia. The aim of the course is to ensure the learning of students' knowledge of physical, sexual and cultural or religious otherness in medieval societies. The tasks of the course are 1) to familiarise themselves with the writing and iconography sources of the 11th-15th century, which are representative of the other, 2) as well as to explain the processes of shaping receptions and perceptions and their inherent social functions, and the course will help 3) to comprehend how and why the contraposition of “ours” and “foreign” emerged in the European culture. Separately we will focus on the expressions of social and cultural marginalization and their causes in the public space for example in the cities. The instruction languages of the course are Latvian and German.

The goal of the course is to examine the gnozeological roots of communication theory, its development tendencies and directions in the context of social sciences. The importance of communication in society, politics and culture as well as in the lives of individuals and social groups is emphasized. The role of new and traditional media in the existence, change and development of modern society is also discussed. The aim of the course is to promote a deeper understanding of doctoral students as highly qualified specialists in communication science both in historical and current context. Objectives: 1) to develop skills and competence in discussing communication science theories; 2) to develop skills and competence to discuss current issues and problem solving in the field of communication. Language of instruction: Latvian and English

The aim of the course is to provide the basics of physiology and cultivation of microbial producer strains, as well as to introduce the principles of bioprocess control and the current problems of metabolic engineering of industrial producer strains. Tasks include: 1) an overview of the physiology of microbial growth and product synthesis, 2) the fundamentals of the macroscopic balance method, with applications to bioprocess control, 3) an introduction to the kinetics and stoichiometry of culture growth. In a practical laboratory session students perform a batch cultivation in fermentor, and calculate its kinetic and stoichiometric parameters, using the acquired theoretical knowledge. Review papers are presented in seminars, focussed on the current problems in metabolic engineering and bioconversion of renewables. Language og instruction is Latvian.

• to introduce students with the above-mentioned topics;
• to introduce with topics, which are oriented to the ability to read modern scientific literature in optometry using mathematics technique.

The aim of the course is to provide a systematic insight into the major categories of political science for students of the political science master’s curriculum who have not obtained their previous academic education in the field of political science. The tasks of the course include introduction into the history and the most significant subsectors of the contemporary political science: political theory, comparative politics, public administration, and international politics. The main categories and elements of contemporary political science are addressed: nature of politics, major political ideologies, political power, political system, political regime, democracy, political institutes, political change, political behavior, political culture, public administration, international politics. The language of instruction is Latvian.

The aim of the course is to provide a systematic insight into the major categories of political science for students of the political science master’s curriculum who have not obtained their previous academic education in the field of political science. The tasks of the course include introduction into the history and the most significant subsectors of the contemporary political science: political theory, comparative politics, public administration, and international politics. The main categories and elements of contemporary political science are addressed: nature of politics, major political ideologies, political power, political system, political regime, democracy, political institutes, political change, political behavior, political culture, public administration, international politics. The language of instruction is Latvian.

The course is based on the Java programming language, including functional programming aspects of the language. The programming technologies covered in the course will be mastered in detail in other study courses. In this (compulsory for all) introductory course only the basics are given. The aim of the course - to gain knowledge about various programming technologies, which are widely used nowadays; to acquaint students with object-oriented programming theory and methodology, as well as to acquaint with aspects of the functional programming paradigm; to gain skills in using generics (templates) and design patterns in software development. Tasks of the study - to get acquainted and gain practical experience in work with various programming technologies, to learn to develop and design software systems. The language of instruction - Latvian.

The task of the course is to give both theoretical knowledge and practical skills in the medieval Latin paleography. In the context of analysis of the medieval texts paleography might be regarded as the complex of the skills and tools that allows obtain additional information about the tradition and content of the written source or the group of sources. Therefore the main focus will be on the paleographical exercises, i.e., reading of the original texts (manuscripts) and production of the transcripts. The manuscripts that will be used in the exercises are mostly made in the territory of medieval Livonia during the 13th – 15th centuries. Students will be able follow the development of several interpretative levels of these media by studying the specific features of the written image of these texts and dynamics of the particular graphic signs in the medieval period.