Meklēšana

The coexistence of Muslim, Jewish and Christian cultures on the Iberian Peninsula has a long history and interaction. By getting to know and understanding the history of these cultural contacts and their consequences, students will be able to better understand the problems associated with the coexistence of Islam and the Christian world in the 21st century. The aim of the course is to study the main features of the three religions, the historical and cultural events created by their coexistence and interaction on the Iberian Peninsula. The main tasks of the course: 1. to provide an understanding of the characteristics of Christian, Jewish and Muslim religions and their interaction with Spanish culture; 2. to study the periods in Spanish history when the presence of these three religions was most intense; 3. to understand the coexistence of three religions in the 21st century Spain. The language of instruction is Spanish

The aim of the course is to provide students with an opportunity to enrich their knowledge of the transformations and hybridization under the influence of the Western culture, from the Arab Renaissance to the 21st century. The objectives of the course are: 1) to explore the gradual hybridization of Arab cultural environment; 2) to explore the preconditions, development and consequences of the Arab Renaissance; 3) to study in-depth the development of Arabic prose in the 20th-21st centuries; 4) to study in-depth the development of Arabic poetry in the 20th-21st centuries; 5) to deepen the knowledge about the research methods of Arab culture and literature and the main theories of research development as well as about the current terminology of the field. The course is taught in English and Latvian

The aim of the course is to enhance student’s speaking skills and the acquisition of the Colloquial Persian (Farsi) language speaking about everyday topics, getting acquainted and courtesy rituals and decent conversation topics, to introduce Persian culture and literature. The objectives of the course: 1) continue the acquisition of the phonetics, grammar and lexical basis of the Colloquial Persian language. 2) facilitate the acquisition of vocabulary and phrases necessary for everyday communication in the Colloquial Persian (Farsi) language (on the covered topics). 3) continue acquisition of polite communication rules in the Iranian culture; 4) to introduce the biography and works of the most popular Persian poets; 5) to introduce the humour in the Persian culture. Language of instruction is English, Persian (Farsi), and Latvian.

The aim of the course is to provide students with an opportunity to enrich their knowledge of the transformations and hybridization under the influence of the Western culture, from the Arab Renaissance to the 21st century. The objectives of the course are: 1) to explore the gradual hybridization of Arab cultural environment; 2) to explore the preconditions, development and consequences of the Arab Renaissance; 3) to study in-depth the development of Arabic prose in the 20th-21st centuries; 4) to study in-depth the development of Arabic poetry in the 20th-21st centuries; 5) to deepen the knowledge about the research methods of Arab culture and literature and the main theories of research development as well as about the current terminology of the field. The course is taught in English and Latvian

Annotation of the study course: The aim of the course is to provide students with an insight as well as the necessary knowledge, skills and competences in the development and practical application of public relations strategy and tactics. Tasks of the study course: - Explain the relationship between public relations strategies and tactics and organizational, business, business and / or communication problems or communication challenges, outline public relations as a function of corporate governance, - Provide insight into public relations activities, methods, planning principles, tools, forms of activities, - Provide information on the role and opportunities of public relations in various business and operational areas (eg public administration, business, non-governmental organizations), - To provide information on the basics of public relations project management and ethics. The language of instruction is Latvian.

Main objective of course is to give students knowledge about production and operations management. Tasks of the course: 1. Acquire knowledge of the business organization and management development history and its impact on modern production management processes. 2. Acquire knowledge of the basic principles in building enterprises manufacturing structure and their role in the company's effective operation. 3. Acquire knowledge of the scientific and research organization of the production plant and its importance for competitiveness. 4. Gain knowledge about designing new products and technologies and it’s importance in increasing the company's performance. 5. Fix idea of production management in business activities, as well as the necessary manufacturing resource planning. 6. Gain knowledge of manufacturing methods and its characteristics.

The course aims to develop students` understanding of health education and its influencing internal and external factors that contribute to a positive attitude towards their own and fellow human health, the factors contributing to the field of education, as well as develop the ability to analyze a variety of health education aspects of the interdisciplinary perspective, a positive impact on their own and peers health promotion, preservation and maintenance. The main goals of the course are to provide an insight into the concepts and theories that are used in describing and analyzing health education and its influencing internal and external factors; cooperation between health professionals, patients and their relatives; health education related quality of life and opportunities for change; health education impact on human health of the promotion, preservation and maintenance. The course is delivered in Latvian.

The aim of the course is to discuss machine learning algorithms that allow to predict future outcomes based on available past training data. Machine learning is a cornerstone in Data Science, Big Data Analytics, Robotics, Natural Language Processing and other areas of Artificial Intelligence. As computers and GPUs become more powerful, it is deep neural networks that have gradually replaced the legacy Machine Learning methods. The task of the course is to acquaint students with the concepts and algorithms of supervised, unsupervised, and self-supervised machine learning from primitive classification to Deep Learning using artificial neural networks. The course does not require prior knowledge of machine learning, but requires general programming skills for homework The language of instruction is Latvian.

The objective of the course is to provide students with an opportunity to explore the main problems of the political, military and social history of the land of Ukraine and its population in the 19th and 20th centuries. The tasks of the course are 1) to characterize the background and situation of the Ukrainian lands as part of the Russian and Austro-Hungarian Empire until the First World War, 2) to analyze the process and specific features of the national awakening of the Ukrainian nation, 3) to observe the different forms of Ukrainian statehood and their development in the 20th century, including history problems of contemporary independent Ukraine, 4) to characterize the situation of the Ukrainian people within the USSR and the Republic of Poland. The course is based on the studies of historical sources and research literature. The language of instruction is Latvian.

The aim of the course is to provide an opportunity for students to acquire knowledge of the concepts and theories of social work that form the basis of social work with the community. Course tasks: 1. To provide insight into theories and methods of social work community. 2. To update the needs of the population and groups of the community by analyzing the political, socio-economic and cultural factors in the community. 3. To set out the policy for the provision of services and programs according to the needs of the population of the community. 4. To acquaint with the legal regulation of the NGO sector, associations and organizations, social entrepreneurship in Latvia. 5. To promote the formation of awareness about the participation of the community society in the awareness, use and development of community resources, the course including seminars, discussions and practical tasks. The course is lead in Latvian.