Meklēšana

This course provides an overview of racism and intolerance in contemporary Europe in an inter-disciplinary fashion, employing approaches and insights from political science, sociology, anthropology, communication studies and law. At the outset of the course, students will receive an overview of the history of the concept of racism in Europe, an analysis of survey data about prejudice, discrimination, racist violence and racist political parties and movements. Further, four groups that have historically been targets of racism in Europe – Jews, Roma, Muslims and immigrants – are analysed in greater detail, along with the animosity that has been directed against them. The course also examined the situation in Latvia through an analysis of survey data, extremist parties and movements, as well as a focus on anti-Semitism, anti-Roma sentiment, the situation of Russians and that of immigrants.

The aim of the course is to get acquainted with the possibilities of practical application of freshwater and marine organisms. Course tasks: • to get acquainted with the main aquaculture (microalgae, macroscopic algae, molluscs, crustaceans, fish) farming technologies • to look at the possibilities of practical application of aquatic organisms: in different sectors of the national economy; environmental pollution assessment through bioindication, bio-testing and biomarking; in the wastewater treatment and water body management; in the performance of biological monitoring • in the form of seminars to discuss the most successful examples of practical application of hydrobionts on a global and local scale • to develop students' skills in planktonic algae and crustacean cultivation methodology; conduction eco-toxicological tests • to get acquainted with the experience of raising juvenile fish in Latvian fish farms. The course is taught in Latvian.

The goal of this course is to provide the theoretical aspects about development of information systems (IS) with CASE (Computer Aided System Engineering) tools; Oracle SQL Developer Data Modeler and Oracle APEX are used to illustrate the theoretical aspects. The tasks of the course are to analyze the use of different models in system development (data, process, etc. models), the application of these models in different phases of IS development life cycle, as well as Oracle SQL Developer Data Modeler and Oracle APEX CASE tools support for the implementation of these models. Students will have the opportunity to learn Oracle SQL Developer Data Modeler and Oracle APEX tools: according to the theoretical aspects learned in lectures, developing a prototype of a small system in practical work. The course is implemented in Latvian and English.

The aim of the course is to examine the classical data communications theory from its beginnings to the present day, including the basic principles of telephony and video transmission. The course is based on the classic seven-layer ISO OSI reference model in which various aspects of data transmission are split into physical, channel, network, transport, session, presentation and application layers. This theoretical course is a pre-requisite for the Computer Networks II course, which is specifically devoted to deep understanding of TCP/IP protocol suite. The task of the course is to create deep understanding of the computer network basic principles. In addition to lectures, the course includes assignments where students implement and test some of the basic data communications algorithms. The language of instruction is Latvian.

The course is intended to strengthen theoretical knowledge obtained in the study courses 'Earth Sciences', 'Basic of Climatology and Meteorology', 'Soil Sciences', 'Nature Diversity and its Protection' 'Introduction in environmental science' in the field study courses, to introduce and practically acquire field studies methods. The main tasks of the course: 1) to acquire basic skills in the fieldwork methods; 2) to gain skills working with different instruments and equipment; 3) to improve skills to gather data through social studies research methods 4) to introduce and acquire characterization techniques of the study object and filling in of the study object documentation; 5) to acquire methods of primary systematization and interpretation of the collected data 6) to improve student cooperation skills. The teaching languages of the course is Latvian

The course is intended to strengthen theoretical knowledge obtained in the study courses 'Earth Sciences', 'Basic of Climatology and Meteorology', 'Soil Sciences', 'Nature Diversity and its Protection' 'Introduction in environmental science' in the field study courses, to introduce and practically acquire field studies methods. The main tasks of the course: 1) to acquire basic skills in the fieldwork methods; 2) to gain skills working with different instruments and equipment; 3) to improve skills to gather data through social studies research methods 4) to introduce and acquire characterization techniques of the study object and filling in of the study object documentation; 5) to acquire methods of primary systematization and interpretation of the collected data 6) to improve student cooperation skills. The teaching languages of the course is Latvian

The Bachelor's thesis is a student’s independent creative research work, the aim of which is to promote the acquisition of philological thought, to develop research skills and prepare for the independent research in linguistics and/or literary studies (History of foreign literature, Germanic linguistics, Romance linguistics, Slavic linguistics, Finno-Ugric linguistics, or Classical philology). Objectives: 1. to develop research skills in linguistics / literary studies in a chosen sub-branch; 2. to develop the use of appropriate research methods in a chosen sub-branch in linguistics / literary studies; 3.to improve skills in working with theoretical literature and deepen knowledge of necessary terminology; The Bachelor's thesis is written in Latvian, English or the language of the profiling sub-program (French, Russian, German, Estonian).

The aim of the course is to give students the opportunity to learn the theoretical bases of the math basic content, the legal relationships that can be integrated into the first stage of the primary school in a competence-based education, including in this case the development of mathematical thinking, real-life situations and mathematical problems of the modern pupil's personal importance. Course task: 1) to focus individual elements of the special methods of elementary mathematics 2) to develop task-solving skills, including the development of proven skills. 3) to improve understanding of relationship and processes in nature, society and mathematics. 4) to promoting the development of thinking by issuing mathematical judgments and learning the experience of problem solving; 5) to raise awareness of the relationship between mathematics and other subjects The language of instruction is Latvian.

The aim of the course is to provide opportunities for students to get acquainted with the role of intercultural communication and its historical traditions in the Swedish business environment in cooperation with other Nordic countries, to provide theoretical knowledge and practical skills in implementing business projects in the intercultural (Latvia/ Baltics - Sweden / Nordic countries) aspect, to learn the basics of business language and Swedish business projects. Tasks: 1) to acquire aspects of culture and language use, gaining basic knowledge in the Swedish business environment; 2) to consider the communicative preconditions for planning, starting and successful implementation of a commercial project; 3) to acquire knowledge and skills about verbal and non-verbal communication in intercultural co-operation. Language of instruction: Swedish (with explanations in Latvian and/or English).

Signal analysis is traditionally one of the compulsory courses in electronics engineering study programs, but the methods used in this discipline are also directly applicable in physics and other natural sciences. The aim of the course is to provide knowledge about the applications of signal analysis in the measurements of physical quantities and data processing. Upon completion of the course, students will gain practical experience in the use of signal properties in experimental research or the development of new equipment. Tasks of the course: to acquire mathematical background for description of analog and digital signals in frequency domain, to master practical techniques for computer simulation and processing of signals, to gain practical experience in processing physical measurement data, to learn various techniques for improving measurements using filters and other signal processing techniques. The course language is Latvian.