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Conflictology and Mediation
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:5.00
Study Course Accepted:13.05.2024 09:15:09
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | JF_495 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Law | Target Audience: | Civil and Military Defense; Juridical Science | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Ivans Jānis Mihailovs | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Faculty of Social Sciences | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf rsu[pnkts]lv | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 12 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 24 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 4 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 8 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 4 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 8 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 2 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 4 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 12 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Prior knowledge in Communication Psychology is required. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To introduce students to the essence, problems and regularities, methods of conflictology, to form an idea of alternative dispute resolution methods, paying special attention to mediation. Tasks: 1. to introduce students to the essence, problems and regularities, methods of conflictology; 2. promote the ability to see and understand conflict situations, people's behavior in them, and use this knowledge in professional activities; 3. get acquainted with different conflict resolution strategies and teach them in professional activities. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Conflict awareness and diversity. Specificity of conflicts today: micro and macro level | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Classification and characteristics of conflicts from the point of view of different sciences | Lectures | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Conflict resolution: approaches, types. legal and psychological aspects. Analysis of regulation and practice | Lectures | 4.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 4 | Alternative dispute resolution methods and their legal regulation. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 5 | Regulation and development of mediation in the Republic of Latvia Mediation opportunities in police work. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Conflict awareness and diversity. Specificity of conflicts today: micro and macro level | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Classification and characteristics of conflicts from the point of view of different sciences | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Conflict resolution: approaches, types. legal and psychological aspects. Analysis of regulation and practice | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 4 | Alternative dispute resolution methods and their legal regulation. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Regulation and development of mediation in the Republic of Latvia Mediation opportunities in police work. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Independent work: Group project, situation analysis, discussions. In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Active participation in classes, timely submitted, high-quality completed homework - 40%; quality of answers in classes - 10%, written exam - 50%. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | After completing the course, students will know regulatory acts and be familiar with scientific literature, being aware of the importance and possibilities of conflict resolution, as well as the specificity of mediation in professional activity. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Students, integrating previously acquired knowledge, will be able to identify and critically analyze conflicts, propose solutions, find the necessary regulation and justify their opinion. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Students will be able to apply their knowledge to solve a practical case (case) using conflict resolution principles and diverse approaches, accordingly developing an in-depth perspective in the context of police work. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Bolis J., Gereiša Z. Mediācija un sarunas. R., Juridiskā koledža, 2015. | ||||||||
| 2 | Hofmans R., Rotfišere D. B., Trosens A. Mediācija. Mediācijas pamati teorijā un praksē. R., Tiesu nama aģentūra, 2007. | ||||||||
| 3 | Leiendekers A. Konfliktu vadība : konfliktu vadības prasmes un kompetences mūsdienīgiem vadītājiem. R., Jumava, 2016 | ||||||||
| 4 | Interešu pārstāvības process. Skaidrojumi un komentāri. Rīga: TNA, 2024. | ||||||||
| 5 | Gereiša Z., Kirstuka L., Kļave E. Mediācija. Jēdzieni. Testi. Lomu spēles. Rīga: TNA, 2018. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Latvijas Republikas Satversme. Pieņemta 1922. gada 15. februārī. Publicēta “Latvijas Vēstnesī” 1993. gada 01. jūlijā Nr. 43. | ||||||||
| 2 | Civilprocesa likums. Pieņemts 1998. gada 14. oktobrī. Publicēts “Latvijas Vēstnesī” 1998. gada 3. novembrī Nr. 326/330. | ||||||||
| 3 | Kriminālprocesa likums. Spēkā no 01.10.2005. No: Latvijas Vēstnesis, Nr.74., 11.05.2005. Ziņotājs, Nr.11., 09.06.2005. | ||||||||
| 4 | Mediācijas likums. Spēkā no 18.06.2014. No: Latvijas Vēstnesis, Nr. 108 (5168), 04.06.2014. | ||||||||
| 5 | Valsts probācijas dienesta likums. Spēkā no 01.01.2004. No: Latvijas Vēstnesis, 183, 30.12.2003. | ||||||||
| 6 | 05.08.2014. MK noteikumi Nr. 433. “Mediatoru sertifikācijas un atestācijas kārtība”. No: LV, 156 (5216), 11.08.2014. | ||||||||
| 7 | 19.06.2018. MK noteikumi Nr.346 " Kārtība, kādā apmāca un sertificē brīvprātīgā darba veicējus izlīguma procesa organizēšanai un vadīšanai " No: ("LV", 133, 05.07.2018.) | ||||||||
| 8 | Kronis I. Civiltiesisko strīdu alternatīvs risinājums. R.,Latvijas Vēstnesis, 2007. | ||||||||
| 9 | Litvins G. Alternatīvās tiesību aizsardzības un strīdu risināšanas metodes administratīvajā procesā. R., LU, 2012. | ||||||||
| 10 | Alternatīva strīdu izšķiršana | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | "What You Need to Know about Dispute Resolution: The Guide to Dispute Resolution Processes." American Bar Association. | ||||||||
| 2 | Kameņecka-Usova M. Legal Aspects of Alternative Dispute Resolution in Sports Law. R., RSU, 2021. | ||||||||
| 3 | Judins A. Izlīgums Latvijas krimināltiesībās. R., Nordik, 2005. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
