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Management Theory
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:4.00
Study Course Accepted:28.10.2024 13:18:24
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | LSPA_021 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 1.33 | ECTS: | 2.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Sports Science | Target Audience: | Sports Trainer | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Rosita Zvirgzdiņa | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Latvian Academy of Sport Education (LASE) | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | LSPA, Brīvības gatve 333, Riga, LV-1006 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 10 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 20 | ||||
| Classes (count) | Class Length (academic hours) | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 0 | ||||||
| Total Contact Hours | 20 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 6 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 12 | ||||
| Classes (count) | Class Length (academic hours) | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 0 | ||||||
| Total Contact Hours | 12 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | General secondary education knowledge in the field of social sciences. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To provide theoretical knowledge about the basic principles, functions and methods of management. To build and develop manager’s professional competence. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Organisation and nature of management. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Main functions of management. | Lectures | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Manager and management. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Decision-making in an organisation. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Meaning of communication. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Organisation and nature of management. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Main functions of management. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Manager and management. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Decision-making in an organisation. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Meaning of communication. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Independent studies are a mandatory part of the study process, independent work of a student within the scope of a study course, the amount of which corresponds to the credit points of the study course. This includes mandatory and additional literature studies, the performance of test work, preparation for classes, seminars and final examinations, etc., according to the description of the study course. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | For a student to get a successful assessment, differentiated test requirements: attitude towards education, development dynamics, active activity in seminars (50%) and independent learning performed by the student (50%). For mastering the study course, the student receives a differentiated assessment on a 10-point scale. To get a positive assessment for the study course, the total assessment should sum up to at least 4. The student receives assessment by summing up the number of points, assessing knowledge, skills and competences in the performance of individual tasks (independent works, productive activity during seminars, examination, attitude). The total assessment is summative. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | 1. In-depth knowledge of organisation management, including critical understanding of theories and principles, concepts and relationships. 2. Understanding the manager’s role in an organisation. 3. To do research into the organisation’s management process using the knowledge acquired. | ||||||||
| Skills: | 4. Ability to formulate and analytically describe information about the management process, to see problems and their solutions, to explain and have a reasoned discussion on them. 5. Able to independently structure their learning and work with others, plan and organise work to accomplish specific tasks, take responsibility and initiative through individual, team or other people’s work. 6. Ability to evaluate and improve own competences. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | 7. Ability to obtain, select, analyse, and use information independently to solve management problems. 8. Ability to understand the interrelationships of organisation’s activities. 9. Ability to analyse processes in a company environment and take relevant decisions. 10. Ability to inform stakeholders about the goals to be reached, objectives and results of work. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Pīlēns U. (mans) uzņēmēja kods. Rīga: Zvaigzne ABC, 2018. 432 lpp. | ||||||||
| 2 | Drukers Pīters. Efektīvs vadītājs. Zoldnera izdevniecība, 2014. – 222 lpp. | ||||||||
| 3 | Šarmers K.O. U teorija. Vadība no topošās nākotnes. Rīga: Zvaigzne ABC, 2018. | ||||||||
| 4 | Dāvidsone G. Organizāciju efektivitātes modelis. SIA O.D.A., 2008. – 329 lpp. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 5 | Harvard Business Review | ||||||||
| 6 | Ārzemju studentiem/For international students: | ||||||||
| 7 | Harvard Business Review | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Adizess I. K. Prasmīga pārmaiņu vadība. Ievads organizāciju terapijā. Rīga: Zvaigzne ABC, 2018. 336.lpp. | ||||||||
| 2 | Edeirs Džons. Līderība un motivācija: 50: 50 likums un astoņi galvenie principi, kā motivēt citus. Rīga: Lietišķās informācijas dienests, 2007. - 136 lpp. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Economist | ||||||||
