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Legal Aspects of the Pedagogical Process
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:3.00
Study Course Accepted:25.10.2024 09:18:15
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | LSPA_138 | LQF level: | All Levels | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Sports Science; Sport Pedagogy | Target Audience: | Sports Trainer; Pedagogy | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Ieva Kalve | ||||||||
| 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) | 15 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 30 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 3 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 6 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 36 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 15 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 30 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 3 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 6 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 36 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Study courses mastered: Teacher’s Professional Skills, Teaching and Learning in the Context of Diversity, Educational Psychology for Teachers, Management of Educational Institution, Business and Accounting, Civil Protection, State Security and Environmental Protection for Sustainable Development, Pedagogical Foundations in Adapted Physical Activities, Student-Centred Approach in Adapted Physical Activities, Assessment Methods in Adapted Physical Activities and/or Adapted Physical Activities for Students with Mental Development Disorders, APA for Students with Sensory Development Disorders, APA for Students with Behavioural, Learning Disorders and Autism. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To create an understanding of the legal system of Latvia, basic concepts of certain sub-fields of law, protection of children’s rights and basic issues of labour rights in the activities of a teacher, as well as the organisation of documentation of the pedagogical process. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Concept of law and functions of law. Sources of law. Creation of new laws. Legal system. Private law. Public law. Legal provisions, their power in time, space and with regard to persons. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Legal relations: rights, obligations, liability. Types of legal liability. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Foundations of family law. Care, trusteeship and guardianship of a student. Protection of children’s rights. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 4 | Concept of labour law. Establishment of legal employment relations: job advertisement, job interview, consequences of violation of prohibition of discrimination when establishing employment relations (unacceptable questions), documents during recruitment, health examination. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Concept, subject matter, components, form of employment contract. Entering into an employment contract. Classification of professions. Termination of legal employment relations: employee’s notice of termination, employer’s notice of termination, other grounds for termination of legal employment relations. Labour disputes. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 6 | Record-keeping, its components, tasks and the law governing it. Document, legal effect of a document. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Details of a document. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Types of documents | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | Official notes in a document. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 10 | Registration and control of enforcement of documents. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 11 | Nomenclature of files, filing of files. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 12 | Archives of documents of an organisation, transfer of documents for storage by the state, procedures of destroying documents. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 13 | Working with documents. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Concept of law and functions of law. Sources of law. Creation of new laws. Legal system. Private law. Public law. Legal provisions, their power in time, space and with regard to persons. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Legal relations: rights, obligations, liability. Types of legal liability. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Foundations of family law. Care, trusteeship and guardianship of a student. Protection of children’s rights. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Concept of labour law. Establishment of legal employment relations: job advertisement, job interview, consequences of violation of prohibition of discrimination when establishing employment relations (unacceptable questions), documents during recruitment, health examination. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Concept, subject matter, components, form of employment contract. Entering into an employment contract. Classification of professions. Termination of legal employment relations: employee’s notice of termination, employer’s notice of termination, other grounds for termination of legal employment relations. Labour disputes. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 6 | Record-keeping, its components, tasks and the law governing it. Document, legal effect of a document. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Details of a document. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Types of documents | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | Official notes in a document. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 10 | Registration and control of enforcement of documents. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 11 | Nomenclature of files, filing of files. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 12 | Archives of documents of an organisation, transfer of documents for storage by the state, procedures of destroying documents. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 13 | Working with documents. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | 1. Study of literature. 2. Studying legislation. 3. Research of a specific problem of Latvian law. 4. Analysis of case law. 5. Exact application and placement of details, creation of text according to the purpose of the document. 6. Learning about official notes, application thereof, according to the circulation of documents, control of enforcement. 7. Learning about document registration, control and information work. 8. Preparation for a test on the Record-keeping study course. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | The student receives assessment by summing up the number of points, assessing knowledge, skills and competences in the performance of individual tasks (independent works, attitude, individual development dynamics). To receive a positive assessment in the study course, all independent work must be performed and a successful assessment must be obtained in the section of the study course “Basics of Law” and a successful assessment in the section of the study course “Record-keeping”, where the sum of positive achievements constitutes the assessment of the course and the total assessment must be at least 4. A student may receive 10 for additional individual work outside the programme, presenting excellent skills in the legal processes of the pedagogical process. Assessment in points in the section of the study course “Basics of Law”: – Productive activity during seminars – 20. 9. points – participates in the discussion, demonstrates knowledge in the question of the seminar. 14 points – participates in the discussion, demonstrates knowledge in the question of the seminar and substantiates personal opinion. 20 points – participates in the discussion, demonstrates knowledge in the question of the seminar and substantiates personal opinion, performs critical analysis of the problem. - Development of practical work – Fundamental matters of public law in case law – 15. 5 points – The work has been performed formally, no understanding of the work to be performed has developed. 10 points – The work has been performed in accordance with the requirements, but there are some shortcomings, inaccurate interpretation of the work task. 15 points – the student has fully understood the purpose of the work, fully fulfilled the work tasks and demonstrated the relevant skills. - Seminar – Labour Law – 10. - Practical work – Employment contract – 10 - Test – Understanding of law, purpose of the sector, law, legal system – 10. 4 points – half of the questions have been answered correctly. 6 points – two thirds of the questions have been answered correctly. 10 points – all questions have been answered correctly. - Test – Most important in public law – 10. - Test – Most important in family and children’s rights – 10. - Practical work – Analysis and presentation of court secrecy – 10 - Positive attitude to education – 3. - point – for each practical work and/or report submitted within a specified time period and meeting the requirements. Student’s individual development dynamics – 2. 1 point – episodic, 2 points – systematically ascending. Assessment in points in the section of the study course “Record-keeping”: - Assessment of drafting of documents – 29. 1. Application - minor shortcomings in the design of documents – 1 point - the document meets the design requirements – 2 points. 2. Explanation - minor shortcomings in the design of documents – 1 point - the document meets the design requirements – 2 points. 3. CV - some minor shortcomings in the design requirements, incomplete information, spelling errors, does not correspond to the purpose of the document – 5 points - the document has been designed in accordance with the requirements, the content partly corresponds to the purpose of the document – 7 points - the document has been designed in accordance with the requirements, the content corresponds to its purpose – 8 points - the document has been designed in accordance with the requirements, there is all the necessary information, easy to read with highlights, the content corresponds to the purpose – 10 points. 4. Letter - minor shortcomings in the design, the content partly corresponds to the purpose of drafting the document – 5 points - minor shortcomings in the design, the content corresponds to the set purpose – 10 points - the letter has been designed in accordance with the design rules, the content corresponds to the set purpose – 13 points - the letter has been designed in accordance with the design rules, the content corresponds to the set purpose and is extended beyond the specified number of sentences – 15 points. - Assessment of affixing official notes – 5. - official notes have been design in accordance with the requirements, the content completely does not correspond to its purpose – 3 points - official notes have been design in accordance with the requirements, correspond to its purpose – 4 points - official notes have been designed in accordance with the requirements, facilitate the performance of the tasks to be performed, provide the necessary information regarding what has been done – 5 points. - Assessment of registration of received documents – 3. - registration has been made, errors in registration – 1 point - registration has been made, shortcomings in entries – 2 points - fully meets the requirements – 3 points. - Assessment of the test Study course test (written) – 10. 1 points – half of the questions have been answered correctly 5 points – 3/4 of all questions have been answered correctly 10 points – all questions have been answered correctly. - Attitude – 5. Practical works have been submitted on time and in good quality (6 works). | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Will know: 1. The legal system and legal norms of Latvia and their creation. 2. Family law and the protection of children’s rights. 3. Different types of legal responsibility. 4. System and terminology of labour law 5. Labour Law and related laws and regulations. 6. Social guarantee system in Latvia and aspects of labour protection. 7. Laws and regulations governing the documentation of the pedagogical process and the work with documents. 8. Circulation of documents within an organisation, filing of documents, the principles for drawing up a file nomenclature. | ||||||||
| Skills: | 9. To independently analyse the legal aspects of employment and to communicate about them. 10. Is versed in the legal system of Latvia and the process of creation of legal norms. 11. To be able to establish legal employment relations in accordance with the laws and regulations of the Republic of Latvia. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | 12. To use practically the provisions of labour legislation when working or managing an institution, organisation or company in the field of education, sport or other, as well as to enter into and give a notice of termination of an employment contract in a legally correct way. 13. Able to draft and prepare pedagogical process and management documents. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Balodis, K. (2007). Ievads civiltiesībās. Rīga. | ||||||||
| 2 | Gailums, I. (2004). Darba likums. Komentāri. Tiesu prakse. 1., 2., 3. grāmata Rīga: Gailuma juridiskā biznesa birojs. | ||||||||
| 3 | LR Saeima. (2010). Dokumenta juridiskā spēka likums | ||||||||
| 4 | LR MK. (2018). Dokumentu izstrādāšanas un noformēšanas kārtība Noteikumi Nr. 558 | ||||||||
| 5 | Kalve, I. (2013). Dokumentu pārvaldība no A līdz Z. Rīga, 315 lpp. | ||||||||
| 6 | Luika, B. (2011). Lietvedība I daļa Dokumentu izstrādāšana un noformēšana, Rīga, LSPA, 54.lpp. | ||||||||
| 7 | Luika, B. (2012). Lietvedība II daļa. Dokumentārā nodrošinājuma sistēma, Rīga, LSPA, 9 lpp. | ||||||||
| 8 | Neimanis, J. (2004). Ievads tiesībās. Rīga. | ||||||||
| 9 | Ulmane, V. (2004). Darba tiesības. Darba aizsardzība. Rīga, Turība. | ||||||||
| 10 | Ārvalstu studentiem/For international students: | ||||||||
| 11 | Labour Law | ||||||||
| 12 | Civil Law | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Budviķe, I. (2011). Latviešu valoda lietišķajos rakstos. Rīga, LSPA. | ||||||||
| 2 | Jakubaņecs, V. (2003). Tiesību jēdziens un formas. Rīga: P&Ko. | ||||||||
| 3 | Rācenāja, Ņ. (2009). Darba līgums kā tiesību avots. Rīga, Turība. | ||||||||
| 4 | Torgāns, K. (2008). Saistību tiesības. 1.un 2.daļas. Rīga. | ||||||||
| 5 | Vēbers, J. (2000). Civillikuma komentāri. Ģimenes tiesības. Rīga, Mans īpašums. | ||||||||
| 6 | Skujiņa, V. (1999). Latviešu valoda lietišķajos rakstos. Rīga, 148 lpp. | ||||||||
| 7 | Terehovičs, V. (2009). Tiesībsargājošās institūcijas Latvijā. Rīga. | ||||||||
