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Public Communication
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:4.00
Study Course Accepted:29.08.2024 11:14:42
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | LUSDK_187 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Communication Sciences; Library Science | Target Audience: | Social Welfare and Social Work | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Aivars Stankevičs | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Rehabilitation | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 26a Anninmuizas boulevard, socdk rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67061575 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 4 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 8 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 12 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 24 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 2 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 4 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 8 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 16 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 20 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Knowledge in the field of social processes and politics. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To master knowledge of the role of communication, information and mass media in modern political processes, and to build understanding of the components of the communication process and the specificity of its management, to develop communication skills and abilities, to understand the wishes, interests and needs of the parties involved in this process, to provide insight into the diversity of communication processes and their details. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Speech as a form of communication | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Confident communication. Listening as a component of conversation. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | State communicators. State communication and ethics. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Legal regulation of information flow. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | State policy, public governance and information. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Raising public awareness | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Involvement of society | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Public opinion, manipulations with it. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | Censorship, propaganda, restriction of information | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 10 | Saeima of the Republic of Latvia | Classes | 1.00 | study trip | |||||
| 11 | Importance of non-verbal language in the communication process | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 12 | Face-to-face communication. Greeting, acquaintance, farewell. Phone communication. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 13 | Role of appearance in building confident communication | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 14 | Presentation and performance | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 2 | Confident communication. Listening as a component of conversation. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | State communicators. State communication and ethics. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Legal regulation of information flow. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | State policy, public governance and information. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Raising public awareness | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Involvement of society | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | Censorship, propaganda, restriction of information | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 12 | Face-to-face communication. Greeting, acquaintance, farewell. Phone communication. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 14 | Presentation and performance | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Studies of literature, study and selection of theoretical material. Participation in lectures, classes. Participation in group work. Preparation of a presentation. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Participation (activity) in lectures (10%), participation (activity) and quality of answers in seminars (15%), preparation and presentation of a presentation (25%), individual work – report (25%), examination (25%) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Students can tell about the elements and building of confident communication, as well as the objectives and tasks of the European Union and Latvian national communication policy, can name the national and European Union communication entities, their objectives and tasks. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Students are able to prepare a speech for public presentation, to establish confident communication for everyday and professional needs. Able to perform an elementary analysis of political information, can explain the topical issues of communication and interaction between subjects of the political system of the European Union and Latvia. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Students will be able to choose appropriate forms of communication and mass media, establish dialogue with institutions, explain government decisions to clients, activate clients for active civic involvement. Will be able to evaluate the context of public communication, manage and influence the communication process. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Brēdemeiers K. Melnā retorika. – Rīga: Zvaigzne ABC, 2008 | ||||||||
| 2 | Keigels T. Dž. Uzstāšanās māksla. – Rīga: Arka / Atēna, 2008 | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Ekman P., Friesen W. V. (2015) Unmasking the Face: A guide to recognize emotions from facial clues | ||||||||
| 2 | Экман Л., Фризен У. Узнай лжеца по выражению лица.- Москва: Питер, 2010 | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Irmas Kalniņas konsultācija „Biznesa etiķete, komunikācija, protokols” http://www.ikkonsultacija.lv/lv_news.html | ||||||||
| 2 | http://www.ikkonsultacija.lv/lv_publications.html | ||||||||
