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About Study Course

ECTS:3
Course supervisor:Ruta Siliņa
Study type:Part-Time, Full time
Course level:Bachelor
Target audience:Communication Science; Information and Communication Science
Language:Latvian
Study course description Full description, Part-Time, Full time
Branch of science:Media and communications

Objective

To provide necessary information and to ensure seminar discussions so that each student drafts abstracts of their own Bachelor’s thesis and defends them successfully, continuing to work on their Bachelor’s thesis after course requirements are satisfied. During the course students will be familiarised with the requirements to the Bachelor’s thesis, academic writing and academic ethics, as well as will discuss at seminars theory, methodology and data acquisition problems in the process of drafting a theoretical and creative Bachelor’s thesis related to communication, journalism, public relations, advertising, multimedia and other study directions. At seminars, when presenting Bachelor’s thesis ideas, students will clarify concepts of the Bachelor’s thesis, adapt theoretical rationale, research methodology and data acquisition process to each topic and goals of each specific works.

Prerequisites

Research Methods in Social Sciences, Qualitative Research Methods, Communication Theories, Mass Communication Theories.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

1.About requirements to the Bachelor’s thesis – methodical instructions.
About the concept of the Bachelor’s thesis.

Skills

1.To prepare the idea of the Bachelor’s thesis, to formulate goals, tasks, novelty, topicality, theoretical foundation, select research methods or creative work concept guidelines.

Competence

1.To create an independent research or creative work in communication science, formulating an original and topical topic.

Study course planning

Planning period:Year 2024, Autumn semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Public Relations5BachelorRequiredRuta Siliņa, Alnis Stakle, Ilva Skulte, Sergejs Kruks, Vineta Silkāne, Dite Liepa, Klāvs Sedlenieks, Dita Rietuma, Alnis Stakle, Dita Rietuma, Ruta Siliņa, Ilva Skulte, Anda Rožukalne, Kristīne Rolle, Sergejs Kruks, Ieva Puzo, Ilva Skulte, Dite Liepa, Ruta Siliņa, Vita Savicka, Diāna Kiščenko, Alnis Stakle, Baiba Tetere
Multimedia Communication5BachelorRequiredRuta Siliņa, Alnis Stakle, Ilva Skulte, Sergejs Kruks, Vineta Silkāne, Dite Liepa, Klāvs Sedlenieks, Dita Rietuma, Alnis Stakle, Dita Rietuma, Ruta Siliņa, Ilva Skulte, Anda Rožukalne, Kristīne Rolle, Sergejs Kruks, Ieva Puzo, Ilva Skulte, Dite Liepa, Ruta Siliņa, Vita Savicka, Diāna Kiščenko, Alnis Stakle, Baiba Tetere
Multimedia Communication7BachelorRequiredRuta Siliņa, Alnis Stakle, Ilva Skulte, Sergejs Kruks, Vineta Silkāne, Dite Liepa, Klāvs Sedlenieks, Dita Rietuma, Alnis Stakle, Dita Rietuma, Ruta Siliņa, Ilva Skulte, Anda Rožukalne, Kristīne Rolle, Sergejs Kruks, Ieva Puzo, Ilva Skulte, Dite Liepa, Ruta Siliņa, Vita Savicka, Diāna Kiščenko, Alnis Stakle, Baiba Tetere