The latvian academy of culture

Requirements for the Acquisition of Credit Points: The individual portfolio with the examples of informative materials for PR.
Literature:

1. 
   Паркер, Р. Как сделать красиво на бумаге. Санкт–Петербург: Симбол–Плюс, 1999
   
2. 
   Кирсанов, Д. Веб – дизаин. Санкт–Петербург: Симбол, 1999
   
3. 
   Саркасян, О. А., Груздова, О. А., Красовский. Конспект рекламиста. Москва: РА Ню ТОН, 1999
   
4. 
   Parker, Roger C. Ten rules of good design
   

http://designerfresher.i-us.com/article1.html

5. 
   http://www.rcparker.com
   

The Name of the Course: Social psychology
The Scope of the Course: 64 academic hours. ( 30 hours of lectures and 34 hours of seminars).

4 credit points. The form of assessment: an examination.

The Author of the Course: Ass. Prof. Silva Seņkāne, Dr.soc
The Aim of the Course: To give knowledge to the students about Social Psychology (SP) as a theoretical branch of science and a practical instrument.

To acquire skills in communication important for a sociologist and a specialist in Public Relations.

Thematic Planning:

Theme	Week	Type of classes and hours
SP and related sciences. The history of SP. SP and human values.	1., 2., 3.	L2 S4
SP and common sense. The methodology of SP.	4., 5., 6.	L2 S4
“I” in a social world.	7., 8.	L2 S2
Social conviction and judgements.	9.	L2
Behaviour and attitude.	10., 11.	L2 S2
Communication, its three aspects and specific features.	12., 13., 14.	L2 S4
Gender, genes and culture.	15., 16.	L2 S2
Conformism.	17., 18.	L2 S2
Persuasion.	19., 20.	L2 S2
The influence of the group.	21., 22., 23.	L2 S4
Preconceptions.	24., 25.	L2 S2
Aggression.	26., 27.	L2 S2
Inclination and intimacy.	28., 29.	L2 S2
Altruism.	30.	L2
Conflict and reconciliation.	31., 32.	L2 S2

Requirements for the Acquisition of Credit Points: The fulfilment of practical tasks and a theoretical examination.
Literature:

1. 
   Myers David G. Social Psychology. 5^th ed. - McGraw-Hill, 1996. / Майерс Д. Социальная психология. – С.Пб.: Питер, 1999.- 688 с.
   
2. 
   Pines Ayala M. Maslach Christina Experiencing Social Psychology: Readings and Projects 3^rd ed. - McGraw-Hill, 1993. / Пайнс Э., Маслач К. Практикум по социальной психологии. - С.Пб.: Питер, 2000.- 528 с.
   
3. 
   Quinn Virginia Nicholas Applying Psychology 3^rd ed. McGraw-Hill, 1993. / Квинн В. Прикладная психология. – С.Пб.: Питер, 2000.- 560 с.
   
4. 
   Cardwell Mike The complete A-Z Psychology Нandbook. / Кордуэлл М. Психология A – Я: Словарь – справочник. - Москва: ФАИР – ПРЕСС, 1999. – 448с.
   
5. 
   Ross Lee, Nisbett Richard E. The Person and the Situation: Perspectives of Social. - McGraw-Hill, 1991. /Росс Л., Нисбетт Р.Человек и ситуация: уроки социальной психологии. Пер. с англ.-Москва: Аспент пресс, 1999. - 429 стр.
   
6. 
   Введение в практическую социальную психологию. 2 изд.- Москва: Смысл, 1996.-373с.
   
7. 
   Аверченко Л.К. Управление общением: Теория и практикум для социального работника. Учебное пособие. Москва, Новосибирск: ИНФРА, 1999. -216 с.
   
8. 
   Milgram Stanley The Individual in a Social World. 2^nd ed. McGraw-Hill, 1992. / Милграм С. Эксперимент в социальной психологии. – С.Пб.: Питер, 2000.- 336 с.
   
9. 
   Берн Э. Лидер в гпуппе. О структуре и динаимике организаций и групп. – Екатеринбург: Литур, 2000. – 320 с.
   
10. 
    Шихирев П. Н. Соременная социальная психология. Москва: МПРАН, 2000.-448 с.
    
11. 
    Links to Social Psychology Topics. http://www.socialpsychology.org/social.htm
    

12. Social Psychology Basics by George Boeree PhD. http://www.ship.edu/~cgboeree/links.htmlVedins, J. Formālā loģika. Rīga: 1979.

The Name of the Course: Qualitative Methods in Sociology.
The Scope of the Course: 64 academic hours. (38 hours of lectures and 26 hours of seminars).

4 credit points. The form of assessment: a test and an examination.

The Author of the Course: Lecturer Taņa Lāce, Mag. Art.

Preconditions for the Acquisition of the Course: Knowledge in the fundamental themes of sociology, schools (approaches) and notions, in knowledge about the quantitative research methods and proficiency in foreign language for the reading of literature.
The Contents of the Course: The objective of the course is to give knowledge about the specific features of the qualitative research, its generation as a new paradigm in sociological research, to acquire the most important methods of qualitative research, comprehend the importance, place and role of the methods of qualitative research in sociological research.
Thematic Planning:

Theme