The latvian academy of culture

Requirements for the Acquisition of Credit Points:
1. Compulsory attendance of all seminars.

2. A written examination including the analysis of a theoretical question in connection with the aesthetic practice.

Literature:

1.Barba, E. and Savarese. N.A. Dictionary of Theatre Antropology. London: Routledge, 1991

2.Eco, U.ATheory of Semiotics. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1076

3.Elam, K., The Semiotics of Theatre and Drama. London: Methuen, 1980

4.Grotowski, J.Towards a Poor Theatre. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1968

5.Kott, J. The Theatre of Essence. Northwestern University Press/ Evanston, 1984

6.Pavis ,P., Languages of the Stage. NY: Performing Arts Jaurnal Publications, 1982

7.Whitmore, J., Directing Postmodern Theater. Ann Arbor/ The University of Michigan Press.

The Name of the Course: Introduction Into Studies.
The Scope of the Course: 32 academic hours.

2 credit points. The form of assessment: a test.

The Author of the Course: Ass. Prof. Silva Seņkāne, Dr.soc.

The Contents of the Course: The studies of Sociology and Public Relations set high standards for the efficiency of the study work both in the sense of contents and methodology. It is due to the level of difficulty of sociology as a theoretically empiric discipline, the heterogenity and structuralism of its creation: from theoretical analysis to empiric investigations in methodology and from general models of public explanation to special sociology in contents. The course deals with skills in Public Relations, acquired during the study course, as an interdisciplinary sphere that is based on the conclusions of different sciences: communication, psychology, sociology, economics and others, which can be applied practically.

The aims of the course:

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  To give an overview about the general organization of studies, about the basic principles for optimal work with scientific literature and about written scientific work as well as the fundamentals of rhetoric and scientific performance.
  
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  To give an idea about sociology as a science and Public Relations as a sphere of public activity.
  

Thematic Planning:

Theme	Week	Type of classes and hours
Getting introduced to oneself and the fellow students.	1.	2S
Learning based on experience, the individual style of studying.	2.	2L
Effective listening, active participation in the forms of studies of the Academy A lecture A seminar Group work	3.	2L
How to search for literature The types of literature The composition and use of bibliographies The sources of the material about sociology The system of scientific libraries Practical methods in the search for literature Catalogues, references and aids	4., 5.	2L,2S
Effective reading The techniques of reading Evaluation of literature Registering and cataloguing of the study material Revelation of contents	6., 7., 8.	2L,4S
Effective writing. Written social work (WSW) in sociology The types of written work The plan of WSW The composition of a written work The technical creation of the work The technique of quotation	9.	2L
Written work in Public Relations	10.	2L
Effective speaking. Rhetoric and performance The fundamentals of free speech A paper based on a manuscript A free scientific paper The levels of a scientific paper Preparation Beginning Introduction and process The rhetoric means of visualization The technique of rhetoric The scheme of five members	11., 12.	2L,2S
Sociology as a science Basic notions and the scientific method Empiricism/theory The object of sociology General sociology /a special sociology Macrosociology/microsociology The functions of sociology Genesis of the questions of surveys The methods of sociology The forms of theories The main trends of modern sociology The stages of the sociological survey	13., 14.	2L,2P
Public relations: theory and practical work Organizations PR as a process	15., 16.	2L,2P