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About Study Course

Credit points / ECTS:2 / 3
Course supervisor:Ivans Jānis Mihailovs
Study type:Part time, Full time
Course level:Master's
Target audience:Communication Science
Language:Latvian
Branch of science:Management; Public Management

Objective

To promote understanding of students about leadership, its theories, styles and models, to analyse leader’s personality and action, reviewing situations faced by a leader, when building teams, leading organisations and motivating to work effectively. To provide students with an idea of the history of development of diversity management, its latest trends, comparing experiences of the European Union and the United States. To provide an overview of the phenomenon of diversity in the EU and US ethnic policy.

Prerequisites

Understanding of intercultural communication and its importance in the society, an organisation and individual’s daily life.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

After mastering the course students know the concept, theories of and approaches to leadership and diversity management, implementation/evaluation strategies, know the concept of discrimination, foundations and types of discrimination, defence mechanisms.

Skills

After mastering the course students are able to analyse leadership and diversity management strategies and approaches, understand their usability in the work of a specific organisation. Able to recognise cases of discrimination and be aware of consequences and effects of discrimination on an individual and society.

Competence

After mastering the course students, by understanding the importance of leadership and diversity management, are able to use it in the analysis of own organisation (workplace) and development of a strategy. Able to independently analyse a leader’s action and diversity situation, including by stating necessary discrimination elements and offering specific solutions.

Study course planning

Planning period:Year 2024, Autumn semester
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