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Public Administration and Government Communication
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:7.00
Study Course Accepted:02.02.2024 12:25:43
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | KSK_078 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Communication Sciences | Target Audience: | Communication Science | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Ivans Jānis Mihailovs | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Faculty of Social Sciences | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf rsu[pnkts]lv | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 6 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 12 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 4 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 8 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 20 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Basics of public administration. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To develop understanding about theoretical aspects and the mechanism of operation of public administration, to obtain skills in the public administration decision-making process and implementation of government communication. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Introduction to the course: what is public administration? | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Decision-making, implementation and evaluation in public administration. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Government communication. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Priority and practice of government communication. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Leadership in organisations. Management of human resources. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Career planning. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Raising public awareness and communication as a policy tool. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Possibilities of participation in public administration and government communication. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | Presentation of reports. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Report – agreeing on the topic with the university lecturer – analysis of latest news in public administration communication. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Participation in seminars (20%). Report – agreeing on the topic with the university lecturer – analysis of latest news in public administration communication (30%). Examination (50%). | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Students orient themselves profoundly in organisation and basic principles of public administration, understand the nature and current priorities of government communication. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Students are able to comprehensively analyse functioning of state administration and government communication, using theoretical sources. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Students draft and present (at a seminar) a government communication campaign, certifying the possibilities of integrating theoretical knowledge and practical skills in professional activities. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Administratīvā procesa likums | ||||||||
| 2 | Valdības komunikācijas prakses analīze un rekomendācijas tās pilnveidošanai //VK_petij_vald_komun_prakses_anal_2007Sept.doc | ||||||||
| 3 | Valsts pārvaldes politikas attīstības pamatnostādnes | ||||||||
| 4 | Dmitričenko I. Stratēģiskā komunikācija // https://www.naa.mil.lv/sites/naa/files/document/4_Apskats_N… | ||||||||
| 5 | Pētījums par valsts pārvaldes lomu un attīstību nākotnē // https://www.mk.gov.lv/sites/default/files/editor/biss_petij… // | ||||||||
| 6 | Labas pārvaldības rokasgrāmata // http://www.sif.gov.lv/nodevumi/nodevumi/3419/Labas_parvaldi… | ||||||||
| 7 | Sanders K., Canel M., J. Governmet Communication: Cases and Challenges. Bloomsbury Academic, 2013. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Valsts pārvaldes iekārtas likums | ||||||||
| 2 | Valdības komunikācija // https://www.mk.gov.lv/lv/content/infografikas | ||||||||
| 3 | Radošā kultūras mantojuma komunikācija vietējā sabiedrībā // http://www.unesco.lv/files/UNESCO_RadosaKulturasMantojumaKo… | ||||||||
| 4 | WHO Strategic communication framework | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Public Administration Review | ||||||||
