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Communication Law and Ethics
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:7.00
Study Course Accepted:02.02.2024 12:25:56
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | KSK_128 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Communication Sciences; Communication Theory | 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) | 7 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 14 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 3 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 6 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 20 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 5 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 10 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 3 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 6 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 16 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Introduction to the studies and speciality. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To familiarise students with international, European and Latvian law, which determines the principles of freedom of expression and freedom of press, the procedure of circulation of information, regulate functioning of mass media. To shape professional views of students about communication law and ethics in the context of interconnections among legal state, democracy and human rights guarantees. To develop skills of students in the use of communication law and ethical norms and principles in professional activity. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Ethics, basic principles of ethics. Topical problems of modern communication ethics. Ethics and law. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Professional ethics of a journalist and a public relations specialist: global experience and situation in Latvia. Code of ethics. Ethics and internet. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Human rights: concept and system. Guarantees of human rights in Latvia. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Freedom of expression and press. Openness of information and state secret. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Ethical and legal aspects of freedom of expression. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Principle of equality. Principle of “private life”. Protection of personal data. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Advertising regulation in Latvia. Legal and ethical aspects of advertising. Media and advertising. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Regulation of functioning of press and electronic mass media in Latvia. Operation of the National Electronic Mass Media Council. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | Copyright. Significance of copyright in professional activity. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 10 | Topical problems of communication law in Latvia. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Ethics, basic principles of ethics. Topical problems of modern communication ethics. Ethics and law. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Professional ethics of a journalist and a public relations specialist: global experience and situation in Latvia. Code of ethics. Ethics and internet. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Human rights: concept and system. Guarantees of human rights in Latvia. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Freedom of expression and press. Openness of information and state secret. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Ethical and legal aspects of freedom of expression. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Principle of equality. Principle of “private life”. Protection of personal data. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Advertising regulation in Latvia. Legal and ethical aspects of advertising. Media and advertising. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Regulation of functioning of press and electronic mass media in Latvia. Operation of the National Electronic Mass Media Council. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | Copyright. Significance of copyright in professional activity. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 10 | Topical problems of communication law in Latvia. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Report. Topical challenges in communication law and ethics should be selected. The topic of the report should be coordinated with the university lecturer. Theoretical and practical aspects of the selected topic should be reviewed. For distance learning, students - According to the teacher's instructions in e-studies: • get acquainted with study materials and lecture recordings, • prepare two essays on the course topics, • pass a self-test. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | The final mark is the sum of all marks. Knowledge is assessed using a 10-point grading system. The final mark is formed by: 1) performance at seminars – 20%, 2) summaries of recommended readings / essays / self-test– 20%, 3) report – 20%, 4) examination – 40%. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Students master basic norms of communication law and ethics, which are necessary, when studying or professionally working in the communication sector. | ||||||||
| Skills: | As a result of mastering the course students understand the content of principles of “freedom of expression”, “freedom of press”, “openness of information”, “private life”, “equality”; are able to evaluate the importance of legal norms and principles in communication processes; are aware of the importance of ethical norms (code of ethics) in research and professional activity. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | As a result of mastering the course students integrate knowledge in communication law and ethics in research or professional activity. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Latvijas Republikas Satversme | ||||||||
| 2 | Eiropas Parlamenta un Padomes Regula (ES) 2016/679 (2016. gada 27. aprīlis) par fizisku personu aizsardzību attiecībā uz personas datu apstrādi un šādu datu brīvu apriti un ar ko atceļ Direktīvu 95/46/EK (Vispārīgā datu aizsardzības regula) | ||||||||
| 3 | Informācijas atklātības likums | ||||||||
| 4 | likums "Par presi un citiem masu informācijas līdzekļiem" | ||||||||
| 5 | Autortiesību likums | ||||||||
| 6 | Reklāmas likums | ||||||||
| 7 | Elektronisko plašsaziņas līdzekļu likums | ||||||||
| 8 | Fizisko personu datu apstrādes likums | ||||||||
| 9 | Lasmane S. Komunikācijas ētika. – Rīga: LU Akadēmiskais apgāds, 2012 | ||||||||
| 10 | Latvijas mediju vides daudzveidība. – Rīga: LU Akadēmiskais apgāds, 2018 | ||||||||
| 11 | Latvijas Republikas Satversmes komentāri. VIII Cilvēka pamattiesības. – Rīga: Latvijas Vēstnesis, 2012 | ||||||||
| 12 | Sabiedrisko elektronisko plašsaziņas līdzekļu un to pārvaldības likums | ||||||||
| 13 | Informācijas sabiedrības tiesību pamati. - Rīga: RSU, 2022. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Šimkus A. Žurnālista un avotu aizsardzības privilēģijas definīcija Eiropā un ASV // Jurista Vārds – 2016. – Nr.37. | ||||||||
| 2 | Rokasgrāmata žurnālistiem Īsi par mediju likumiem // https://www.sseriga.edu/sites/default/files/inline-files/la… | ||||||||
| 3 | Veikša I. Autortiesības digitālajā laikmetā. - Rīga: Biznesa augstskola "Turība", 2021 | ||||||||
| 4 | Latvia // International Legal Research Group on Freedom of Expression – Protection of Journalistic Sources // http://files.elsa.org/AA/LRG_FoE_Final_Report.pdf | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Publikācijas Jurista Vārds, Communication Law and Policy, tiesu prakse | ||||||||
