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About Study Course

ECTS:6
Course supervisor:Karina Palkova
Study type:Full time
Course level:Doctor
Target audience:Business Management; Information and Communication Science; Juridical Science; Management Science; Political Science; Social Anthropology; Social Welfare and Social Work; Sociology
Language:Latvian
Study course description Full description, Full time
Branch of science:Educational sciences; University Pedagogy

Objective

To improve doctoral student's teaching skills as a university teaching staff by strengthening the acquired theoretical and practical knowledge and to ensure that this knowledge is transferred to students in an understandably structured way.

Prerequisites

Learning and teaching in the higher education and science area, Science Philosophy, Research Principles, Methods, and Praxis of Social Science in Interdisciplinary Perspective.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

1.Able to demonstrate that knows and understands the most current scientific and practical knowledge in the learning and teaching higher education space, as well as the principles and requirements of the modern, interdisciplinary study process.

Skills

1.Is able to independently evaluate and choose the most appropriate teaching methods, provide a new understanding of these methods, as well as integrate the material into innovative pedagogical technologies.

Competence

1.Able to solve significant or innovation tasks related to the transfer of knowledge in the area of higher education learning and teaching process by performing independent, critical analysis, synthesis and evaluation. Able to conduct interactive lectures, classes, develop study material, course descriptions, reviewing works. Able to demonstrate professional, pedagogical, communicative and methodological competences.

Study course planning

Planning period:Year 2025, Spring semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Social Sciences (sub-programme Law Science)4DoctorRequired
Social Sciences (sub-programme Communication Culture and Multimedia) 4DoctorRequired
Social Sciences (sub-programme Business Management and Economics)4DoctorRequired
Social Sciences (sub-programme Political Science)4DoctorRequired
Social Sciences (sub-programme Business Management and Economics) 4DoctorRequired
Social Sciences (sub-programme Health Management)4DoctorRequired
Social Sciences (sub-programme Communication Culture and Multimedia)4DoctorRequired
Social Sciences (sub-programme Political Science) 4DoctorRequired
Social Sciences (sub-programme Social Anthropology, Sociology, Social Work) 4DoctorRequired
Planning period:Year 2026, Spring semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Social Sciences3DoctorRequired
Planning period:Year 2025, Spring semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Social Sciences (sub-programme Social Anthropology, Sociology, Social Work)4DoctorRequired
Social Sciences (sub-programme Law Science) 4DoctorRequired
Planning period:Year 2026, Spring semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Social Sciences 3DoctorRequired
Planning period:Year 2025, Spring semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Social Sciences (sub-programme Health Management) 4DoctorRequired