Higher school of psychology

8.2. Data of the students’ survey and their analysis

At the end of each semester a students’ survey is conducted on a regular basis. The aimof the survey is to elicit the students’ evaluation of the teaching staff work, organization of the study process, organization of work outside the higher school, adequacy of technical equipment at the HSP, perception of the study programme on the whole. Besides the students in the programme have a possibility to express their wishes and suggestions on the study process improvement at the HSP. The questionnaires are unsigned, therefore the students feel more freedom to express their opinions. The data of the questionnaires are processed aided with a specially designed software. (the questionnaires see in Appendix 9).

The results of the students’ survey are used to make improvements to the study process and study process.

Fig. 1. Evaluation of the study process.

As it can be seen in Fig. 1, the students’ attitude to the HSP is getting more and more positive. To a large extent it could be linked to new class rooms, new and more modern equipment, bigger library stock, possibility to use the system EBSKO, greater number of guest lecturers and seminars held beyond the study programme.

Fig.. 2. Evaluation of the quality of instruction.

The data presented in Fig.. 2. show that the quality of instruction improved compared to the previous year. It also serves to prove that teaching staff of HSP are skilled, the quality of instruction is high, the instructors are able to improve the quality of instruction, and strive to make use of new teaching methods and technologies.

8.3. Participation of the students in the study process perfection

The HSP master students take an active part in perfection of the study process. At the end of every semester master students feel out questionnaires in which they express their wishes and suggestion concerning improvements which could be made to the study process. Their suggestions are taken into account for the coming semester’s study work and study process organization. Once a month a meeting with the Directors of the programme is held with representatives of all the master students, during the meeting the issues of the study process organization are discussed, the students problems are ventilated and solutions for problematic situations found.

Besides, the master students enjoy the opportunity to express their opinions on the theoretical and practical components of the programme. Feedback is being maintained on a regular basis between the teaching staff, supervisors and master students. During the final class of every theoretical course the majority of instructors discuss with the students the course delivered, invite the students opinions concerning the pluses and minuses of the course, talk on how the course has contributed to their professional development. During the practice the master students have a possibility to discuss many questions, problems and suggestions on professional activity.

9. Academic staff

9.1. Academic staff members involved in the programme implementation

Table 9.1.

List of staff members permanently (full-time) working in the HSP professional master studies programme

N.	Name, surname ,	Education, degree	Academic title and administrative position	Study courses taught
1	Ābelīte Larisa	Master’s studies, Mag psych	Docent	Psychology of professional development; Theory and techniques of professional counseling Staff management
2	Jansons Vladimirs	Doctor’s studies, Dr. biol.	as.prof.	Psychology of professional activity; Staff management Business planning in psychology and marketing of psychological service
3	Kaļiņņikova Ludmila	doctor’s studies, Dr.psych., master’s studies, Mag. paed.	as.prof.	Psychology of professional; Theory and techniques of professional counseling
4	Kazanovska Irina	doctor’s studies, Dr. boil.	as.prof.	Theory and methods of teaching psychology
5	Kovaļčuka Svetlana	doctor’s studies, Dr.ph.	as.prof.	Cross-cultural communications (theory and practice)
6	Petļak Viktorija	master’s studies, Mag. psych.	Lecturer	Elaboration of a research project in psychology
7	Plotka Irina	doctor’s studies, Dr.psych.	prof.	Psychology of professional activity; Psychology of professional development ; Methods of psychological research, data analysis and interpretation; Engineering psychology and ergonomics
8	Širjajevs Dmitrijs	doctor’s studies, bioloģijas doktors	as.prof.	Psychology of professional activity;
9	Tjurins Pavels	doctor’s studies, Dr.psych.	as.prof.	Practical ( applied ) psychology;
10	Caurkubule Žanna	doctor’s studies, inženierzinātnes doktors	as.prof.	Science of management
11	Raizs Ļevs	doctor’s studies, inženierzinātnes doktors	prof.	Methods of psychological research, data analysis and interpretation

9.2.tabula

List of staff members working in the HSP professional master studies programme part-time

Nr.	Name, surname	Education, degree	Academic title and administrative position	Study courses taught
1	Blūmenaua Ņina	doctor’s studies, Dr.eng.	as.prof.	Methods of psychological research, data analysis and interpretation
2	Gaidarova Larisa	doctor’s studies, Dr. paed.	Docents	Cross-cultural communications (theory and practice); Theory and methods of teaching psychology
3	Ņikiforovs Oļegs	doctor’s studies, Dr. psych.	prof.	Information technologies in psychology
4	Leitāne Aija	master’s studies, Dr. iur.	Lecture	Labour law
5	Vasiļuks Fjodors	doctor’s studies, Dr. hab psych.	prof.	Theory and techniques of professional counseling
6	Vidnere Māra	doctor’s studies, Dr. hab psych	prof.	Elaboration of a research project in psychology; Practical ( applied ) psychology
7	Vasiļjeva Irina	doctor’s studies, Dr. psych.	as.prof.	Psychology of professional activity
8	Višņakova Nataļja	doctor’s studies, Dr. hab. psych	prof.	Theory and methods of teaching psychology
9	Prjažņikovs Nikolajs	doctor’s studies, Dr. hab. paed., Dr. psych.	prof.	Psychology of professional development Psychology of professional development
10	Šupeiko Igors	doctor’s studies, Dr. psych.	prof.	Engineering psychology and ergonomics

In implementation of the HSP professional master studies programme 21 teaching stff members take part (100%), for 11 of them (52,4%) the HSP is the full-time job, for 10 of them (47,6%) a part-time job. (see table 9.4.)

Table 9.4.

Proportion % of the teaching staff members

Teaching staff members	Number	Percentage
Full time	11	52,4%
Part-time	10	47,6%

Of the 9 persons working at the HSP full-time (81.8%) instructors are doctor’s degree holders, 2 people are master’s degree holders (18.2%), of those 9 people (81.8%) are associated professors and professors. Of 9 people working at the HSP part-time (90%) hold a doctor’s degree, 1 (10%) – master’s degree.

On the whole 18 (85,7%)doctor’s and doctor’s habilitus degree holders are involved in the study programme implementation.

Table 9.5.

Academic degree, position, and qualification of the staff members

Academic degree, position, qualification,	Number	Percentage
Professors:	8	38,1%
of those doctor’s degree holders	7	87,5 %
Associated professors:	9	42,9%
of those doctor’s degree holders	3	33,3%
Docents:	2	9,5%
of those holding master’s degree	1	50%
Lecturers:	2	9,5%
of those holding master’s degree	1	50%
Doing doctoral studies	1	50%

(CV of the teaching staff see in Appendix 10)