Rīgas pedagoģijas un izglīTĪbas vadības augstskola

The author and the staff of the course: Dr.oec. Silvija Kristapsone

The aim of the course:

To acquaint the students with concepts of statistics and types of statistic observation, summarising and graphic reflection methods, as well as acquaint the students with the essence of the most common statistic methods and their opportunities used in the practice of macroeconomics and companies.

For empowering of the student cognitive activities and for knowledge testing, autonomous works are assigned, by which, based on concrete initial information, the task is given to calculate and analyse statistic indices, to come to conclusions.

With knowledge control purpose, a test is assigned with different level theoretical and practice problems.

Envisaged results:

To know theoretically the statistical observation types, grouping types, statistical information display approaches, statistical calculation formulas for indices estimation and their use, opportunities of statistical methods. The students have to prove their skills by practice works (autonomous works).

Short course abstract:

Statistics mean data (information) collection, processing and results’ assessment or interpretation. Nowadays not a single autonomous structural unit is able to exist without knowledge and application of various information data processing methods. Students get acquainted with statistics terminology, measurement scale characteristics and their samples, most common data compiling and graphic interpretation methods, statistical indices and various types of statistics methods and opportunities of their implementation. The successful acquisition of the course is based on previous knowledge in mathematics, macroeconomics, microeconomics, and the obtained life experience and cognitive strive. The knowledge and skills acquired during this study course, students further develop by such study courses as basic management, and intended for qualification practice task completing and practice report writing.

The thematic plan of the course

Theme	Contact lessons	Student autonomous work hours
1. Statistics, its methods. Statistical observation, grouping, empirical classification, its graphical display	4	16
2. Absolute, relative and average values, their calculation and interpretation. Statistical indices	6	20
3. Selective method’s use in statistics, selection errors	2	8
4. Analysis of dynamic rows	4	10
5. Types of data graphical display	0	10

Autonomous work planning:

Theme	Type of work	Assessment form
grouping	Autonomous work	Test
structure’s relative values and average values	Autonomous work	Current test
indices of the plan objective and the accomplished plan	Autonomous work	Individual knowledge test
dynamics’ indices: growth coefficient, growth tempo, increased tempo	Autonomous work	Current test

The study course acquisition assessment form: Student knowledge is shown by the final test including various difficulty questions. The graded test consists of 50% - autonomous homework, 50% - of the test result.
Specific notes:

Demands for the test:

• 
  50% attendance of contact lectures,
  
• 
  autonomous works submitted and graded positively
  

Literature:

Compulsory literature:

• 
  Goša Z. (2003). Statistika. Mācību grāmata. – R.: Izglītības soļi. – 346 lpp.
  
• 
  Orlovska A.(2004) Statistika. Mācību līdzeklis. – Rīga: RTU – 81 lpp.
  
• 
  Общая теория статистики.(1999). Статистическая методология в изучении коммерческой деятельности. Под ред. О.Э.Башиной, А.А.Спирина. – М, Финансы и статистика - 439 стр.
  
• 
  Siegel A. (2000) Practical Business Statistics. Fourth edition. – Boston: Irwin Mc Graw-Hill – 1051 p.
  

Optional literature:

• 
  Bortz J. (1999) Statistik fur Sozialwissenschaftler. Springer-
  

Verlag Berlin Heidelberg New York.,836 S.

• 
  . James T.McClave and P.George Benson. Statistics for business and
  

economics. New York, 1998

APPROVED

by the sitting of Economics and entrepreneurship department

on 17 November 2005

Head of the department: Jānis Viržbickis
Riga Teacher Training and Educational Management Academy

Riga, Imantas 7.līnija, L V -1083, telephone: [phone], fax: [phone]
The Description of the Study Course

The title of the study course: Financial and managerial accounting

The title of the study program: Personnel management
Amount: 2 CP , 3 ECTS credit points
The author and the staff of the course: economist-financier, Mag.sc.soc., lecturer A.Vīgnere
The aim of the course:

Supply knowledge on financial and managerial accounting book-keeping system, its significance and standard requirements for personnel management, highlighting the differences between financial and managerial accounting.

The envisaged results:

To understand the significance of financial and managerial accounting on different book-keeping levels – first, based on the information about already accomplished facts in financial action and connected with financial accounting /expenditure and expenses reflection and entrepreneurship result setting/, - second, which is connected with managerial accounting and help the managers in decision-making, planning, control and regulation of various procedures in entrepreneurship.

The content of the course:

1. Long-term investment accounting records – Non-material investment characteristics,

Capital (fixed) assets, their accounting, Long-term finance investment accounting.

2. Money means accounting - in cash, accounts.

3. Accounts with debtors and creditors – Debtors’ debt characteristics, accounting,

Creditor debt characteristics, accounting.

4. Labour and labour payment accounting.

5. Stock accounting characteristics and methods.

6. Decisions, decision-making process.

7. Entrepreneurship expenditure s and their classification - Prime cost and its calculations,

Price calculations.

8. Information on entrepreneurship costs, revenue and profit use in decision-making

9. Budget and its planning – budget concept, types, planning procedure, planning.

10. Essence of control and indices system used in the control process.

Thematic plan of the course

No	Theme	Contact lessons		Student autonomous work hours
		Full-time studies	Part-time studies	Full-time studies	Part-time studies
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.	Long-term investment accounting: Non-material investment Fixed-assets Long-term finance investments. Money means accounting: In cash, accounts. Settlement of accounts with debtors and creditors: Debtor’s debt, accounting. Creditor’s debt, accounting. Labour and labour payment accounting. Stock accounting characteristics and methods Decisions, decision-making process. Entrepreneurship expenditure s and their classification – Prime cost and its calculations Price calculations Information on entrepreneurship costs, revenue and profit use in decision-making. Budget and its planning – budget concept, types, planning procedure, planning. Essence of control and indices system used in the control process.		2 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2		8 4 8 4 4 8 8 8 8 8

Autonomous work planning:

No	Theme	Type of work	Assessment form
1.		Case study. Report, project etc.	Case study. Test, work defence, etc.
1. 2.	Fixed-assets accounting: purchase, assessment, stock-taking, depreciation accounting, pricing. Labour payment concept and organisation. Holiday-payment and sick-pay accounting methods. Detains from wages	Report Case study	Work defence Test

The study course acquisition assessment form: Test with differentiated grading.
The course is studied in the Latvian language.


Literature:

LR likums „Par Grāmatvedību”/14.10.1992./-ar grozījumiem un papildinājumiem

LR likums „Par Uzņēmuma gada pārskatiem”/14.10.1992./-ar grozījumiem un papildinājumiem

LR likums „Par nodokļiem un nodevām”02.02.1995./-ar grozījumiem un papildinājumiem

LR Komerclikums /04.05.2000./ ar grozījumiem un papildinājumiem

Latvijas grāmatvedības standarts Nr.1 „Finansu pārskata sagatavošanas pamatnostādnes”/05.02.2004./

LR MK noteikumi nr.585 Ņoteikumi par uzņēmumu grāmatvedības kārtošanu un organizāciju”

/21.10.2003./

V.Andžāne Ievads finansu grāmatvedībā R. LU, 2002

I.Apsīte Uzņēmuma gada pārskats.- R. Lietišķās informācijas dienests, 2002

J.Benze Finansu grāmatvedība - Rīga, 1995, 1998, 2000

I.Būmane, I.Ludboržs Nemateriālo aktīvu būtība un klasifikācija - R. LU, 2001

A.Dūdele, T.Korsaka Finnšu vadības pamati - R. Banku augstskola, 2001

M.Grebenko Grāmatvedība 1.daļa - R. Adrems, 2000

M.Grebenko Grāmatvedība 2.daļa - R. Adrems, 2001

M.Grandāne, E.Martemjanovna, Y.Marāne, V.Mežaraupa Finanšu grāmatvedība - R. Raka, 2004

R.Alsiņa,K.Zolotuhina,J.Bojarenko Vadības grāmatvedības pamati - R. Raka, 2000

Vadības grāmatvedība 1.daļa - Londona, Ernst&Young ,1995

Vadības grāmatvedība 2.daļa - Londona, Ernst&Young , 1995

Vadības grāmatvedība 3.daļa - Londona Ernst&Young , 1995

D.Daņēviča Finansu Pārskatu Revīzija - Starptautiskie revīzijas standarti R. Turība, 2003

G.Malders Grāmatvedība Revizija Audits - R.Turība, 2002

Confirmed by

the sitting of the Department

In 2005 ___________

Head of the department_________

Riga Teacher Training and Educational Management Academy

Riga, Imantas 7.līnija, L V -1083, telephone: [phone], fax: [phone]
The Description of the Study Course
The title of the study course: Project management
The title of the study program: Personnel management
Amount: 2 CP, 3ECTS
The author and the staff of the course: Ritvars Grīviņš
The aim of the course:

To provide the basic knowledge on project management, to develop skills to implement this knowledge into project planning

Envisaged results:

Students perceive the comprehension on project management, know how to fill in the application forms to apply to different foundations, develop skills to work with the programme: Microsoft Project

The content of the course:
The thematic plan of the course

No	Theme	Contact lessons		Student autonomous work hours
		Full-time studies	Part-time studies	Full-time studies	Part-time studies
1.	Introduction to project management		1		4
2.	Project identification		2		8
3.	Project management		2		8
4.	Project zero cycle		1		4
5.	Project planning by use of the programme PROJECT		3		12
6.	Plan implementation		1		4
7.	Project presentation		2		8

Autonomous work planning:

No	Theme	Type of work	Assessment form
1.	Project management theory research	Literature studies	Tests
2	Project construction	Project Presentation work-out	Project Presentation Check up of the written works

The study course acquisition assessment form: An examination or a test with differentiated grading.
The course is studied in the Latvian language.


Literature:

1. 
   Kalniņš R., Projektu vadīšana no idejas līdz realizēšanai. LPMC, Riga.1999.
   
2. 
   Čads T. Kā sastādīt veiksmīgu finansējuma pieprasījumu. Soli pa solim
   
3. 
   Latvijas nacionālā projektu vadības asociācija. „Projektu vadīšana”LNPVA,1999
   
4. 
   Juris Uzulāns „Projektu vadība”, Jumava 2004
   
5. 
   Kogan Pafes, Marion E. Haynes, Projeks management, 1999
   
6. 
   Zeman J., Diduskova M., Sochor V., Vatapek M., Financial Manual for Municipalities in cental and Eastern Europa, „How to devlop Municipal Enegy Projects”, Volume 1, 1996
   
7. 
   www.esfondi.lv
   
8. 
   www.cfla.gov.lv
   

APPROVED

by the sitting of Economics and entrepreneurship department

on 17 November 2005

Head of the department: Jānis Viržbickis
RIGA TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT ACADEMY

Imantas 7. līnija 1, Riga, LV – 1083, phones:7808010, fax [phone]
Description of the study course
Title of the study course: Personnel management
Title of the study programme: Quality management
Amount: 2 CP, 3 ECTS
Author and lecturers of the course: Mg. TQM Velga Avota
Aim of the course:

To acquire the skill to apply quality management systems to personnel management.

Expected result:

To acquire the competencies necessary for the personnel management specialist:

• 
  the skill to analyze processes related to human resources at an enterprise
  
• 
  the skill to evaluate processes related to human resources at an enterprise
  
• 
  the skill to plan and carry out preventive or corrective activities in the processes related to human resources at an enterprise.
  

Contents of the course:
Thematic planning of the contents

No.	Topic	Contact lessons		Hours of student autonomous study
		Full-time studies	Part-time studies	Full-time studies	Part-time studies
1.	The quality management system		2		4
2.	Terms of the quality management system		1		2
3.	Methods of quality management		1		2
4.	Processes of quality management		3		6
5.	Documentation		1		2
6.	Explanation of ISO 9001:2000 requirements		2		2
7.	Interior audit of QMS		3		3
8.	Integrated management systems		2		4
9.	Overall quality management		4		8

Planning of independent work:

No.	Topic	Type of work	Form of assessment
1.		Example. Report, project, etc.	Example. Check-up, defense of the paper, etc.
1.	Identification and description of the process.	Report	Check-up
2.	Developing the procedure	Project	Presentation

Form of assessment of the acquisition of the course: Examination with a differentiated assessment.
The course is delivered in Latvian.

Recommended literature:

• 
  Kvalitātes vadības sistēma - KVS pamati (1.daļa)
  
• 
  ISO 9001:2000 prasību skaidrojums ( 2. daļa )
  
• 
  KVS iekšējais audits (3.daļa)
  
• 
  KVS izveidošana, ieviešana un uzturēšana ( 4. daļa )
  

Izdevējs: Biznesa Partneri, Autors(-i): Zygon Baltic Consulting

• 
  Žurnāls Kvalitāte, izdevējs LKA, 6 izdevumi gadā
  
• 
  http://www.psi.lv
  
• 
  http://www.lka.lv
  
• 
  http://www.lbka.lv
  
• 
  http://www.biznesam.lv
  

Requirements for the examination:

• 
  50% attendance of contact lessons,
  
• 
  Participation in seminars;
  
• 
  2 independent papers;
  
• 
  80% correct answers in the tests.
  

IREVIEWED

at the meeting of the Department________

_____________, 2005

Head of the Dept.._______________

Riga Teacher Training and Educational Management Academy

Riga, Imantas 7.līnija, L V -1083, telephone: [phone], fax: [phone]
The Description of the Study Course
The title of the study course: Office Work (Record-keeping) in work of the personnel manager

The title of the study program: Personnel management

Amount: 3 CP; 4.5 ECTS

The author and the staff of the course: Dr.paed., doc. Nils Sautiņš, Mag.sc.soc., lect. Velga Simsone.

The aim of the course:

To provide students with the needed knowledge, abilities and skills, necessary for the record-keeping work, and to facilitate development of a business-like personnel manager’s organisational and communication competencies

The content of the course:

Thematic plan of the course

Theme	Contact lessons	Student autonomous work hours
Significance and role of book-keeping Jurisdiction regulating book-keeping, Book-keeping work organization, documentation systems Book-keeping, its basic objectives, components of the book-keeping process.	1	2
Document elaboration ,execution and official registration Document functions, requisite placement and groups; General demands for document official registration; Execution of documents’ parts; Service marks; Text of document; Registration principles of various document types.	1.5	10
Document circulation Incoming document flow and execution order; Outgoing document flow procedure; Internally used document flow; Document registration and control.	1.5	2
Document originals, their derivations.	1	2
File arrangement and nomenclature preparation. File processing; storing period setting; enumeration; file actualisation; Organization of assessment expertise; document destruction order; Document entrusting to the archive.	1	10
Language of bookkeeping documents.	1	2
Announcing a competition of a vacancy in the organisation and bookkeeping procedure aspects personnel order form execution; a competition advertisement, testimony, invitation, refusal letter execution, personnel selection commission protocol and skills card, job offer, enquiry result execution.	1	4
Labour contract arrangement according to the legal norms and its execution.	2	10
Order on personnel job specification execution.	1	6
Job description development basic principles and its juridical basis.	1	4
Personnel file processing and maintenance.	0.5	2
Agreement on labour contract termination.
Holiday-leave documentation implementation in the organisation.
Agreement on holiday-leave transference.	2	10
Organisation contract, job delivery – acceptance deed
Business trip documentation execution.
Warning of job legal rights termination.	3	10
Job procedure regulations in the organisation.
Confidentiality and interest conflicts in the bookkeeping aspect.	2	6
Job list execution basic principles.	2	4
Book-keeping of application, suggestion and complaint review terms.	1	2
Personnel job specification development basic principles in the organisation.	2	10
TOTAL	24	96

Autonomous work planning:

No	Theme	Type of work	Assessment form
1.	Document formation, execution and official registration.	Document formation	Current test
2.	File arrangement and nomenclature preparation basic principles	Report,	Work defence
3.	Analysis of bookkeeping legal rights.	Report,	Work defence
4.	Personnel documentation execution in accordance with control.	Document formation	Project defence .
5.	Job description development basic principles and its juridical basis in the organisation “ X”	Document formation	Work defence
6.	Confidentiality and documentation execution in the organisation “ X “.	Document formation	Work defence
7.	Review system model development for reviewing of applications, suggestions and complaints.	Document formation	Work defence
8.	Personnel job specification offer in the organisation “ X “.	Report,	Work defence

The study course acquisition assessment form: Test with differentiated grading
The course is studied in the Latvian language
Literature:

1. 
   Darba likums”, pieņemts 20.06.2001.
   
2. 
   LR Ministru Kabineta 18.04.1995.noteikumi Nr.99 “Par iesniegumu, sūdzību un priekšlikumu lietvedību valsts un pašvaldību institūcijās”.
   
3. 
   LR Ministru Kabineta 23.04.1996. noteikumi Nr. 154. “Dokumentu izstrādāšanas un noformēšanas noteikumi”.
   
4. 
   LR Ministru Kabineta 22.08.2000. noteikumi Nr. 295. “Noteikumi par vārdu un uzvārdu rakstību un identifikāciju.
   
5. 
   “Fizisko personu datu aizsardzības likums”, pieņemts 23.03.2000.
   
6. 
   “Valsts valodas likums”, pieņemts 09.12.1999.
   
7. 
   Likums “Iesniegumu, sūdzību un priekšlikumu izskatīšanas kārtība valsts un pašvaldību institūcijās”, pieņemts 27.10.1994
   
8. 
   Likums “Par Latvijas Valsts ģerboni”, pieņemts 19.02.1998.
   
9. 
   Likums “Par valsts noslēpumu”, pieņemts 17.10.1996.
   
10. 
    Likums “Elektronisko dokumentu likums” 20.11.2002.
    
11. 
    LR Ministru Kabineta 28.05.2002. instrukcija Nr.3. “Ministru kabineta kārtības rullī noteikto dokumentu elektroniskās aprites kārtība”.
    
12. 
    LR Ministru Kabineta 02.04.2002. noteikumi Nr.141. “Informācijas sistēmās esošo dokumentēto datu un elektronisko dokumentu arhivēšanas noteikumi”.
    
13. 
    LR Ministru Kabineta 25.06.1997. noteikumi Nr. 255. “Valsts noslēpuma aizsardzības noteikumi”.
    
14. 
    Latvijas Valsts arhīvu ģenerāldirekcija, 10.10.1995., “Instrukcija par juridisko personu arhīva dokumentu uzrāšanu, uzskaiti, saglabāšanu un izmantošanu”
    
15. 
    Latvijas Valsts arhīvu ģenerāldirekcija, 27.12.1996. “Valsts institūciju tipveida dokumentu glabāšanas termiņu saraksts”.
    
16. 
    LVS ISO 9706:1994 “Informācija un dokumentācija. Dokumentu papīrs. Ilgizturības prasības”.
    
17. 
    Bahanovskis V. Praktiskā lietvedība. Rīgā: Kamene, 2004, 255.lpp.
    
18. 
    Kalve I. Jaunās paaudzes lietvedība. Rīgā: Biznesa augstskola Turība, 2002. 231.lpp.
    
19. 
    Grozījumi MK 2000.gada 14. novembra noteikumos Nr.397 “ Noteikumi par valsts sociālās apdrošināšanas obligāto iemaksu veicēju reģistrāciju un ziņojumiem par valsts sociālās apdrošināšanas obligātajām iemaksām un iedzīvotāju nodokli”.
    
20. 
    LR Ministru kabineta noteikumi Nr.217 “ Noteikumi par darba samaksas sistēmu no valsts budžeta finansējamo iestāžu darbiniekiem”.
    
21. 
    Grozījumi Ministru kabineta 2002.gada 28.maija noteikumos Nr.217
    

“ Noteikumi par darba samaksas sistēmu no valsts budžeta finansējamo iestāžu

darbiniekiem”.

26. Likums “ Par arhīviem” pieņemts 20.06.2001.
Specific notes:

• 
  at least 50% lecture attendance;
  
• 
  participation in group-work;
  
• 
  autonomous works completed;
  
• 
  current tests.
  

Approved by

the department sitting of Economics and entrepreneurship department

17 November 2005.gada

Head of the department: Jānis Viržbickis
Riga Teacher Training and Educational Management Academy

Riga, Imantas 7.līnija, L V -1083, telephone: [phone], fax: [phone]
The Description of the Study Course
The title of the study course: Personnel information systems
The title of the study program: Personnel management
Amount: 4 CP, 6 ECTS.



The author and the staff of the course: Docent, Dr. math. Grigorijs Gorobecs,

lecturer, Mg. ing. Aleksejs Jurenoks,

lecturer, Mg. sc. soc. Gustavs Elers,

lecturer, Mg. math. Oskars Rasnačs.

The aim of the course:

To assess together with the future specialists the necessity of using of information systems in personnel management work, to provide skills for development and usage of data bases tables, forms, questionnaires and reports.

Envisaged results:

Self-dependent development and usage of data bases for personnel information systems.

The content of the course:

The thematic plan of the course

No	Theme	Contact lessons		Student autonomous work hours
		Full-time studies	Part-time studies	Full-time studies	Part-time studies
	Concepts of ”personnel information system” and ”data basis”. Personnel information system examples on the Internet. Information about employees on the organisation web site home page.		4		6
	Data bases’ Microsoft software, its significance for the personnel management work reports and planning. Data basis structure and structure principles. Table making by designing. Field types and features.		4		20
	Data processing into tables and importing from other data bases, links among tables.		4		18
	Data basis form, enquiry and report creation.		4		18
	Form layouts, calculations for enquiries and reports. Command keys for forms and reports.		4		18
	Size optimisation, correction, management control creation, starting of data basis.		4		18
	Email networking in MS Word environment, by use of MS Access data bases. Operation of stickers and envelopes. Data selection for Email networking.		4		18
	Organisational and technological data security measures: measures, equipment and software applying, data archive creation.		4		12

Autonomous work planning:

No	Theme	Type of work	Assessment form
1.	Creation of the organisation’s employees data basis by forming of tables and slinks in MS Access environment, using the data from personal files.	Project work	Check up by the docent
2.	Execution of the created personnel data basis, by use of random number generator in MS Excel environment.	Project work	Check up by the docent
3.	Creation of the tables, forms, reports, management control for the organisation’s data basis. Starting of the data basis.	Project work	Check up by the docent
4.	Business letter creation for the organisation’s employees, by use of email service. Employees’ selection according to the set job specifications.	Project work	Check up by the docent

The study course acquisition assessment form: Examination

The course is studied in the Latvian, Russian and English languages

Literature:

Compulsory literature

10. 
    Žemaitis V., Jurenoks A. MS Access no iesācēja līdz lietpratējam. Rīga, „Zvaigzne ABC”, 2004. – 132 lpp.
    
11. 
    Nāgelis J. Microsoft ACCESS 2000 no A līdz Z.. Rīga: „Datorzinību centrs”, 2000. – 184 lpp.
    
12. 
    Lukažis Dz. Datu bāzu vadība. Rīga: „Turība”, 2000. – 108 lpp.
    
13. 
    Microsoft Access Tutorial. www.bcschools.net/staff/AccessHelp.htm
    

Optional literature

19. 
    Treiguts E. Datu drošība un datortīkli. Rīga: „Turība” 1999. – 68 lpp.
    
20. 
    Ķinis U. Noziedzīgi nodarījumi datortīklā (datornoziegumi). Rīga: „Tiesu namu aģentūra”, 2000. – 119 lpp.
    
21. 
    Ruķers M. Personas datu tiesiskā aizsardzība. Rīga: „Turība”, 2000. – 192 lpp.
    
22. 
    Informātikas vārdnīca. Rīga, „Avots”, 2001. – 660 lpp.
    
23. 
    www.cv.lv
    
24. 
    www.workingday.lv
    
25. 
    www.rms.lv
    

Specific notes:

Successfully studied study course”Information technology for the personnel manager’s work” comprises 8 CP (12 ECTS) amount. Students study the course”Personnel information systems” in semesters VII and VIII according to the amount of 4 (2+2).

APPROVED

by the Information technology department sitting

24 October2005

Head of the department:_____________

Riga Teacher Training and Educational Management Academy

Riga, Imantas 7.līnija, L V -1083, telephone: [phone], fax:[phone]
The Description of the Study Course
The title of the study course: Business ethics
The title of the study program: Personnel management
The level of the study course: Optional part
Amount: 1 credit-points; 16 contact lessons; 3ECTS
The author and the staff of the course: Mag.oec. Māra Kakse
The aim of the course:

To acquaint the students with the theoretical aspects of business ethics. To develop comprehension on the main principles of business ethics and their implementation into the business practice, fostering the professional skills, ethical attitude to oneself as a personality, to colleagues, cooperation partners and the society on the whole.

The envisaged results:

To attain knowledge for the analysis of the personnel management from the ethics point of view, too – justice, honesty, social attitude;

to obtain skills for analysing the competencies, style of work, skills, knowledge, attitude to work with personnel of the personnel manager;

by acquiring of the course the students develop a different value orientation, during the course the students revise their value categories of themselves and community.

The content of the course:

Thematic plan of the course

No	Theme	Contact lessons	Student autonomous work hours
1.	Ethics and business running.	3	12
2.	Ethics and legal jurisdiction.	3	12
3.	The essence and main principles of business ethics.	3	12
4.	Ethical behaviour styles. Ethical aspects of communication.	3	12
5.	Ethical career problems	4	16
	Total	16	64

Autonomous work planning:

No	Theme	Type of work	Assessment form
1.	Freedom and responsibility problems in business	Report	Work defence
2.	Rights as basis of morals	Report	Work defence
3.	Honesty, justice and moral values	Report	Work defence
4.	Ethics of power. Power and conscience	Report	Work defence
5.	Organisational honour. Loyalty	Report	Work defence
6.	Ethics in control of work quality	Report	Work defence
7.	Ethical aspects of marketing	Report	Work defence

The study course acquisition assessment form: a test with a differentiated grading.
The course is studied in the Latvian language
Literature:

Compulsory literature:

1. 
   Kuzņecova A. Profesionālās ētikas vadlīnijas, R., 1997.
   
2. 
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Riga Teacher Training and Educational Management Academy

Riga, Imantas 7.līnija, L V -1083, telephone: [phone], fax: [phone]
The Description of the Study Course
The title of the study course: Personnel manager’s professional ethics
The title of the study program: Personnel management
Amount: 2 CP, 3 ECTS
The author and the staff of the course: Lecturer Mag.sc.soc. A.Miķelsone.
The aim of the course:

To acquaint the students with the personnel manager’s professional ethics by exploring ethics’ basic principles, competency, confidentiality, analysing various case studies.

The content of the course:

The thematic plan of the course

No	Theme	Contact lessons		Student autonomous work hours
		Full-time studies	Part-time studies	Full-time studies	Part-time studies
1.	Personnel manager’s basic principles of professional ethics		3		12
2.	General principles of ethics		2		8
3.	Personnel manager’s competency		3		12
4.	Personnel manager’s confidentiality		2		8
5.	Professional growth		2		8
6.	Professional relationship		2		8
7.	Dilemmas of ethics		2		8
	Total		16		64

Autonomous work planning:

No	Theme	Type of work	Assessment form
1.	Written test	Essay	Work ideas’ presentation in audience