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Study Course Description

Professional Placement in Economic Security

Main Study Course Information

Course Code
JF_457
Branch of Science
Law
ECTS
30.00
Target Audience
Civil and Military Defense; Law
LQF
Level 7
Study Type And Form
Full-Time; Part-Time

Study Course Implementer

Course Supervisor
Structure Unit Manager
Structural Unit
Faculty of Social Sciences
Contacts

Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf@rsu.lv

About Study Course

Objective

To strengthen and deepen the knowledge obtained at the RSU Faculty of Law, and to improve one’s professional skills. It is necessary for the Master’s student to get acquainted with the activity of a particular institution in the field of economic security and to acquire the practical skills of the head of an organisation in economic security.

Preliminary Knowledge

Theoretical knowledge mastered within the programme.

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge

1.Knowledge about: 1. the activities, direction of development, and strategy of the organisation; 2. the legislation governing the activities of the organisation; understanding of how the legislation is drafted and applied in the specific field of professional activity and taking into account the specifics of the field concerned; 3. legal problems and economic security problems related to daily operations of the organisation and the possibilities of solving them; 4. the case law and latest scientific considerations about the selected area; 5. developments of organisation’s activities in the field of economic security; 6. the specifics of organisational management.

Skills

1.1. to independently prepare draft legal acts and other legal documents relevant to the specifics (functions) of the organisation; 2. to define the strategic and tactical goals of the organisation’s activities; 3. to determine the persons involved in the particular situation, the rights, duties and responsibilities of those persons; 4. to think critically and make decisions based on the available information, solve the practical tasks of a moderate and higher degree of difficulty; 5. to take responsibility and to express initiative in the performance of the placement tasks.

Competences

1.1. independently formulates and analyses legal problems, justifies opinions and decisions, analyses the effectiveness of the organisation’s activities and management; 2. plans the work to be carried out within the organisation and evaluates the quality and strategic impact of their implementation in further work; 3. demonstrates understanding and responsibility for the potential impact of their activities on the organisation and economic security in general; 4. evaluates own professional experience and develops independently; 5. follows current events in the industry; 6. know the research methods in the industry; 7. communicates with industry professionals and a wide range of stakeholders about current events in the industry.

Assessment

Individual work

Title
% from total grade
Grade
1.

Individual work

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To get acquainted thoroughly with the placement programme and its requirements, to follow the recommendations of the placement supervisor and managers (officials) of the placement institution; to fulfil placement assignments dutifully; to strictly observe work discipline and internal rules of practice in the placement institution; not to disclose information that is not subject to disclosure by law (limited availability, restricted, etc.). The course of the placement needs to be reflected in the placement logbook, where it is necessary to record the most important activities that have been carried out on a weekly basis.

Examination

Title
% from total grade
Grade
1.

Examination

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To attach to the placement report documents that reflect the cognitive process, placement logbook, and the placement self-assessment. The results of the placement must be summarised in the placement report that has to be submitted to the faculty within 2 weeks after the end of the placement. Opinion and assessment by the placement supervisor. In accordance with RSU Academic Regulations (I).

Study Course Theme Plan

FULL-TIME
Part 1
Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
30.00
Contact hours:
0 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Defence (Placement)
PART-TIME
Part 1
Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
24.00
Contact hours:
0 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Report (Placement)
Part 2
Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
6.00
Contact hours:
0 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Defence (Placement)

Bibliography

Required Reading

1.

Prakses nolikums

2.

Mark Symes, Peter Jorro. Asylum Law and Practice. 3rd Ed. Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. Imprint BLOOMSBURY PROFESSIONAL. Publication date 11 May 2022.

3.

Vispārējie tiesību principi: tiesiskā drošība un tiesiskā paļāvība. Valsts pārvalde. Bizness. Jurisprudence. Autoru kolektīvs Ringolda Baloža vadībā. Rīga: Tiesu namu aģentūra, 2017.

4.

Ārvalstu studentiem/For international students

5.

Placement regulations

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Mark Symes, Peter Jorro. Asylum Law and Practice. 3rd Ed. Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. Imprint BLOOMSBURY PROFESSIONAL. Publication date 11 May 2022.

Additional Reading

1.

Prakses vietas darbību reglamentējošie iekšējie un ārējie tiesību akti.

2.

Ārvalstu studentiem/For international students

3.

Internal and external legislation governing the operation of the place of placement.