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Study Course Description

Semester project I - Orientation and Integration

Main Study Course Information

Course Code
SBUEK_175
Branch of Science
Economics and Business
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Business Management
LQF
Level 6
Study Type And Form
Full-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 ensure active involvement of students in the study process and use of academic resources, as well as to enhance the student's understanding, knowledge and skills in using these resources.

Preliminary Knowledge

Business Research Methodology. Basics of Business English.

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge

1.Student knows academic and research resources at RSU and beyond, including human resources, library resources, other institutional, content and information resources.

Skills

1.Students are able to identify the set of academic and research resources necessary for the study process, to find out how to apply them and to use the resources for the study and research process.

Competences

1.Able to learn, identify the unknown, search for a solution, formulate information in written, structured analytical and concise manner, present it, express it accurately.

Assessment

Individual work

Title
% from total grade
Grade
1.
Individual work
-
-
Development of the Semester project and its presentation. During the 1st semester students in teams of 2 (3 students may be in one team if there is an odd number of students) identify academic and research resources available at RSU and out-of-university, their types, applicability and concisely describe them by creating a table or scheme, or info-graphic and its brief analytical interpretation (max. 3 pages), as well as a presentation, which will also be presented (defended) by the team at the end of the semester. The programme will provide a sample presentation structure (questions). In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal.

Examination

Title
% from total grade
Grade
1.
Examination
-
-
2.
Examination
-
-
Development and visualisation of the Semester project (50%) – the ability to identify the set of academic and research resources necessary for the study process is assessed, as well as the ability to find out how to use them; supervising committee also assesses the ability to collect information in a structured way by linking different resource units. Presentation of the Semester project (50%) – the ability to express oneself accurately, to listen and react to other points of view, receive criticism is assessed.

Study Course Theme Plan

FULL-TIME
Part 1
  1. Presentation of the progress and results of the Semester project I.

EventType
Modality
Location
Contact hours
1.
Lecture
On site
Auditorium
2
2.
Lecture
On site
Auditorium
2
3.
Class/Seminar
On site
Auditorium
2
4.
Class/Seminar
On site
Auditorium
2
5.
Class/Seminar
On site
Auditorium
2
Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
10 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam

Bibliography

Required Reading

1.

RSU SBUEK Student`s Manual / RSU SBUEK Studējošā rokasgrāmata

2.

Studiju gaitā izmantotā un ar projekta vadītāju apspriestā papildus literatūra un informācijas avoti

3.

RSU Studiju reglaments

Other Information Sources

1.

Citi informācijas avoti