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RU ISMA Information System Management InstituteContents of the ProgramRiga 1999 ______ISMA 1, Lomonosova Str., Riga, LV-1019, Latvia; Phone 7-100607; Fax: 7-100517. C O N T E N T S1.Accreditation Application2. Indices3. I. The Aims and Objectives of the Study Program “Tourism Business Manager” 4. II. Study Program “Tourism Business Manager” Description5. III Appendix6. IV Statistics7. V ContentsIndex of information and required by Accreditation Regulations Clause Enclosure 10 – 3 11.1. – 3 11.2. – 2 11.3. – 3 11.4. – 3 11.5. – 3 11.6.1. – 1 11.6.2. – 4 11.7.1. – 20 11.7.2. – 20 11.8. – B-k 11.9.1. – 4 11.9.2. – 2, 4 11.10.1.1. – 12 11.10.1.2. – 12 11.10.1.3. – 4 11.10.2. – 4 11.10.3.1. – 4 11.10.3.2. – 3 11.10.5 – B-k 11.10.6. – 20 11.11. – 1., 2., 5., 6. 11.11.2. – after V pr. 11.13.1. – 5 11.13.2. – 5 11.13.3. – 5 11.13.4. – 5 11.13.5. – 10 11.13.6. – 5 11.13.7. – 6 11.13.8. – 32 11.13.9. – 3 11.14.1. – 5 11.14.2. – 5 11.14.3. – 5 11.15.1. – 2 11.15.2. – 2 11.15.3. – 3 11.15.3. – 11 11.15.4. – 11 11.16.1. – B-k 11.16.2. – 20 11.16.3. – B-k 11.16.4. – B-k 11.17. – B-k SIA RĪGAS UNIVERSITĀTE INFORMĀCIJAS SISTĒMU MENEDŽMENTA AUGSTSKOLAReģ.Nr. #40003178790, Lomonosova ielā 1, Rīga, LV-1019, Tālr. 7-24-15-15Ministry of Education and Science, Republic of LatviaACCREDITATION APPLICATIONI, the undersigned, rector of the Information Systems Management Institute in Riga, apply hereby that the Ministry of Education and Science grant accreditation to the study program of the Information Systems Management Institute in Riga.The address of Informational Systems Management Institute in Riga is 1, Lomonosova str., Riga, LV-1019. Phone number is 7100 607.Signed authorization to sign all documents in the accreditation process has been given to Marga Zhivetere, pro-rector of the Information Systems Management Institute in Riga.Please, find the documents and information in the enclosures to this application.Rector Roman DyakonI Aims and Objectives of the Study Program “ Tourism Business Manager”Riga 1999 ______ISMA 1, Lomonosova Str., Riga, LV-1019, Latvia; Phone 7-100607; Fax: 7-100517.THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY PROGRAM“TOURISM BUSINESS MANAGER”“Tourism business managers establish and lead tourism enterprises and organizations, conduct scientific research work in the field of tourism, develop tourism and excursion routes, descriptions of those, lead excursions, provide communication services for international tourists” (Profession Classification of Latvian Republic NR. 95-2, p. 119). The objective is to provide the level of knowledge, skills and abilities of the study program graduate that meet the demands of a successful business administration, establishing a privately owned firm or working for the state, municipal, and other owner companies that operate in the field of tourism and its sub-branches as well as in other branches of the economy connected with tourism, taking into account the liberal external economic policy of Latvia and its objective of integration into the EU. Therefore, the Institute’s mission is to offer students not only general knowledge and practical skills as a specialist in tourism, but also purposefully educate them as professional entrepreneurs (Appendix 4). In other words, the aim is to favor a graduate’s ability to compete in the conditions of an open-market economy, towards which is oriented the economic development of Latvia in the 21st century.The Aims of the Study Program:- to create a synergetic concentration on entrepreneurial and management disciplines, mastering of which would become the basis for a specialist’s ability to adapt themselves and to offer proper products and services, meeting the new and continuously changing needs of clients (customers) in different sectors of tourism;- to provide such a tourism interdisciplinary system that would guarantee the qualification of the manager of tourism entrepreneurship, meeting the demands of the contemporary market economy both in Latvia and abroad (Appendix 5);- to develop and strengthen the practical skills of application of theoretical knowledge (especially the business administration one), doing research and internship assignments;- to grasp self-educational and research skills studying literature, conducting researches, doing credit works, writing term papers and final thesis, doing projects, etc. (Appendix 8).Means of Achieving the Aims and ObjectivesRelatively young students are mostly without any business experience; therefore, there are included different company-based business projects in the program. A certain part of the lecturing is performed by specialists from tourism firms who direct the study process into an up-to-date practical level. Much of attention is paid to the grasping of informational systems and foreign languages that provide the young specialists with a possibility of entering the international business.IIStudy Program “Tourism Business Manager” DescriptionReasons for the Choice of the Program.The necessity of developing the program is determined by the need of Latvia’s economy in specialists of such profile and is due to the lack of educated professionals in this sphere. Tourism services market is very young in Latvia, and until now it has been developing mostly in one direction: Latvian tourism firms specialize chiefly in importing foreign tourist product. On the other hand, Latvia’s tourist product is still poorly studied. National Tourism Policy stipulates for development of Latvia’s tourist product, as well as conducting research in this field and creation of new firms, attracting new clients, undertaking advertising campaigns both in Latvia and abroad. However there are no state institutions of higher education in Latvia which would offer students the possibility to acquire theoretical knowledge and practical skills in the relevant courses and to become a specialist in this sphere. ISMA cooperates with Riga Aviation University and makes use of the experience of this institution in teaching subjects in Economics, Transport Economics and Transport Systems. Tourism Business Manager Qualification Description. ISMA “Tourism Business Manager” higher professional education study program, according to its contents and form, represents a co-ordinated system of academic studies, applied sciences and practical courses. The analysis of the objectives and principles of the institute, taking into account the essence of the study program, suggests that this program is to provide the qualification of a manager on the one hand, and a specialist in tourism on the other hand. Therefore the program is to ensure training of managers who would in the first place possess the following qualities:  Ability to evaluate the market needs and their structure, be able to analyze consumers’ needs and preferences, determine, which of those a firm can satisfy best, most effectively and at the lowest cost in comparison with other firms;  Ability to conduct the analysis of the factors of firms’ development and in accordance with that make decisions about the possible structural adjustments or modernization;  Skills to maximize both consumers’ utility and firm’s profits in the management process, to create a successful and efficient market-oriented enterprise;  Ability to manage personnel, i.e. to formulate goals and organize subordinates for achievement of these goals. Secondly, having mastered the program, graduates as qualified specialists in tourism shall know and be able to:  Understand the essence of manager’s job and his social importance, the mission of managers in their field both in respect to Latvia and in the international arena;  Find the niche for their professional activity ;  Conduct general and functional analysis of tourist firms’ business;  Work out long-term and short-term strategic and operational business plans;  Be prepared to manage personnel and take the responsibility respectively (know and be able to apply the methods of management, principles of decision-making under different conditions), organize the work of executives;  Be both methodologically and psychologically prepared to develop alternative investment projects, state the criteria for choosing between alternatives and evaluate their economic efficiency. As it is indicated in the Latvian Republic classifier, a manager of higher professional qualification in the sphere of tourism business shall get such an education that would enable him to:  Set up and manage tourist firms and organizations, their affiliates and personnel;  Organize and render tourism services (tourist product) and conduct business activity in various spheres of tourism (holidays, accommodation, catering, leisure, hobbies, etc.);  Plan and organize the technology of tourism services rendering;  Conduct scientific research in the sphere of tourism studies;  Conduct research to develop new sightseeing itineraries;  Prepare materials for tourist guides;  Provide foreign tourists with opportunities to communicate ;  Fulfill other similar tasks (LR Professions Classifier ..., p.119). The contents, volume and structure of the present program are determined by the existing requirements to the managers of firms specializing in tourism business and the description of the qualification they shall possess. Volume of the Study Program.The volume of the “Tourism Business Manager” program is between 175 and 185 credit points. The length of the program is 4 years; it operates within a twenty week semester system, with two semesters in the academic year, thus the total number of semesters - eight.Course Organisation in the Curriculum.The curriculum is comprised of two main blocks: the first part includes subjects in Economics, Social Sciences, Information Technology and Languages; the second one – special Tourism Business Managers Training.Tourism Profile Subjects Block.Tourism Profile Subjects Block makes up 51% (86 credit points) of the total volume of the study program. The credit points distribution over study years is: Year 1 – 10 credit points; Year 2 – 19 credit points; Year 3 – 28 credit points; Year 4 – 29 credit points.Subjects Distribution in the Curriculum. The higher professional education study program “Tourism Business Manager” (in accordance with the practice of other Latvian higher education establishments and foreign schools) consists of four parts: A. Compulsory subjects, which constitute 54% (92 credit points) of the total volume of the study program. B. Elective subjects, which are connected with students’ specialization. These constitute 32% (54 credit points) of the total volume of the study program, and can be selected according to the needs and demands of a particular employer or job. C. Free Choice electives, which constitute 10% (18 credit points) of the total volume of the study program, and students can select these out of the subjects offered by ISMA, as well as RAU, LU or other institutes provided there’s an approval by the Study Program Council. D. Practice, which constitutes 4% (6 credit points) of the total volume of the study program. It is divided into three parts and each year it is confirmed and specified by the study program Director, who issues a special Order on Practice (see the Instruction on study practice organisation). Apart from that, the study program stipulates for two final examinations: professional qualification work (10 credit points, the length – 10 weeks, however it shall be based on the course project, course paper and credit paper) and qualification examination, which doesn’t give any credit points.Notes: 1. Chairs developing syllabi have the right to:  Change the distribution of hours on types of activity;  Change the amount of class hours, which is normally planned to be 10%, but that shall not exceed the maximum total load for students and shall preserve the contents indicated in this document;  Determine the extent of material detalization .  Choose the type and form of knowledge assessment. 2. Course paper preparation is considered as part of the planned number of credit points for the subject. 3. Chairs have the right to introduce specialization in the subjects taught, coordinating these decisions with students, study program council and administration, for instance, the right to choose the second language - German or Spanish. Professional Qualification Awarding. As a result of completing this course students receive a higher professional education. The higher professional education qualification “Tourism business manager” is awarded by the Higher Professional Education Control Committee (APK), its decision is confirmed by the diploma of professional qualification signed by the rector of ISMA (see: 1. Regulations of qualification awarding to ISMA graduates; 2. Instruction for executing qualification examinations and preparing and defence of the qualification paper).Comparison of ISMA Study Program Curriculum with Corresponding Latvian and EU Study Programs. ISMA “Tourism Business Manager” study program curriculum (Appendix 2) when compared to other corresponding study program curricula of Latvian and foreign higher schools is distinguished by:  Firstly, a broad systematic approach, the scope of special issues connected with tourism sphere, i.e. it aims at providing a broader specialisation, not a narrow one, such as e.g. hotel industry or public catering.  Secondly, the extensive study of business and management theory, which provides for the possibility of specialisation, even management of firms in other spheres of business or continuing studies for a Master’s degree. The specific comparisons in the principles of training specialists in tourism are:  ISMA study program in comparison with the International Tourism Institute study program ”Hotels and Tourism Management” represents a broader interdiscipline course without extensive study of accommodation and catering industries and with an emphasis on management and humanities.  The difference from the “Tourism Organiser and Manager” study program of Vidzeme Regional Institute in Valmiera, which was set up after the model of Norway Lillihammer Institute program (Appendix 2) is that Vidzeme program stresses the development of regional tourism, which is mainly directed at ecotourism, country tourism, training specialists for regional governments.  The contents of ISMA “Tourism Business Manager” study program has more similarities with the study programs in tourism which are offered by major higher education institutions in Northern Europe: Finland – HAAGA Polytechnic Institute (Appendix 12), University of Northumbria at Newcastle’s (Appendix 11). Therefore, ISMA “Tourism Business Manager” study program curriculum is directed at the extensive study of business and management theory and obtaining the relevant skills, taking into account the dynamic development of the economy of Latvia, which provides the basis necessary for continuing studies for Master’s degree as well as opportunities for specialisation or re-qualification.The fact that the share of special Tourism profile subjects in the total is relatively small (51%) in comparison with the Newcastle University “Travel Tourism Management” study program and HAAGA Institute “Hotels, Restaurants and Tourism” study program (about 70%) can be explained by the fact that ISMA as other higher education establishments in Latvia has to spend much time on teaching subjects which in Western countries are taught at secondary schools, i.e.:  Foreign languages - 18 credit points or about 10% of curriculum;  Computer Science and Technology - 9 credit points or about 5% of curriculum. It should be noted, however, that such a big share of Foreign Languages, Computer Science and Technology in the study process is absolutely justified, as this knowledge is crucial for future managers’ ability to communicate and form relationships with foreign partners and clients. If this load is excluded, the share of Tourism professional subjects will increase from 52% to 60% - 62%. The comparative analysis of other parts in “Tourism Business Manager” study program structure and the programs of the above-mentioned institutions shows that our program provides a broader and more extensive specialists training in these spheres. Firstly, Economics and Law (15 credit points or 10%). We consider that these disciplines form the modern outlook, allow students to master the logic of economic thinking, the principles of the organisation of production process and economic agents behaviour, to learn the laws of economic development as an integral system. These disciplines provide students with relevant knowledge to enable them to make management decisions in real-life business environment. Secondly, Management, Mathematics and Statistics (26 credit points or 15%). It’s common practice nowadays that computers usage is not restricted solely to word processing, but they are increasingly used in accounting, office work, management. These disciplines give knowledge that forms the basis for managers’ scientific and practical work. The comparison of ISMA “Tourism business manager” study program with the corresponding programs of Newcastle and HAAGA institutes leads to the conclusion that ISMA study program presents an integral model adapted for Latvian environment. Form of Studies. The contents of the study program is realized in specific forms of studies that have to provide a successful achievement of the program goals. This is accomplished by means of incorporating different types of work: lectures, audio visual lectures, guest lectures, seminars, demonstrations and practical work, discussions (Appendix 8) and fulfilment of practical tasks. Working in small groups, research projects (credit papers) preparation and discussing these projects in groups constitutes the major share of class work. Teaching staff pay a lot of attention to the extensive implementation of the effective forms of work indicated in Appendix 8. The study materials are prepared accordingly. It should be noted, however, that at the present moment these effective forms of work cannot be fully implemented due to the lack of necessary methodological study literature and a solid technical base. But there is a plan and a confirmed schedule according to which the staff are actively working in order to solve this problem. (For information on the development of ISMA material-technical base see ISMA Description). The main principle of the study process organisation is the dialogue between professors and students. The methodology applied by the teaching staff develops students’ ability to solve problems in cooperation with professors. It also allows students to take part in projects development by actual travel agencies and firms, which is a very beneficial experience for future business managers. A special attention is paid to the vertical and horizontal integration of study disciplines, so that the requirements set forth to the tourism business manager qualification are met. Each semester students evaluate the performance of professors. Students fill in a questionnaire, where they give their evaluation and express their attitude to teachers’ performance – theoretical level, practical exercises, whether these are sufficient for a profound understanding and mastering the subject, individual tasks, attitude to students. Practice plays a huge role in the process of professional education and qualification receiving. Unfortunately, no students have completed their practice at travel agencies yet, as according to curriculum the first practice is to take place after the 2nd year of studies. The agreements concluded with travel agencies in Latvia and abroad (in Bulgaria, Turkey and other countries) suggest that the practice will be successfully completed. At the same time active work on this matter continues. The problems we encounter are connected with the tasks students have to fulfil in the course of practice (negotiations with managers of travel agencies show that many of them are reluctant to engage students in carrying out some types of jobs, for instance to serve in place of the employees who are on holidays as their job involves responsibility), management and control of students are also a problem. For the time being we have already found more or less appropriate answers to the problems indicated. One of such answers, that seems very important, could be our own travel agency founded by ISMA students. Summing up the facts mentioned about the forms of studies, the following conclusion can be drawn: the purpose of these is to change the study style and form the ability to operate effectively in the modern market conditions. This positive result shall be achieved by making practice at travel agencies obligatory; the fact that many students work, chiefly during their summer holidays, also contributes to this goal and helps them to acquire necessary skills.Forms of Knowledge Evaluation. During each year of studies students are to write one or more papers and research works, either individually or in a team, and defend these papers making a presentation to the audience. At the end of the semester there is either a test or an exam (written or oral) in each of the disciplines studied. Forms of students’ knowledge evaluation in specific subjects are set forth in detail in Subjects Description (Appendix 2). There are special criteria for practice evaluation and crediting, which are determined by ISMA Statutes and other regulations.Evaluation of the Volume of Studies. The objective of evaluating the volume of students’ work and quality of their knowledge is to find out whether the level and direction of teaching (and studying) is correct and appropriate. ISMA uses the generally accepted standards for students’ knowledge evaluation. According to the Ministry of Education and Science recommendation, like all the state and other high schools in Latvia and also EU, ISMA uses the credit points system for evaluation of the study program volume: 1 credit point corresponds to 40 hours of a student’s study work, which is equivalent to one study week. 50% of the total volume of studies is students’ class work, i.e. in contact with professors, while the rest is contributed by students’ independent work. This proportion may vary in different subjects and is determined in accordance with the study program curriculum. A student gets the corresponding number of credit points for a subject if his grade in the examination is not less than 4 (in the 10-point system); ( Appendix 6. ISMA system of credit points).Evaluation of Teaching and Methodology. There are regular tutorials arranged for students in the study process. The subject of papers students write and research work they carry out is connected with tourism. The material used for the case study mainly consists of the actual data supplied by the local travel agencies and thus reflects the real situation in the market. It’s worth saying however that the application of the above-mentioned case study method creates certain difficulties for students. The analysis of past experience shows that the main reason for these difficulties is that it is the first time that students entering the university right after finishing school and having no experience in business conduct such kind of analysis. (This point will also be discussed in the next paragraph). A positive feature of the study process is integration of some disciplines, for instance application of Computer Technology to Accounting. We are planning to implement this even more extensively in the future. A certain integration of Languages with all other subjects takes place, however it’s most relevant and significant with respect to the Tourism block subjects, especially for writing course papers and carrying out research work. The major part of teaching staff are involved in scientific research work. They also try to involve students in this kind of work while writing course papers. This ensures a wide application of individual methods of work, paying a special attention to the most talented students and development of their capabilities. The study load for students is quite heavy and it demands a really hard work in the study process. Such an organisation, however, ensures that the time spent in class, at lectures and seminars is used effectively. Admission and Opportunities for Further Education. To enrol in the “Tourism Business Manager” program applicants are to have a diploma of secondary education. The persons having a Bachelor degree, other higher education degree or with unfinished higher education also can enrol in the higher professional education course with a shorter individual study plan. It’s desirable that those who enrol in the “Tourism Business Manager” program have learned the following disciplines at school: English language, Information Technology, Business Fundamentals, Economic and Social Geography, Politics and Law. There are three entrance examinations:  A test of general intellectual development and aptitude for the manager’s job;  English language;  Mathematics. The majority of applicants come right after finishing school and thus have no permanent work experience, no experience of working in a team or in the business sphere. This problem is especially acute with respect to the applicants coming from rural regions, as the possibility of getting a high-quality education is much lower there than in Riga or other larger towns in Latvia. These people usually are not used to expressing their point of view, not able to defend it, as well as clearly and distinctly formulate their opinions. For those applicants who haven’t received relevant knowledge at secondary school, ISMA offers a possibility to attend a special intensive preparatory course in order to at least partially fill in the gaps in their knowledge. In case of successful accreditation of ISMA “Tourism Business Manager” program the graduates will possess both the juridical right and the relevant knowledge and practical abilities to continue their studies for Master’s degree in Management at the University of Latvia as well as abroad (in accordance with the recognition of the diplomas issued by Latvian higher education establishments).Demand for Specialists in the Labour Market. Evaluation of the Study Program from the Point of View of State Interests of Latvia. Although the first specialists will graduate from ISMA and enter the labour market in 2001, a number of travel agencies both in Latvia and abroad (Bulgaria, Australia, Finland) have already shown their interest in employing them. In case of the study program realization the qualification of graduating specialists should be on a level with that of the graduates from the corresponding study programs of European universities. At the same time we realize the fact that the study program is still far from ideal. It is continually being improved taking into account opinions and recommendations expressed by managers of travel agencies. For this purpose there are questionnaires carried out regularly with the consequent analysis of the data received. Tourism is one of the crucial and also one of the most promising branches of the economy of Latvia. Today, in the environment of growing unemployment, the function of managers specializing in tourism is to set up new tourist firms and expand the existing ones – therefore self-employment and creation of new working places is the mission of ISMA graduates. This is why training tourism business managers, which is performed by ISMA, is one of the primary tasks and functions of Latvian higher education establishments. The estimated number of ISMA “Tourism Business Manager” program graduates is about 50 a year, which is not enough as tourism in Latvia is only at the initial stage of development and international integration process is constantly accelerating. As indicated in ISMA Development Plan the number of students enrolled in the course each year is planned to increase in future and reach 100. Then there could be expected 70-80 specialists graduating each year. The contents and structure of the “Tourism Business Manager” higher professional education program as well as the forms of practice organisation meet all the requirements a program issuing a qualification diploma has to meet. This in its turn ensures that the qualification received by the graduates enables them to fulfil the manager’s functions outlined in the beginning of the present description – i.e. to reach success in tourism business.Tourism Business, Manager (Course programme)Compilers of the bulletin: Dr. V.Tshlaidze and M. Živitere Proof-reader: V.Lākute Computer stopper: M.ĀboltiņaContents. Aims and tasks of the college. Rector.prof.Dr. R.Djakon. Framework of the Governing body. Scheme. Pro-rector M.Živitere speech. Allocation of disciplines Scheme. Pro-rector Ms. J.Azovska`s speech. Process of studying Scheme. ISMA student’s practice Pro-rector J.Azovska. Course programme annotation. Course programme headmaster V.Člaidze. The main functions of a tourist firm (scheme). Tourism entrepreneurship manager course programme.Term I. 1. Foundation of philosophy 2. Higher mathematics 3. Basic civil defence and environmental security 4. Foreign language I (The English language) 5. Tourist Centres Culture 6. Foundation of psychology 7. Speciality introduction 8.1. The Latvian language 8.2. Foreign language II (The Spanish language) 8.3. Economic theory Fundamentals 8.4. Basic of law theoryTerm II. 9. Microeconomics 10. Informatic 11. Higher mathematics for economists 12. Social psychology 13. Foreign language I (The English language) 14. Tourist Centres Culture 15.1. The Latvian language 15.2. The principles of natural studies conception 15.3. Foreign language II (The Spanish language)Term III. 17. Macroeconomics 18. Computing in economics 19. Probability theory and mathematical statistics 20. Foreign language I (The English language) 21. Tourist Centres Culture 22. Base of tourism 23.1. The Latvian language 23.2. Foreign language II (The Spanish language) 23.3. PolytologyTerm IV. 24. Theory of management 25. Economy of enterpreneurship 27. Foreign language I (The English language) 28. Theory of recreology 29. Tourist centres culture 30 Foreign Tourist centre geography 31. The Latvian language 31.2. Foreign language II (The Spanish language) 31.3. History of economic studies 31.4. General theory of Statistics and Economical statisticsTerm V. 32. Accounting 33. Theory of Finance 34. Marketing 35. Taxes and Taxation 36. Household Rights 37. Foreign language I (The English language) 38. Transport systems 39. Psychology of business relationTerm VI. 41. Computing in economics 42. World economics 43. International economics activity organisation 44. Product of tourism 46. Logistics of excursions I and II 47. Tour organisation 48. Foreign language I (The English language) 49.2. Computerised record keeping Term VII. 50. Strategic Management 51. Management of Tourist business planing 52. Logistic of excursions I and II 54. Operation research in agencies of tourism and travel 55. Food catering 56. Foreign language I (The English language) 58.1. marketing investigation 59.2. BankingTerm VIII. 61. Foreign language (The English language) 62. Hotel Business 63. Personal Management 64. Management of FinancesDear students, we offer you aducation and career!The aims and tasks of the Institute. The main aim of our institute is to train specialists of higher professional qualification in accordance with the requirements of Republic of Latvia and international contemporary requirements – according to the basic Principe of nondivisibility of the process of studying and scientific work. The mission of the institute is to help the student to become an educated and creative individual and reach the aims of his career. Temporarily the institute coaches professionals of the only licensed course of studies, colleen “Tourism business manager”, that is unique in our country. Our institute enables to get professional qualification, as well as in perspective – academic education for each inhabitant of Latvia or foreigner, whose preliminary level of education meets the requirements of general level of education, that is prescribed by Republic of Latvia. The contents of the programme, the aims of disciplines and tasks that are elaborated according to the models and programmes of higher education of Latvia and EU countries (Finland, the UK, Sweden and Norway) ensure the achievement of the aims of the institute including the course programme “Tourism Business Manger”. The programme is meant for years of studies. In 1999 we have been planning to produce documents in order to get the licence for more extensive specialised course programme “Small and Middle Business Manager”, that could let us flexibly reorientate ourselves to prepare specialists of those professions, that are the most needed for rapid developing national economy of Republic of Latvia, that litter aren’t trained at all or aren’t trained in sufficiency by other institutions. Thus, Information System Management Institute enters exactly into a very important state programme, called “The State Programme of Small and Middle Business Development” realisation, as well as the realisation of National Tourism programme that is being developed at the present period of time. Framework of the Governing Body of Information Systems Management InstitutLLC RU General Meeting LLC RU Board of AdministrationISMA Counstitution AssemblyCourt of Inspection ISMA senate Arbitratio Committee n RECTOR Household Manager of Study Research Work Director Bussiness affairs department Pro-ractorFinances Book- Staff keepingTourism Department Department of Department Management of Mathematics and of Department Economics and Informatics Languages Dear reader! This is the first systemised informational material about the course programme “Tourism Business Manager”. It is planned for years of studies. In order to make relative assessment the system of credit-points is used: one credit- point corresponds to 40 hours among of studies by one students, that is equivalent to one week of studies. “Tourism Business Manager” course programme extent is 160-170 credit- points. The subjects of the course programme (picture I) are subdivided into four parts:  Compulsory subjects that make 54% (92 credit-points) of the whole lot.  Selectable subjects connected with specialisation, that make 32% (54 credit-points) of the whole programme.  Subjects that students are free to choose that make 10% (18 credit-point) of the whole programme.  Practice, that make 4% (6 credit-points) of the whole programme.There are also two graduation tests prescribed: qualification paper (15 credit-points) and state examination (no credit-points).Good luck!Pro-rector: M.ZivitereDear applicants!If you are interested in nowadays economics, management, tourism – you are welcome in our Institution. You need to have secondary education and wish for studying to enter here. Of course, we’ll be glad to see people who have already got higher education or haven’t finished it yet, and who want to get professional education of Tourism Business manager, in our school. We’d like our applicants to acquire such selectable subjects as economical and social geography, base of business, politics, law, the second foreign language. Entering exams include three tests: adequacy and readiness for the 106 of manager mathematics and foreign language, so you need to pay attention to these subjects at school. Those applicants who don’t feel sure in their knowledge, we advise to attend our training courses, the task of which is not only to help you to pass the exams, but also to train you for studying in our Institution. So, if you have decided to study in our Institute – You are welcome!Pro-rector Master of ped. J.AzovskaProcess of studyingPreparednes Looking for mativation Developing mativation Fofmulating of aims Getting over obstacles Explanation of the material Introduction-life situations, examples, meaning. Contents-explanation, demonstration, diagrams. Experience Seminars, practice, discusions, Role-plays, listening, video. Memorizing Lows, formulas, diagrammas, schemesIndividual memorizing Tasks, guestions, testsDevelopment Knolersfaunding and memorizing profundity, taski of short structure Control Assessment, characterizing, recomendations, understanding Vertification, correctious Questionares, tests, problematic situations, questions for the examsExam Test Course paper ISMA Student’s PracticeA very important part of ISMA course programme “Tourism Business manager” is given to practice, because while practising the students not only repeat but also keep in mind. Their knowledge’s of theory, as well as can see Low they work practically. After the first year all the students are to go through the 2 week’s practice in one of the tourist firms of Latvia. ISMA have concluded several counteracts, in which we agreed about practice organising with the heads of tourist firms. The aim of this practice is to acquaint oneself with framework, business organising and methods of work of the tourist firm. After the practice it is necessary to make a report about the practice in which the students characterise their work during the time of practising, analyse it, evaluate the business organising of the firm. The firm head’s review about the student is also compulsory. The aim of the second year practice is to describe the product of tourism of Latvia, and to work out a tourist rout. The aim of this practice is to find out how the tourist routs, the choice, of tourist objects and transport are made, the tourist rout description worked out. The practice material is to be made in three languages Latvian, English and Russian. The third year compulsory practice is guiding. The students are able to organise excursions in Latvia and abroad for ISMA and Latvian school students. It is compulsory to have the practice assessed by the participators of the excursions. The practice possibilities will be expanded in future, because ISMA actively look for new business partners in Latvia and abroad.Pro-rector Master of ped. J.AzovskaCourse Programme AnnotationThe Tourism business manager course programme, as any other programme, begins with an introductory course. The main aspects of tourism speciality are taught in it in general. Infrastructure (see the scheme), it’s components, ask for careful research, because the aims of the infrastructure are to provide functional integration of it’s different elements at the given territory. The process of studies goes on is several ways: 1. Recreation (from Latvia – rest). Theory of recreation course the activity, studying and characterising it’s cycle and regime. The aim of recreation service is attracting of tourism, its mutual inspection and creative self-expression. 2. Philosophy and psychology of work and rest. The studying of these subjects is very important because it answers such questions as what stimulates the person to leave house and travel; what the aim of the journey is – to widen one’s mental outlook or to recover one’s health, or both of them together. 3. Base of tourism. The range of questions of the course is very wide. The main question is, how short and long-termed rest of people working for the firm or company is organised and the ways of involving people and their families in it, getting them to take part in arrangements, that are organised by tourist firms. 4. Foreign tourist centres geography. A professional tourism business manager should know the places that are “allocated” in tourist zones. As it is known, the new “allocated” places are discovered and it means such tendencies as: - repletion of tourist places; - process of intensification in transporting people; - technological process of connecting resources in transport means and other sectors that have influence upon tourism; - extension of the range in order to perform the tours.Conception of these questions lets choose the rout correctly: dosn`t matter if the rout is new or the well-know one. It’s also important to consider the question about what the “allocated” places mean to the potential traveller, because the allocated places can become both the aim of rest and the possibility of rest (e.g. “I`d like to rest in Cyprus”, possibility “A don’t care where to rest”). 5. Introduction to the tourist centres culture. 5.1. Religion 5.2. Architecture 5.3. Art 5.4. Literature 5.5. Music 5.6. Ethnography The urgency of these questions becomes apparent in one of the main functions of recreation – educating tourists in spheres of culture. It’s functions help use the knowledge’s and orientation in the spheres given before. 6. Transport organisation and infrastructure of the process. It’s well known, that tourism can’t be imagined without transport. Studying of these problems help the future managers understand how transport system and the process of transporting are organised. Everybody knows that infrastructure is the “aid” to reach the aim. But the aim in this situation is “producing” the product of tourism. So, first of all, the future specialist should know, what the product of tourism, and what orientation in methods and principles of forming it is, as well as what orientation in means of forming product of tourism is. Verbal aids in this situation are thought as the guarantee of infrastructure with stimulating activity, that is directed to the diversification of tourism supply (this is the variant when the state and local administrations produce infrastructure, but after that sell the areas necessary for building); choice of buildings (hotels, casinos, restaurants); keeping up the local culture, and originating typical architecture. But they should be able to entertain maximal number of tourists, as well as to form their own clientele. Professionals also should be competent is such questions as tourist bureau and agency operations, airline reservation and ticket purchasing, computerised reservation, hotel business, foodcatering, entertaining industry, etc. In order potential employees of tourism industry to be well prepared it is necessity also to teach them economical subjects, that are compulsory for successful work of any firm. Those are: - management - marketing - economy of tourism - finances and credits - personal managing - insurance - tourist firm activity out economics - taxes - lawThe very important fact is that in spite of having very satiated programme, the studying process in ISMA is organised interesting and effectively. Course programme director V.ChlaidzeStudy Program “Tourism Business Manager” Course name and part H-r Number of credit points Kind Nr. (A,B,C or D) Year I Year II Year III Year IV of I t. II t. III IV V VI VII VIII testi t. t. t. t. t t. ng 1. Foundation of philosophy 48 3 Exa A m 2. High mathematics 80 4 Exa A m 3. Basic civil defencee and 32 1 Test enviramental security A 4. The English language 64 3 Test A 5. Tourist centres culture 64 3 Test B 6. Foundation of psychology 32 1 Test A 7. Speciality introduction 32 1 Test B 8. Selectable subjects 64 3 Test C 8.1 Tha Latvian language 8.2 Foreign language II 8.3 Economic theory Fundamentals 8.4 Basic of low theory 9. Microeconomics 64 3 Exa A m 10. Informatics 64 3 Test A 11. Higher mathematics for 64 3 Exa economists m A 12. Social psychology 48 2 Test A 13. The English language 64 3 Exa A m 14. Culture of Tourism centre 64 3 Test B 15. Selectable subjects 64 3 Exa C m 15. The Latvian Language 1 15. The principal of natural 2 studies conception 15. Foreign language II 3 16. Technological practice of 12 4 Test tourism 0 D 17. Macroeconomics 64 3 Exa A m 18. Computing theory 64 3 Exa economish A m 19. Probability theory and and 64 3 Exa mathematical statistics m A 20. The English language 64 3 Test A 21. Tourist centres culture 64 3 Test B 22. Base of tourism 64 3 Exa B m 23. Selectable subjects 64 3 Test C 23. The Latvian language 1 23. Foreign language II 2 23. Polytology 3 24. Theory of management 64 3 Exa A m 25. Economy of 64 3 Exa enterprencurship A m 26. Course work Test A 27. The English language 64 3 Exa A m 28. Theory of recreology 64 3 Exa B m 29. Tourist centres cultura 64 3 Test B 30. Foreign urist centres 64 3 Test geography B 31. Selectable subjects C 64 3 Exa m 31. Latvian language 1 31. Foreign language 2 31. History of economic studies 3 II 31. General theory of statistics 4 and economical statistics 32. Accounting 64 3 Exa A m 33. General theory of statistics 48 2 Exa and economical statistics m A 34. Marketing I 64 3 Exa A m 35. Taxes and taxation 48 2 Test A 36. Household rights A 48 2 Exa m 37. Foreign language (tourism) 64 3 Test A 38. Transport systems 64 3 Exa B m 39. Psychology of business 48 2 Test relations А 40. Selectable subjekts 48 2 Test C 40. Foreign language II 1 41. Computing in economics II 64 3 Test A 42. World economics A 43. International economic 32 1 Test astivity organization A 44. Produkt of tuorism 64 3 Exa B m 45. Projekt of te course 46. Logistics of excursians I and 48 2 Test II B 47. Tour organization BP and 64 3 Exa TA I B m 48. Foreign language (tourism) 64 3 Exa A m 49. Selectable disciplines 48 2 Test C 49. Foreign language II 1 49. Computerized reccord 2 2 keeping 50. Strategic management 48 2 Test A 51. Management of Tourism 48 2 Exa business planning A m 52. Logistic of excursions II 48 2 Exa B m 53. Course work B 54. Operation research in 64 3 Exa agences of tourism and m travel A 55. Course work 56. Food catering 64 3 Exa B m 57. Foreign language I 64 3 Test (tourism) A 58. Alternative selectable 64 3 Exa snbjects B m 58. Marketing investigation 1 B 59. Selectable subjects 48 2 Test C 59. Foreign language II 1 C 59. Banking 2 C 60. Pre-diploma practice 2 D Foreign language I 48 2 Exa 61. (tourism) A m 62. Hotel business 64 3 Exa B m 63. Personal management 64 2 Exa A m 64 Alternative selectabl 48 2 Exa disciplines mC 64. Management of finances 1 C 65 Pre-deploma practice 2 D 66 Diploma work 10 BM. Zhivitere, Dr. oec., professor Riga Aviation University Professional Training of Entrepreneurs: Issue and Options Professional training of entrepreneurs is an inalienable constituent of the economic reform. Thus, it is necessary to qualitatively change the economic teaching of students.The critical questions out of the many problems concerning the reform of the business education are the problems regarding training, renewal, and re- qualification of the academic staff, invitation of guest lecturers, transformation of the management style and organisation towards internationally recognised quality management style systems and to increase the number of the students in the study programmes of entrepreneurship and business administration.The lack of the financial resources as the main barrier in realisation of a qualitative and quantity business education. But the existing resources are not utilised in a sufficiently effective way .We still have chances to reach considerably more qualitative and quality training results of entrepreneurs with the existing resources of the higher schools.Professional training of entrepreneurs during the transition from the command economy to the market economy is an inalienable constituent of the economic reform. Since this transition in Latvia is chaotic to a large extent and higher educational institutions lack the vision of their country’s development, the following questions arise: what professionals should we train and for which type of market should we train them, how many and in what way they should be trained, how these tasks are being solved by our higher schools, what are their problems and solutions to them?The purpose of this paper is to share reflections regarding aforementioned questions and to make some proposals concerning the solution of the problem of the entrepreneurs’ professional training taking into account the real situation in Latvia.Preparation and presenting of the answers is complicated by the fact that up to now, there has not been worked out a long term development strategy of Latvia, the scenarios of the long term development of the national economy, determined direction of the long term state economic policy. It has to be stressed that certain steps were taken in this field only recently, i.e. the government has conceptually passed the National development programme of the small and middle enterprises, accepted the middle term economic development strategy concerning joining the European Union, and the conception of the highest education. It is envisaged there to continue the country’s movement towards a Western type market economy with sufficiently liberal, the economy based on the competition principles and private property, open foreign trade policy, steady adjustment of the economical environment to the requirements of the European Union, and integration into that. Since the economical development strategy of Latvia envisages the development of the market economy of the Western type and integration into that, an open foreign trade policy, then to a certain extent, one can orient towards the European and global business environment, its further development in the 21-st century regarding the professional training of entrepreneurs.According to the forecasts of economists, it is expected further development of the new global business environment: abandoning of trade barriers, harmonising of production standards, creation of open competition, encouragement of technological development, securing with adequate economic, social and environmental legislation.The largest part of the world countries – developed, developing and post-socialism ones – are changing their dominating introvert development model to an extrovert one that is based on comprehension that economic liberalisation and integration is the most important issue. It is a challenge to the national enterprises to enter into global competition.After the collapse of a command economy and ensuring with economic openness, the Latvian private owner, having got economic freedom, is weakly prepared for using it, feels surrounding and aggressive attack of competitors more sharply than the etrepreneurs of the developed countries.Thus, Latvia being a small country with a liberal and integrated economy needs etrepreneurs able to successfully carry out their functions in the new global business environment taking part in the open competition. Naturally, entrepreneurs have to be with an adequate quality.Education plays an important role in the encouragment of the competitivity of enterprises. It has to both theoretically and practically realise the training of entrepreneurs and specialists. The change of socio-economic environment of management and forms determined the necessity to qualitatively alter education systems, first of all, the goals, contents and methods of the economic education. Namely: a goal of the education system in the closed command economy was to train such managers and economists who were able to secure the fulfilment of the state plan not taking into account efficiency, profitability, but in the market economy – to gain a profit satisfying the needs and wishes of clients in a better way than a competitor. Thus, the function of educational establishments is shaping of economic reasoning, liquidation of generally negative attitude of the society towards entrepreneurs, shaping of the ideology of the market ecomomy’s entrepreneur and offering an adequate knowledge and skills.Naturally, a large part of the society and, first of all, private owners having gained economic freedom feel the lack of the econiomic education, their unpreparedness for working in the market environment at the beginning of the forming of the market economy: they are not able to make their management team, plan their business, find their market niche, evaluate the importance of marketing in both the internal and external competition, utilise the state and foreign subsidies and credits. Consequently, according to the data of the National programme of the development of the small and middle Latvian enterprises, almost half of the newly established enterprises go bankrupt or do not even start their functioning. Approximately 80% out of the currently active enterprises were established in the recent years [3].Thus, it is necessary to qualitatively change the economic teaching of students in the circumstances when management is being transformed to the direction of the market economy. A lot of additional tasks should be performed in connection with the integration into the EU. Professional training of the highest qualification entrepreneurs was started in some higher schools established by the state and juruducal persons (in the University of Latvia, Riga Technical University, the Latvian University of Agriculture, Business School “Turība”, the Higher School of Informative Management Systems, and other) as well as in foreign higher schools (Stockholm School of Economics in Riga and Vidzeme’s Higher School) or in their branches in the recent years. In the programmes of Business Administration and Economic studies one masters both the general profession of the entrepreneur and the specialised one that is connected with the potential types of the entrepreneurship: information systems, service field – tourism, finance, fashion, photo, cinema business etc.The professional training programmes of entrepreneurs are developed in separate higher educational establishments (the Law on Higher Education Establishments guarantees juridical rights to each higher school to naturally express scientific thoughts and their opinions, choose the contents and methodology of studies) in the circumstances of the mutual internal and external competition attracting students, academic faculty, orders of the state and entrepreneurs, and sponsors. This competition creates both positive and negative consequences: problems regarding the quality and quantity of the professional training of entrepreneurs.In these circumstances of the autonomy and competition, there is no trustful information concerning the quality of the offered study programmes and obtained qualification. According to an approximate information in articles, each higher school comparatively sucessfully chooses the idea of study programme of the entrepreneurs’ training, determines the main goals, defines the mission of the study programme of the training of entrepreneurs as a purposeful training of professional entrepreneurs that have obtained knowledge and skills necessary for the market economy to be able to compete in the global business world today and in the next, 21-st century. The appearance of the mission has been turned in the contents of mission’s programme. It was used both the local and foreign leading schools’ experience while preparing it. The contents of the programme is fundamentally changed and centred to thinking and activities of entrepreneurs in the global environment of the market economy. The credo of the study programme is the slogan: the change of the obsolete educational structure (professor is reading lectures to the students that carefully put down the information and reproduce it in the exam) to the interaction model – to study how to learn (natural, necessary, individual, interesting, versatile practical work lead by a well-educated specialist) [ 6]. One of weak sides of the higher educational establishments is application of the effective study methods – mastering of knowledge, combining of the research and professional activities in active forms – sound provision. It is, first of all, connected with the scarcity of resources: the lack and overburdening of skilled academic staff, its retraining, minimal guaranty of renewal and training possibilities; insufficient contemporary informatively technical and material base, innovations, difficulties in expanding of the research work, weak co-operation with business, scanty financial resources etc. A consequence of the scarcity of resources is a range of problems. It is essential to distinguish the most important out of the aggregate of problems to solve that.The heads of higher schools usually mention the lack of the financial resources as the main barrier in realisation of a qualitative business education. It goes without saying that it is needed a considerable amount of additional financial resources in carrying out the reform of the business educational whick are very difficult to be found in the state budget during the economic transition. Also, relatively low income and high tax payments of newly established businesses and inhabitants does not allow to increase financial resources up to a sufficient level by charging a tuition fee. The scarcity of the financial resources burdens retraining and getting a degree abroad of the academic personnel, exchange of students, proper informatively technological base, developing of libraries, working out and import of the study books and methodological materials that would guarantee the needed pre-conditions for implementing and utilising of effective and intensive study forms and methods.The problem of the scarcity of the financial resources can be partially solved as follows. One of them is establishing of the Western cuntries higher schools and their branches in Latvia, for example, already mentioned Stockholm School of Economics in Riga, Vidzeme’s Higher School in Valmiera. That gives a chance to get the business education of the developed market economies not leaving the country and with minimal costs. Obtaining of this kind of education can be considered as an initial capital for development of the business education in Latvia. However, foreign system and financing of the training of professional entrepreneurs cannot be the fundamental of our system of the business education. Therefore, one has to search for additional resources and other solutions to implement the reform of the business education.The second solution in connected with the distribution of the state budget for science. It is currently done by the Board of the Latvian Science, and the largest part of so called grant is divided among the research institutes that are still functioning rather separately from higher schools. The consequences are, on the one hand, the scientific backwardness of the higher schools in separate branches and sub-branches and, on the other hand, inefficient utilisation of the whole scietific potential, especially – insufficient students’ involvement in the research work.The third one is a wider (currently, it is basically used by only large state higher educational establishments: the University of Latvia and Riga Technical University) and more perfect utilisation of the foreign financial support. Here are considered such programmes, financed by European Commission, as TEMPUS, SOCRATES, LEONARDO and other where EU Associated countries’ participating in the groups of the international scientists, taking part in the transnational network of the study programmes, mutual development of the study programmes, practising of lecturers, and improving of qualification abroad is envisaged.Evaluating the negative influence of the scarcity of the financial resources on the reform of the business education, one can conclude that, on the one hand, it considerably limits the reform of the economic education of the higher schools. On the other hand, one has to confess that the mechanism of utilisation and distribution of the scarce financial resources is imperfect; therefore, the existing resources are not utilised in a sufficiently effective way as well as all the available resources are not fully exploited.The critical questions out of the many problems concerning the reform of the business education are the problems regarding training, renewal, and re-qualification of the academic staff, invitation of guest lecturers, transformation of the management style and organisation towards internationally recognised quality management style systems. Up to now, for example, new entrepreneurs have been only partially trained taking into account international management understanding in the new global business environment. As reviewed, it is a question to be solved in the aggregate, but its solving has already been started and has to be continued.A very important question is about the quantity of the training of the professional entrepreneurs. The data concerning the number of students in the respective study programmes, on the one hand, gives a proof about an increase in the number of students exactly in these study programmes, but, on the other hand, the demand for qualified entrepreneurs/ managers is not satisfied. These quantitative indices are far from meeting the respective indices in the developed market economies. There are trained or prepared considerably smaller amount of the economic specialists in precentage points in Latvia if compared to the West European market economies: in Latvia – 0,5%, the Netherlands - 13%, Denmark – 25% specialists [5]. Not going into details, but logically reasoning, Latvia being a country of the transition economy should prepare or train considerably larger amount of entrepreneurs in oder to secure the development of the market economy.Thus, one of the tasks of the higher schools in the field of training of professional entrepreneurs is to increase the number of the students in the study programmes of entrepreneurship and business administration.There are three ways of increasing the quantity of the training of managers and business specialists. The first one, an internal source – the standard of the higher schools financed by the state – re-distribution of the state order increasing the number of the study places in the business specialities and simultaneously decreasing it in undemanded specialities. The second one, an external source: increasing the size of orders of the private persons and enterprises having financial discharge (it can be achieved with the governmental support stimulating towards such activities by offering tax discounts). The third solution, an external sources: at the governmental level – improving and developing the crediting system of students and study programmes.Founding of the social organisation called “Association of the Transport Development and education” can be considered as an attempt to solve the undesired consequences of the autonomy and competition of the higher schools, inefficient use of the financial resouces, and undesired separation of education and science in the aggregate. The heads of the higher schools of transport and the entrepreneurs of this branch have determined the main problems, recognised the possibilities of their overcoming, and agreed upon primary solutions to the problems. The goal of the association is to maintain the competitivity of the Latvian transport branch in the aggregate and separate businesses in the European and global markets harmonising and hanging up the academic education and study programmes of all the means of transportation, improving the co-ordination of the education and research works and the connection to practical applicaton, expanding international harmonisational of the professional qualification [4]. It is currently too early to consider positive results of the association; however, there have been implemented some seccessful activities.Development of new study programmes in the circumstances of the autonomy of the higher educational establishments, a rapid increase in the number of students, mobility of students and lecturers, free movement of inhabitants in connection with integrating into the EU (understanding here getting a job with professional qualification awarded abroad) makes one to more intensively pay attention to maintenance, evaluation, and comparison of the quality of education. Qualitative evalution of training of entrepreneurs and comparison to the respective education in the EU countries is complicated because it is difficult to express the quality in precise indices. Control and evaluation of the quality of education becomes from an internal issue to an object of evaluation (so called accrediation) of external experts, the government, and society.The first resultats of accreditation of the study programmes of entrepreneurs are an evidence of the Latvian education system’s advancing towards the respective study level of the EU countries. However, it does not solve many important problems. They are difficult to solve during some months or years and with very scanty financial resouces indeed. In summary, one can conclude that we still have chances to reach considerably more qualitative training results of entrepreneurs with the existing resources of the higher schools.Bibliography[1] Augstskolu likums// Diena. Pielikums (Saeimā. Ministru kabinetā). – 1995.gada 20.dec. [2] Augstskolu akreditācijas noteikumi. 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Res. l subjects fundamenta Accounting World theory Computing in Computing ls ekonomics II Computing in economics economics I inPhilosophy Probability theory Household History of ahd mathematical rights Economical Polytology statistics studies Psychology Higher Mathematics mathematics -economish IV StatisticsInformation Systems Management Institute Personnel ListNr. Vārds, uzvārds Personas kods Akadēmiskais Citi amati Zinātniskais grāds Piezīmes amats augstskolā Valodu katedra 1. Tatjana Kužeļeva 091164-14450 lektore kat.vadītaja M.sc.ped. 1 slodze 2. Larisa Kuzmenko 270746-10128 docente – Dr.ped. ½ slod. 3. Vita Lākute 130263-11804 lektore kat.sekretāre – 1 slodze 4. Domingos Felix Neto 260862-14654 asistents – M.sc.ing. ½ slod. Informācijas tehnoloģiju katedra 1. Juris Šamšins 190465-10437 docents kat.vadītājs Dr.sc.ing 1 slodze 2. Aleksandrs Kovancovs 040149-12712 docents – Dr.math ½ slodz. 3. Nikolajs Ņečvaļs 090540-10329 profesors – Dr.habil.sc.ing. ½ slodz. 4. Romāns Djakons 150656-11219 profesors rektors Dr.habil.sc.ing. 1/2 slodz. Tūrisma menedžmenta katedra 1. Viktors Člaidze 190744-12771 docents studiju progr. Dr.oec. 1 slodze direktors 2. Jeļena Azovska 270467-11802 lektore prorektore M.sc.ped. 1 slodze 3. Gunārs Bajārs 170157-12352 viesprofesors – Dr.chem. 1 slodze 4. Tatjana Barišnikova 270771-10153 lektore M.sc.fild. 1 slodze 5. Eduards Āboltiņš 210437-13055 profesors prezidents Dr.habil.sc.ing. 1 slodze Ekonomikas un tiesību katedra 1. Tatjana Boikova 240666-10108 docente kat.vad. Dr.oec. 1 slodze 2. Marga Živitere 281135-10328 profesore prorektore Dr.oec. 1 slodze 3. Vladislavs Volkovs 141063-10013 docents – Dr.sc.soc. ½ slodz. 4. Valērija Andriksone 160439-10706 lektore – – ½ slodz. 5. Aleksandrs Fedotovs lektors – – ½ slodz. 6. Jeļena Lukjanova 130760-14453 lektore – M.sc.oec. ½ slodz. 7. Inna Savoņa 200564-10534 lektore – M.sc.med. 1 slodze Vispārējais personāls 1. Ņina Tumiloviča 180175-12957 grāmatvede – 1 slodzeRektors R.Djakons ______Foundation of Philosophy1. The level of the Course: A (compulsory) 2. Credit points: 2 3. The author of the course: Dr.soc.ing. V.Volkovs 4. The aim of the course: To furnish the students knowledge’s of philosophy, anthropology, theory of civilisation 5. The context of the course:NR Topics Hours Lectures Seminars Total 1. Introduction. Specific features and problems of 2 2 4 philosophy 2. Classical philosophy 2 2 4 3. Medieval philosophy 2 - 2 4. Philosophy of Renaissance 2 - 2 5. Problems of method. Philosophy of the new century 2 2 4 6. Kant’s philosophy 2 2 4 7. Post-Kant period in German Philosophy of Idealism 2 2 4 8. Trends and movements of modern philosophy 2 - 2 9. Action and its structure 2 - 2 10. Cogitation, language, consciousness 2 2 4 11. Cognition and its operation 2 2 4 12. Human problem in philosophy 4 2 6 13. Civilisation, culture and future 4 - 4 14. Creation and method 2 - 2 Total: 32 16 486. Demands for students : To study the compulsory material to read the literature about philosophy 7. Language of the course: Russian 8. Literature:  M.Kūle, R.Kūlis. Filozofija. R., 1998.  U.Sūna. Ievads filozofijā. R., 1993.  Д.Реале, Д.Антисери. Западная философия от истоков и до наших дней. Спб. 1994-1996. Т. 1-4.  Философский энциклопедический словарь. М., 1989.18 Computing in Economics1. The level of the Course: A (Compulsory) 2. Credit points: 3 3. The author of the course: Dr.ing., associate professor J.Shamshin 4. The aim of the course: To get practical skills in work with the user set MS Office 97, knowledge of computer net technology 5. The tasks of the course: To make and to process the texts of documents, to form different kinds of charts and diagrams, to acquire forming and use of a small data base, to acquire possibilities of INTERNET 6. The context of the course: NR Topics Hours Lectures Seminars Total 1. Introduction to the subject “Computing in Economics” 1 0 1 2. The use of computer nets. Introduction to technology of 2 2 4 computer nets. 3. The use of MS Windows 95/98 and its exploitation in 2 2 4 local computer nets 4. The USE of global net INTERNET works with WWW 3 4 7 data vase and IRC. 5. The means of electronic mail. Work with e-mail. 1 2 3 6. INTERNET FTP. Work with files. 1 2 3 7. The survey of computer charts conducting system. 2 0 2 8. MS Excel 97. Work with elements and blocks of 2 4 6 computer charts, Mounting of blocks. 9. Calculations in computer charts. 1 4 5 10. Possibilities of computer chart graphic 1 2 3 11. DBVS survey 1 0 1 12. The principles of projecting of data base. 1 0 1 13. DBVS MS Access 97 working principles 2 2 4 14. MS Access 97. Main elements 2 2 4 15. Searching for necessary information and processing in 2 2 4 DBVS. 16. Shapes of screen – MS Access 97 2 2 4 17. Accounts – MS Access 97 2 2 4 18. Elevating of safety of program exploitation. 4 0 4 Total: 32 32 647. Demands for students : Attendance of practical classes – 80%, doing all the practical tasks 8. Language of the course: Russian 9. Literature:  Ахметов К.С. Windows 95 для всех. -3-е изд., перераб. и доп. –М.:ТОО фирма ''Компьютер Пресс'', 1997. –256. с.  Борланд Р. Эффективная работа с Word 7 для Windows 95.–Спб.:Питер, 1997. –1104 с.  Вейскас Д. Эффективная работа с Access 7 для Windows 95.–Спб.:Питер, 1997.  Додис М. Эффективная работа с Excel 7 для Windows 95.–Спб.:Питер, 1997.  Евдокимов В.В. Экономическая информатика. –Спб.:Питер, 1997.  Максимов К., Танаев А., Чубаров А., Netscape Navigator – ваш путь в INTERNET. –Спб.:BHV, 1996. – 432 с.  Стинсон К. Эффективная работа с Windows 95. –Спб.:Питер, 1996. –784 с.  Шамшин Ю.В., Львова Л.А. Методические указания к выполнению практических работ по дисциплине ''Компьютерное делопроизводство''. Часть1. –Рига:РАУ, 1998. –36 с.  Шамшин Ю.В. Конспект лекций по дисциплине''Экономическая информатика''. Рига:РАУ, 1998.  C.Šlihta, V.Šlihta. Pamati darbam ar personālo datoru. Rīga, 1994.17 Macroeconomics1. The level of the Course: A (Compulsary) 2. Credit points: 3 3. The author of the course: Dr.oec., associate professor Tatiana Boikova 4. The aim of the course: Analysis of macroeconomical elements, the studying of laws and principles of single. System functioning, macroekonomical Models, and the instruments of economical politics. 5. The context of the course:Nr Topics Hours Lectures Seminars Total 1. Macroeconomics as the object of analysis 2 2 4 2. Common supply and common demand 2 2 4 3. Consoming and investitions 2 4 6 4. Economical growth and changes of structure 4 2 6 5. Inflation and antiinflatic politics of the state 2 4 6 6. The cyclic incrcase of economics 4 2 6 7. Macroeconomical balance in classical and ceinsic 4 2 6 models 8. Taxation and the state budget 2 4 6 9. Bank system and financial market 4 4 8 10. Credit and financial politics 4 4 8 11. basic models of , macroeconomical politics 2 2 4 Total: 32 32 64 To prepare and hand in practical tasks in time 6. Demands for students :  It’s compulsory to attend seminars and lectures. The missed lectures are to be worked off by doing special tasks  All the tests are to be assissed positively  Creditworks are to be handled in on time 7. Language of the course: Latvian and Russian 8. Literature:  Большая книга по экономике. Фрейхлет, Меркель, Шенхерр М.: Терра- Terra, 1997.  Бункина М.К., Семенов В.А. Макроэкономика. Учеб. – М., 1996. – 320 с.  Экономика: Учебник. Под ред. А.С,Булатова. М.: БЕК, 1996. – 632 с.  Долан Э.Дж., Линдсей Д. Макроэкономика. С – Пб.. 1996. – 408 с.  Экономика / Пер. с англ. со 2-го изд. Фишер С., Дорнбуш Р., Шмалези Р.М.: Дело Лтд., 1995. – 864 с.15.3 The Spanish language1. The level of the Course: C 2. Credit points: 4 3. The author of the course: Lecturer F.Netto 4. The aim of the course: To furnish the students practical knowledge of the Spanish language: the main grammar rules, base of conversational language, listening, reading, editing skills 5. The context of the course:NR Topics Hours Lectures Seminars Total 1. Cinema and theatre 6 2 8 2. Seasons 6 2 8 3. Sport 6 2 8 4. Healta 6 2 8 5. travelling 6 2 8 6. In the Hotel 6 2 8 7. Spanish guizine 6 2 8 8. Post. Telegraph 6 2 8 Total: 48 16 64 To hand in practical tasks in time 6. Demands for students :  It’s compulsors to attend practical classes  All the tests are to be assissed positively 7. Language of the course: Spanish 8. Literature:  Учебник испанского языка. Практический курс для начинающих под ред. Е.И.Родригес-Данилевский, А.И.Патрушева, И.Л.Степунина, 1996  M.Rozenberga “Spaņu valoda”, 1997.Higher mathematics1. The level of the Course: A (compulsory) 2. Credit points: 3 3. The author of the course: Associate professor, Dr.sc.ing. A.Kovancov 4. The aim of the course: To furnish students knowlolges about mathematical conceptions 5. The context of the course: Nr Topics HoursLectures Seminars Total1. Indefinite integral 8 12 202. Definite integral 8 14 223. The use of definite integral 4 4 84. Obvious differential seguation 8 12 205. Rows 4 4 8Total: 32 48 806. Demands for students :  To attend all lectures and to do all hometasks7. Language of the course: Latvian and Russian8. Literature:  Н.В.Ефимов. Краткий курс аналитической геометрии. М., 1981.  Н.С.Пискунов. Дифференциальное и интегральное исчесление. М., 1979.  Г.Н.Берман. Сборник задач по курсу математического анализа.  Д,В.Клетеник. Сборник задач по аналитической геометрии.  Фадеев Д.К., Соминский И.С., Сборник задач по высшей алгебре.  D.Bože, L.Biezā, … Uzdevumu krājums augstākajā matemātikā.  V.Kronbergs, D.Bože, … Augstākā matemātika.Social psychology1. The level of the Course: A (compulsory) 2. Credit points: 2 3. The author of the course: Lecturer I.Savonia 4. The aim of the course: To furnish the students knowledge’s about social psychology, main phenomena and regularity, practical use of social psychology in management 5. The context of the course: NR Topics HoursLectures Seminars Total1. Introduction to social psychology 2 0 22. Personality as social and psychological phenomenon. 4 0 4 Socialistic. Ego – conception, self – appraisal 3. Sphere of personal motivation. Demands. Motivation. 6 4 10 Classification of demands social viewpoints 4. Communication in Social psychology 6 0 65. Perception side of communication 2 6 86. Interactive side of communication 10 0 107. Social psychology of small groups 4 0 48. Social psychology of large groups. 4 0 4Total: 38 10 486. Demands for students :  It’s necessary to attend all the lectures and practical classes  Reports and practical tasks should be handed in on time7. Language of the course: Russian8. Literature:  Годфруа Ж. Что такое психологияя. М., 1992.  Майерс Д. Социальная психология. СПб., 1997.  Психологический словарь под ред. Петровского. М., 1990.The English language1. To level of the course: A (compulsory) 2. Credit-points: 3 3.The author of the course: Mg.ped., lecturer T.Kuzheleva 4. The aim of the course: To form practical acquirement of the language both orally and in writing5. The contents of the course: NR Topics Hours Lectures Seminars Total 1. Problems of Living in the City 6 2 8 2. Road Condition 6 2 8 3. The Cost of Appearances 6 2 8 4. Youths Problems 6 2 8 5. Rights and Responsibilities 6 2 8 6. Geographical Position of A Country (Your Choice) 6 2 8 7. Tour round Latvia 6 2 8 8. The Effect of Advertising in Tourism 6 2 8 Total: 48 16 646. Demands to students:  It's compulsory to attend all the lectures and seminars. The Unicode seminars are to be worked off by doing individual tasks7. Language: English8. Literature:  English Grammar in Use by R.Murphy  English Grammar by Buks and Rukmane  Intermediate English  The Tourism Systems R.Ch.Mill  Magazines' ArticlesTourism centers culture 1. The level of the Course: B 2. Credit points: 3 3. The author of the course: M.sc.fil., lecturer T.Barishnikova 4. The aim of the course: The subject belongs to the block of tourism disciplines and is guided to the studying of the aspects and regularity of the process of world culture development and to initiating in tourism centres culture 5. The tasks of the course To show the essence of culture, to understand the experience of historical dialogue of Unique cultures, to show nowadays, as the result of historical and cultural development of the humanity, to initiate in tourist centres culture. 6. The context of the course:NR Topics Hours Lectures Seminars Total 1. Culture of Classical Times: Research and Division into 3 3 6 periods. 2. Fours of social system in Ancient Greece and Ancient 3 3 6 Rome. 3. Social life in Ancient Greece and Rome 2 2 4 4. Classical Mythology. Religion of Ancient Grace and 3 3 6 Rome. 5. Classical Philosophy. 3 3 6 6. The Art of Ancient Greece and Rome 3 3 6 7. Classical literature 0 2 2 8. Theatre in Ancient Greece and Rome 2 - 2 9. The Art of Recitation 4 2 6 10. Centres on Culture in Ancient Greece and Rome 4 4 8 11. Historical conditions of formation of Byzantine Culture 2 2 4 12. Byzantine Social Life 2 2 4 13. The Art of Byzantine 2 2 4 Total: 34 34 68 attendance of lectures 10% 7. Demands for students :  tests 45%  participation in seminars 45%  in terms II and IV – a report paper and a course project – 50% from the whole estimation  terms I, II, III - test  terms IV – examination 8. Language of the course: Russian 9. Literature:  Dreimane Daina. Kultūras teorijas apamti. R., 1989  Ерасов Б.С. Социальнная культурология. М., 1996.  Культурология: 20 век. Антология. М., 1995.  Культурология: Учебное пособие для ВУЗов / Сост. А.А,Радугин. М., 1996.  Культурология: Учебное пособие для студентов высших учебных заведений / под ред. Г.В.Дреча. Ростов на Дону, 1997. The Latvian language1. The level of the Course: C 2. Credit points: 4 3. The author of the course: Lecturer V.Lakute 4. The aim of the course: To form the skills of practical acquirement of the Latvian language and ability to communicate bath orally and in writing in the sphere of tourism and management.  To teach to comprehend, understand and reproduce information either 5. The tasks of the course people speak, read, tell (Listening skills)  To teach to read faculty and deliberately to understand the text journalists, fiction, professional, about profession, to be able to retell the main contents in own words  To observe pronunciation and information of the words, phrases and sentences to be correct  To translate the texts from Latvian into Russian and vice versa *depends on former knowledge of the Students)  To improve the skills to work with different kinds of Lexis (synonyms, terminology, etc.)  To improve writing skills, to teach to write business correspondence, CV, etc.  To prepare and guide excursions in Riga and Latvia on Latvian 6. The context of the course:Nr Topics Hours Lectures Seminars Total 1. Riga and Riga through centuries (J.Brice’s reflections) 6 2 8 2. Latvia as an object of tourist attraction 4 0 4 3. Latgale – the land of blue lakes 8 0 8 4. Vidzeme – the most popular region among tourists 8 0 8 5. Kurzeme – Latvian Switzerland 8 0 8 6. Zemgale 8 2 10 7. Sport in Latvia 4 0 4 8. The most remarkable Latvian scientists 4 0 4 9. Theatre and cinema in Latvia. The Adjective 4 0 4 10. Discussion about excursions prepared by students, 6 0 6 guiding Total: 60 4 64 to attend the classes regularly and to take active part in them 7. Demands for students :  To fulfill all the demands of the lecturer. 8. Language of the course: Latvian 9. Literature:  I eskats Latvijas vēsturē un kultūrā, 1. un 2.d. SIA “Remember Riga” 1995.g.  latviski par Latviju. Zvaigzne ABC 1997.g.  Ceļvedis pa Latviju. Jumava 1998.g.  J.Taurens. latvijas vēstures pamatjautājumi  V.Krampuse. Lietvadrs 1. Zvaigzne ABC 1997.g. 120 lpp.  V.Krampuse. Lietvards 2. Zvaigzne ABC 1997.g. 128 lpp.  V.Krampuse. Darbības vārds. Raka 1998.g.  V.Krampuse. Īpasības vārds un skaitļa vārds. Raka 1998.g.  V.Gružāne, A.Ječa. Latviešu valodas gramatika (krievu valoda). The Foundations of Natural Studies Conception1. The level of the Course: C 2. Credit points: 4 3. The author of the course: Dr.hb.sc.ing., prof. E.Aboltinh 4. The aim of the course: To prepare the students for effective in future professional and educational sphere Seminars, examination 5. The tasks of the course 6. The context of the course:Nr Topics Hours Lectures Seminars Total 1. The structure, aim conceptions of Natural studies 2 0 2 2. Base of movement 10 4 14 3. Statistics and the law of conservation 8 4 12 4. Electromagnetism as the base of the modern world 10 4 14 5. The Light and its role in Life 10 4 14 6. Continuum and quantum 4 4 8 Total: 44 20 64 The prepare for seminars, Laboratory hours in time 7. Demands for students :  To get positive marks for seminars and Laboratories hours  To get a positive mark for examination 8. Language of the course: Latvian and Russian 9. Literature:  Fizikas katedras rokas grāmata, red. E.Šilters, Rīgā, “Zvaizgne”, 1985, 452 lpp.  J.Platacis. Elektrība, Rūgā, “Zvaigzne”, 1974, 503 lpp.  O.Students. Optika, Rīgā, “Zvaigzne”, 1971, 413 lpp.Probability Theory and mathematical statistics1. The level of the Course: A (Compulsory) 2. Credit points: 3 3. The author of the course: Professor N.Nechvals 4. The aim of the course: To teach the students statistical methods of mathematical analyses of economical processes and to make optimal statistic solutions. While acquiring the subject the received knowledge’s make theoretical and practical base of qualified analysis of optimal planning and economic administrating 5. The context of the course: NR Topics Hours Lectures Seminars Total 1. Introductory lecture 2 0 2 2. The subject of probability theory. General conception. 2 2 4 3. Basic definition of probability theory 2 2 4 4. Repetition of probability 2 2 4 5. Discreet occasional quantity and its probability 4 4 8 allocation law 6. Uninterrupted occasional quantity and probability 2 2 4 allocation function 7. basic definitions of numerical descriptions 4 4 8 8. The Law of big number. Boarder theorems of discreet 2 2 4 occasional quantity 9. The subject of mathematical statistics. 2 2 4 General conception 10. The subject of mathematical statistics. 2 2 4 General conception 11. Mathematical expectations and interval allocation of 2 2 4 normal allocation of disperse occasional quantity. 12. Statistical verification of hypotheses 4 4 8 13. Coloration. The mature of colleration and regress 2 2 4 analysis. Total: 32 32 646. Demands for students :  To prepare and hand in the reports and practical tasks in time  It’s compulsory to attend seminars and group classes. The missed classes are table worked off by doing individual task.  All testing tasks are to be assessed positively  The final report is to be prepared and defended on public 7. Language of the course: Russian 8. Literature:  Чистяков В.П. Курс теории вероятностей. – М: Наука, 1992  Андронов А.М. Краткий курс теории вероятностей и математической статистики для инженеров-экономистов гражданской авиации. – Рига, РКИИГА, ч.1. – 1970 г., ч.2 – 1971.  Гмурман В.Е. Руководство к решению задач по теории вероятностей и математичсекой статистике. – М.: Высшая школа, 1975.Higher mathematics1. The level of the Course: A (compulsory) 2. Credit points: 4 3. The author of the course: Docents, Dr.sc.ing. A.Kovancovs 4. The aim of the course: To furnish the students knowledge’s about mathematical conception 5. The context of the course:NR Topics Hours Lectures Seminars Total 1. Elements of Higher Algebra 6 8 14 2. Analytical geometry 4 6 10 3. Algebra of vectors 2 4 6 4. Theory of derived functions 4 6 10 5. Theory of Limits 4 6 10 6. Differential Calculates 8 16 24 7. Complex members 2 4 6 Total: 30 50 806. Demands for students : To attend all lectures and to do all home tasks 7. Language of the course: Latvian and Russian 8. Literature:  M.Kūle, R.Kūlis. Filozofija. R., 1998.  U.Sūna. Ievads filozofijā. R., 1993.  Д.Реале, Д.Антисери. Западная философия от истоков и до наших дней. Спб. 1994-1996. Т. 1-4.  Философский энциклопедический словарь. М., 1989.The English language1. The level of the Course: A (Compulsory) 2. Credit points: 3 3. The author of the course: Mg.ped. Lecturer T.Kuzheleva 4. The aim of the course: To form practical acquirement of the language both orally and in writing 5. The context of the course: NR Topics Hours Lectures Seminars Total 1. The manager’s Role 6 2 8 2. Scientific management 6 2 8 3. The Quality of Working Life 6 2 8 4. Decision Making 6 2 8 5. Top Management Planning and Strategy 6 2 8 6. Goal Setting 6 2 8 7. The Management of Time 6 2 8 8. Motivation 6 2 8 Total: 48 16 646. Demands for students : It’s compulsory to attend the entire lecturer and seminars. The missed seminars are to be worked off by doing individual tasks 7. Language of the course: English 8. Literature:  English Grammar in Use for Intermediate Studies R.Murphy  Practical English Grammar. Exercises A.J.Thomson, A.V.Martinet, Oxford University Press  Keys to Management D Cotton  Magazines' Articles  The Tourism System R.Ch.MillTourist centers culture1. The level of the Course: B 2. Credit points: 3 3. The author of the course: Mg.sc.fil., lecturer T.Barishnikova 4. The aim of the course: The subject belongs to the block of tourism disciplines and is guided to the studying of aspects and regularity of the process of the world culture development and to initiating in tourist centers culture 5. The tasks of the course: To show the essence of culture, to understand the experience of historical dialogue of unique cultures, to show nowadays as the result of historical and cultural development of the humanity, to initiate in tourist centers culture 6. The context of the course: NR Topics Hours Lectures Seminars Total 1. Medieval culture: division into periods, hysteria of 2 0 2 research 2. The role of different estates in formation of Medieval 2 0 2 Culture 3. Medieval literature 4 2 6 4. Medieval art. Medieval centers of culture 6 2 8 5. Medieval philosophy 2 2 4 6. Pre-conditions of formation of Renaissance culture 2 0 2 7. Change of point of view about a person and the world in 2 0 2 Renaissance time 8. Philosophy of Renaissance 2 2 4 9. Literature of Renaissance 4 2 6 10. Features of art of Renaissance 2 0 2 11. Culture heroes of Renaissance 6 2 8 12. Cultural centers and relics of Renaissance 6 2 8 13. The cultural significance of Reformation 2 0 2 14. Styles art in 17.-18.centuries 2 0 2 15. Literature in 17.-18.centuries 2 0 2 16. The main relics of culture of 17-18 centuries. 2 0 2 Total: 48 16 647. Demands for students :  attendance of lectures 10%  tests 45%  participation in Seminars 45%  in terms II and IV – a report paper and a course project – 50%, from the whole estimation  Terms I, II, III – test  Term IV – examination 8. Language of the course: Russian 9. Literature:  Dreimane Daina. Kultūŗas teorijas pamati, R., 1989  Ерасов Б.С. Социальная культурология. М., 1996.  Культурология: 20 век. Антология. М., 1995.  Культурология: Учебное пособие для ВУЗов / Сост. А.А.Радугин. М.: 1996.  Культурология: Учебное пособие для студентов высших учебных заведений / под ред. Г.В,Дреча. Ростов на Дону, 1997  Рождественский Ю.В. Введение в культурологию. М. 1996.  Розин В.М. Введение в культурологию. М. 1994  Duran A.W. Kulturgeschichte der Menschheit. Koln, 1985.Base of tourism1. The level of the Course: A (compulsory) 2. Credit points: 3 3. The author of the course: Associate professor Gunars Bayars 4. The aim of the course: To furnish the students knowledges about tourism as the sphere of people’s activity, history of development of tourism resources and types of tourism, as well as the understanding tourism as a branch of national economy. The stress in the course is done on the factors that stimulate and hinder tourism, that determines development of tourism in Latvia. Students are to analyse by themselves these factors for one object or region of tourism and to prepare a report. Ofter finishing the course the students have to be able to use the gotten knowledges, preventing the hindering and establishing Stimulating factors in their work. 5. The context of the course: Nr Topics Hours Lectures Seminars Total 1. Introductory lecture. Tourism rulinh factors 3 2. TourismL definitions and cobnception 4 3. History of tourism: World tourism history; History of 4 latvian tourism 4. Psychologycal factors: perception and attitude; 4 motivation, personality, valuesl types of tourism and travelling motivation; the time of travelling aim. 5. Social and cultural factors: social interaction and 8 influences; culture; demography gactots; importance of defence; safety; Level of crime, terrorism, etc; education and studies 6. Economical factors: economical situation in the state, 8 region; financional operations, quality of goods and service; prices 7. Enviroumental factors: enviroument as resource of 4 tourism, capacity of enviroument, tourism infuence on environment, glography of tourism, alternative tourism 8. Ifrastructure and service of tourism: hotels and catering 8 establishments; transport and communication; tourist service, rest and entertaiment: tourism information. 9. Political factors: international politics of tourism; state 8 and regionl tourism politics; loca-authority tourism politics. 10. Legal aspects of tourism: EU laws and normatives; 4 Latvian laws and normative acts; contracts, travelling documents: isurance. 11. Ways and methods of main research of tourism 4 Total: 646. Demands for students :  To prepare and hand in projects, home tasks, practicl clases and controlworks  It’s compulsory to get a positive marks for all tests 7. Language of the course: Russian 8. Literature:  Fridgen J.D. Dimensions of Tourism. American Hotel & Motel Association, 1991, 363 p.  Mcintost R.W., Goeldner C.R., Ritchie J.R.B. Tourism: Principles, Practices, Philisophies. Wiley & Sons, 1995, 551 p. The Latvian language1. The level of the Course: C 2. Credit points: 4 3. The author of the course: Lecturer V.Lakute 4. The aim of the course: To form the skills of practical acquirement of the Latvian language and ability to communicate bath orally and in writing in the sphere of tourism and management. 5. The tasks of the course:  To teach to comprehend, understand and reproduce information either people speak, read, tell (Listening skills)  To teach to read faculty and deliberately to understand the text journalists, fiction, professional, about profession, to be able to retell the main contents in own words  To observe pronunciation and information of the words, phrases and sentences to be correct  To translate the texts from Latvian into Russian and vice versa *depends on former knowledge of the Students)  To improve the skills to work with different kinds of Lexis (synonyms, terminology, etc.)  To improve writing skills, to teach to write business correspondence, CV, etc.  To prepare and guide excursions in Riga and Latvia on Latvian 6. The context of the course: NR Topics Hours Lectures Seminars Total 1. Credit 4 0 4 2. Functions of Bank 4 0 4 3. Payment cheques 4 0 4 4. Free economy regions 4 0 4 5. Investment Funds 4 4 8 6. Economical development in Latvia 4 0 4 7. Agriculture in Latvia 4 0 4 8. Main element of market mechanism 4 0 4 9. Letters of Credit 4 4 8 10. Home reading 11. Experts of Latvian movies 4 12. Museum of Latvia 4 0 4 Total: 56 8 647. Demands for students :  to attend the classes regularly and to take active part in them  To fulfil all the demands of the lecturer. 8. Language of the course: Latvian 9. Literature:  Dž.E.Senleks “Ekonomikas pamati”. Zvaigzne ABC, 1997.  V.Praude, J.Beļčīkovs “menedžments”, Vaidelote, 1996.  “Kreditēšana” Juventa, 1997.  “Banku darbība” Juventa, 1997. Periodika:  “Kino pasaule” Liesma, 1987.  S.Līce “Latviešu literatūras klasika kinomākslā” Zinātne, 1977.  “Tava labākā gramata par latviju”. Enciklopedija katrai ģimenei. Aplis, 1998.  “Latviski par Latviju” Zvaigzne ABC, 1997.  “Latvijas padomju enciklopēdija” Galvēnā enciklopēdiju redakcija, 1984.  Jānis Taurēns, Latvijas vēstures pamatjautājumi” Taturalizācijas pārvalde, 1996.  В.Гружане, А.Ега, В.Спрогис “Граматика латышского языка” Zvaigzne ABC, 1995The Spanish language1. The level of the Course: C2. Credit points: 43. The author of the course: Lecturer F.Netto4. The aim of the course: To furnish the students practical knowledge of the Spanish language: the main grammar rules, base of conversational language, listening, reading, editing skills 5. The context of the course:NR Topics Hours Lectures Seminars Total 1. Shop 6 2 8 2. Geographical of Spanish towns 8 2 10 3. Art. Painting 8 2 10 4. Geographical Position of Spain 8 2 10 5. Regions of Spain 8 2 10 6. Tourism 10 2 12 Total: 48 16 646. Demands for students :  To hand in practical tasks in time  It’s compulsory to attend practical classes  All the tests are to be assessed positively7. Language of the course: Spanish8. Literature:  Учебник испанского языка. Практический курс для начинающих под ред. Е.И.Родригес-Данилевский, А.И.Патрушева, И.Л.Степунина, 1996  M.Rozenberga “Spaņu valoda”, 1997.Polytology1. The level of the Course: C (selectable) 2. Credit points: 2 3. The author of the course: Lecturer J.Lukianova 4. The aim of the course: To furnish the idea of politics, its participate forces mechanisms, processes and historical tendencies in order to help, the students to choose cometentky and to take their point of new in actual politics, as well as independently study the political problems, they are interested in. 5. The context of the course: NR Topics Hours Lectures Seminars Total 1. The subject of polytology 2 0 2 2. He history of development of political ideas 4 2 6 3. Politics, Political relationships and political process 2 2 4 4. Political power 4 2 6 5. The State and civil society 2 0 2 6. Political parties and there systems 2 2 4 7. “ Traditional” social organizations, new social 2 2 4 movements, opposition and groups in political system 8. Political regime 4 2 6 9. National relation and national politics 2 2 4 10. Social stratification’s and social politics 4 0 4 11. Political culture 2 2 4 Total: 32 16 486. Demands for students :  To prepare and hand in the reports and tests in time  To attend all seminars and practical classes missed classes are to be worked off, biding individual task  All the tests are o be tested positively7. Language of the course: Russian8. Literature:  Ašmanis M. Politikas izziņa. R, - 1994.  Ašmanis M. Personība politikā. R., 1991.  Ašmanis M. Politikas saturs. R., 1995.  Semanis E. Politiskie režīmi. R., 1992.  Bāra D., Runcis A. Politiskās partijas un organizācijas, sabiedriski politiskās kustības. R., 1992.  Demikrātijas pamati. R., 1993.  Politoloģijas pamati. R., 1998.  Основы демократии. Р., 1994.Theory of management1. The level of the Course: A 2. Credit points: 33. The author of the course: Associate professor J.Kurachenko4. The aim of the course: To give the students knowledge about the job of manager and the organization and managing the work of a company in conditions of the market. Students are to know the mechanism of managing, its functions, motivation at work of managing system, methods and constructive methods of managing system, based on systematical approach. 5. The context of the course: NR Topics Hours Lectures Seminars Total 1. Introduction. Systems of management 0 2 2 2. Principles, functions, methods of management 4 2 6 3. Infrastructure of managing systems 2 2 4 4. Organizational structure of management 4 2 6 5. Planning of systems of management 2 4 6 6. Models of nets in planning and managing 2 2 4 7. Motivation of systems of management 4 2 6 8. Control and managing 2 2 4 9. Management of group dynamic 4 4 8 10. main points of development of theory of management 2 2 4 Total: 32 32 646. Demands for students :  To prepare and hand in the reports and practical work  It’s compulsory to attend seminars and group classes. The missed classes are to be worked off  All the tests are to be assessed positively  To prepare and defend a final report7. Language of the course: Russian8. Literature:  Мескон М., Альберт М., Хедоури. Основы менеджмента. М.: Дело, 1992  Кураченко Ю.П. Основы менеджмента и предпринимательства: Уч. пос. Р.: РАУ, 1994.  Кураченко Ю.П. Менеджмент / Микроэкономический уровень управления / Уч.пос. Р.: БРИ, 1998.Economy of Entrepreneurship1. The level of the Course: A 2. Credit points: 3 3. The author of the course: Prof. De.oec. Margo Zhivitere 4. The aim of the course: To raise the quality of economical education and national economy effect 5. The tasks of the course: To contribute the material for training a high-quality businessman / manager or consultant. Particularly:  To furnish knowledge about factors that determine success of business, their role in Latvian economical transformation, in development of regions, ensuring of concurrence and integration in CU (the stress is done to the hindering and developing factors that determine. Specific of economical development in Latvia);  to acquaint with main components and organization of the structure, to understand their mutual influence and dynamic  To be able to make general and structural analysis of the company, to work one strategic, of long shirt terms operative business plans.  To be able to found and lead own business. The task of the course in its business and utilized aspect in conditions of Latvian economy is to add and integrate there the courses of economics, law, and other sciences (management, marketing, finances, accounting, statistics etc.) 6. The context of the course: NR Topics Hours Lectures Seminars Total 1. General characteristics of management. 2 2 5 1.1. Criteria of management determination. 1.2. Place and role of management in economic transformation. 1.3. Governmental support of tourist firms. 2. Businessman as a professional. 2 2 4 2.1. Success and profit factors of company. 2.2. My strong and weak features as manager. 2.3. Motivation of managing 3. The idea of management and its compatibility with 4 4 8 businessman’s possibilities: 3.1. - qualification, experience 3.2. - technical and technological guarantees 3.3. - financial guarantee 4. Market research and the choice of own “niche” 4 4 8 4.1. How to research the market? Market lay out. 4.2. Determination of prices. 4.3. The choice of realization ways. 5. Aims, strategy, tactics. 4 4 8 Determination of personal and company aims. 5.1. Business strategy and tactics. 5.2. the main questions of strategy and tactics of a beginner- 5.3. businessman 6. Financial plan. 2 6 8 6.1. Planning of realization volume. 6.2. Broadcasting of income and payment 6.3. Broadcasting of financial course movement. 6.4. Broadcasting of rentability. 7. Business plan. 4 2 6 7.1. General survey. 7.2. The blocks of making a business plan (scheme) 7.3. The structure, making and defense of a business plan 8. Preparations for beginning some business. 0 4 4 8.1. Correcting the business plan and control of exception 8.2. Analysis and correction of the plan 8.3. Preparing period 8.4. Defense of the plan Total: 12 52 647. Demands for students :  To prepare and hand in a reports about analyzing the structure of a company and (or) practical work done  It’s compulsory to attend seminars and group classes. The missed classes are to be worked off by doing individual tasks  All the tests are to be assessed with a positive mark  To prepare and defend one variant of a business plan on public  To pass the final exam in written form in 45 minutes time  the examination is assessed: - the result of individual and group work – 25% - business plan variant 50% - the final test 25%8. Language of the course: Latvian9. Literature:  Latvijas Mazo un vidējo uzņēmumu attīstības Nacionālā programma. 1997. 2001. Nacionālo programmu izstrādājušas koordinācijas padomes un darba grupas Ekonomikas ministrijas vadība// LV, "Privātīpašums" , 1997.g., 11., 12., 13., 15., 17., 19. Un 21. num.  Tūrisma likums// Diena, pielikums. 1998.g. 14.okt.  Latvijas Republikas Ekonomikas ministrija. Ziņojums par Latvijas tautsaimniecības attīstību.- R.: SIA "Madonas Poligrāfists", 1998.gada jūnijs. -133.lpp.  Берджес Дж., Штайнхоф Д. Основы управления малым бизнесом. Пер. С англ. М.: БИНОМ, 1997. 493с.  Сирополис Н.К. Управление малым бизнесом/ Руководство для предпринимателей. Пер. С англ. М.:"Дело" б 1997.- 672 с.  11.2. Papildus literatūra:  Avots I.Sāksim saimniecisku uzņēmumu: Principi produktu attīstīšanai, uzņēmuma veidošanai, tirgus sasniegšanai un sekmīgai darbībai. - Minhene: INFOLOGISTIK GmbH, 1989. -32 lpp.  Dadlijs Dž.Eksportēšana// Uzņēmējdarbības bibliotēka mazajā biznesā. Tulk. no angļu. R.: SIA VTF, 1994. - 192 lpp.  Džouns G.Mārketinga lēmumi// Uzņēmējdarbības bibliotēka mazajā biznesā. Tulk. no angļu. R.: SIA VTF, 1994. - 232 lpp.  Irvins D.Finansu kontrole// Uzņēmējdarbības bibliotēka mazajā biznesā. Tulk. no angļu. R.: SIA VTF, 1994. - 192 lpp.  Lambdens Džons, Tardžets Deivids. Mazā biznesa finanses - Praktiska pieeja// Uzņēmējdarbības bibliotēka mazajā biznesā. Tulk. no angļu. - R.: SIA VTF, 1994. - 112 lpp.  Vitera D., Vipermane K. Mārketings mazajos uzņēmumos. Biznesa plāns jeb kā paaugstināt uzņēmuma rentabilitāti. Reklāma - teorija un prakse. R.: SIA "Merkurijs LAT", 1995. - 130 lpp.  Диксон Д.Е. Н. Совершенствуйте свой бизнес/ Пособие. Практикум. Международное бюро труда. Женева: изд. Фирм "Дабахов, Ткачев, Димов". - 221 с.  Энциклопедия малого бизнеса или, Как вести своё дело. Пер. С англ. - М.: "Книга Интернэшнл", 1994. - 286 с.The English language1. The level of the Course: A (Compulsory)2. Credit points: 3 3. The author of the course: Mg.ped. Lecturer T.Kuzheleva4. The aim of the course: To form practical acquirement of the language both orally and in writing5. The context of the course: NR Topics Hours Lectures Seminars Total 1. Performance 6 2 8 2. centralization and Decentralization 6 2 8 3. Communication 6 2 8 4. Leadership 6 2 8 5. management in Multinationals 6 2 8 6. Social Responsibility 6 2 8 7. Travelling Types Motivation 6 2 8 8. Culture and Traditions of a Country (Your Choice) 6 2 8 Total: 48 16 646. Demands for students : It’s compulsory to attend all the lectures and seminars. The missed seminars are to be worked off by individual tasks7. Language of the course: English8. Literature:  English Grammar in Use for Intermediate Studies R.Murphy  Practical English Grammar. Exercises A.J.Thomson, A.V.Martinet, Oxford University Press  Keys to Management D Cotton  Magazines' Articles  The Tourism System R.Ch.MillTheory of recreology1. The level of the Course: B2. Credit points: 33. The author of the course: Dr.oec., associate professor V.Chlaidze4. The aim of the course: To study the theory methodology and mechanism of rest, recreation and development of each personality individually5. The context of the course:NR Topics Hours Lectures Seminars Total 1. Nature of theory of recreology and its practical meaning 2 2 4 for tourism 2. Functions and branches of recreology 2 2 4 3. Personality nature and its place in recreology 8 8 16 4. Recreation and work and their connection 2 0 2 5. Main conceptions of recreology 15 15 30 6. System, task and base of projection of recreation 10 10 20 7. Problems connected with recreology 2 2 4 8. Course work Total: 40 40 80 6. Demands for students :  To prepare and hand in course project, home task, practical tasks, control works in time  All the tasks are to be assessed with positive  To defend the course projection public7. Language of the course: Russian8. Literature:  J.Trušins, Rekrealoģija – atpūtas zinātne.  2.V.S.Preobraženskis, J.A.Vedeņins un citi "Rekrealoģijas un rekreācijas ģeogrāfijas teorija". N. Krievu starptautiskais tūrisma institūts, PAM ģeogrāfijas institūts. 1992.g. 180 lpp.  M.Ļemeševs. O.Ščerbina "Rekreācijas darbības optimizācija". M. Ekonomikas 1986.g. 160 lpp.  M.Nudejumans "Rekreācijas dabas lietotāka sociālekonomiskās problēmas. Kijeva "Наука думка" 1987.g. 131 lpp.  "Rekreācijas sistēmas" Mikrošenko, Bočarova redakcijā, M.МГУ, 1986.g. 136 lpp.  J.Rodičkins "Cilvēks, vide, atpūta". Kijeva "Будевельник" 1977.g. 158 lpp.Tourist centers culture1. The level of the Course: B2. Credit points: 33. The author of the course: Mg.sc.fil., lecturer T.Barishnikova4. The aim of the course: The subject belongs to the block of tourism disciplines and is guided to the studying of aspects and regularity of the process of the world culture development and to initiating in tourist centers culture5. The tasks of the course: To show the essence of culture, to understand the experience of historical dialogue of unique cultures, to show nowadays as the result of historical and cultural development of the humanity, to initiate in tourist centers culture 6. The context of the course: NR Topics Hours Lectures Seminars Total 1. Styles of art of 19th centuries 4 2 6 2. The main philosophical systems of 17-19 centuries 4 2 6 3. Main culture centers of 19th century 4 2 6 4. Literature of XIX century 4 2 6 5. Literature of XIX century 4 2 6 6. Cultures of 20 century 4 0 4 7. Philosophy of 20 century 4 2 6 8. Culture relics of 20 century 4 0 4 9. Modern world land’s culture resources 4 0 4 Total: 36 8 427. Demands for students :  attendance of lectures 10%  tests 45%  participation in Seminars 45%  in terms II and IV – a report paper and a course project – 50%, from the whole estimation  Terms I, II, III – test  Term IV – examination 8. Language of the course: Russian 9. Literature:  Dreimane Daina. Kultūŗas teorijas pamati, R., 1989  Ерасов Б.С. Социальная культурология. М., 1996.  Культурология: 20 век. Антология. М., 1995.  Культурология: Учебное пособие для ВУЗов / Сост. А.А.Радугин. М.: 1996.  Культурология: Учебное пособие для студентов высших учебных заведений / под ред. Г.В.Дреча. Ростов на Дону, 1997  Рождественский Ю.В. Введение в культурологию. М. 1996.  Розин В.М. Введение в культурологию. М. 1994  Duran A.W. Kulturgeschichte der Menschheit. Koln, 1985.Basic civil defense and environmental security1. The level of the Course: A (compulsory) 2. Credit points: 1 3. The author of the course: Professor M.Zhivitere 4. The aim of the course: To furnish the students knowledge’s about the system of tasks and characters of civil defense in the state, and how to render assistance to people in extreme situations, that crop up at national economy objects and in the surroundings. 5. The context of the course:Nr Topics Hours Lectures Seminars Total 1. Tasks and characters of civil defense (CD) in the state 2 0 2 2. CD system organization and regulating documents 2 2 4 3. CD functions in extreme situations 2 0 2 4. Risk assessment during piece time 2 2 4 5. Risk group object in Latvia and Baltic Region 2 2 4 6. The task of CD system at atomic power plants 0 2 2 7. The choice of means of individual defense 2 0 2 8. State and international acts for environmental security 2 0 2 9. Environmental security in Latvia 2 0 2 10. Environmental pollution as the result of economic action 2 0 2 11. Water pollution 2 0 2 12. Environmental pollution with traffic 2 0 2 Total: 22 10 326. Demands for students : The students have to attend all the lectures and seminars. The missed seminars are to be worked off by doing individual task.7. Language of the course: Latvian and Russian 8. Literature:  M.Kūle, R.Kūlis. Filozofija. R., 1998.  U.Sūna. Ievads filozofijā. R., 1993.  Д.Реале, Д.Антисери. Западная философия от истоков и до наших дней. Спб. 1994-1996. Т. 1-4.  Философский энциклопедический словарь. М., 1989.Geographical Tourist centers 1. The level of the Course: A (Compulsory) 2. Credit points: 3 3. The author of the course: Mg.sc., lecturer J.Azovska 4. The aim of the course: The furnish the students knowledge about international tourist centers, their location, functions and features. 5. The tasks of the course: Theoretically acquaintance of students with international tourist centers 6. The context of the course: NR Topics Hours Lectures Seminars Total 1. Foundation and development of international tourism, its 2 4 6 history 2. International tourist stations 2 2 4 3. Geographical factors that have influence on international 2 4 6 tourism 4. Season role in international tourism 2 2 4 5. Main tourist conveyer in international tourism 2 2 4 6. World tourist complex 2 2 4 7. World tourist regions 20 10 30 8. Tourism politics. International tourism industry 2 4 6 Total: 34 30 647. Demands for students :  To prepare and hand in the reports and practical works in time  It’s compulsory to attend seminars and discussions  All the tests are to be assessed with positive works  Students have to prepare and defend the course paper8. Language of the course: Latvian and Russian9. Literature:  Ģeogrāfijas tūrisma izglītība. Rīga: Jumava, 1996.  Долженко. Редакционная география и туризм. Ростовский гос.унгивер. 1985.  Районирование для организации отдыха и туризма. Москва, 1986.  Географические проблемы охраны при организации отдыха и туризма. Москва: 1987.  В.Уваров. Международные туристические организации. Москва: Международные отношения, 1990.  Г.А.Папирян, Международные экономические отношения. Экономика туризма. Москва: Финансы и статистика, 1998.The Latvian language 1. The level of the Course: C 2. Credit points: 4 3. The author of the course: Lecturer V.Lakute 4. The aim of the course: To form the skills of practical acquirement of the Latvian language and ability to communicate bath orally and in writing in the sphere of tourism and management.  To teach to comprehend, understand and reproduce information people speak, 5. The tasks of the course read, tell (Listening skills)  To teach to read factually and deliberately to understand the text of mass media, fiction, professional, about profession, to be able to retell the main contents in own words  To observe pronunciation and information of the words, phrases and sentences to be correct  To translate the texts from Latvian into Russian and vice versa *depends on former knowledge of the Students)  To improve the skills to work with different kinds of Lexis (synonyms, terminology, etc.)  To improve writing skills, to teach to write business correspondence, CV, etc.  To prepare and guide excursions in Riga and Latvia on Latvian 6. The context of the course: NR Topics HoursLectures Seminars Total1. Cultural Life in Latvia 4 0 42. Riga – the pearl of Modernism 4 4 83. Riga – in expect of 800 anniversary 4 4 84. National minorities in Latvia 4 0 45. Job market 4 0 46. Culture of social Life 4 0 47. The main historical events of the life of Latvians it XX 8 4 12 century 8. Family tree 4 0 49. Perfect tenses 8 0 810. Participle 4 4 811. Direct speech 4 0 412. Synonyms, homonyms 4 0 4Total: 52 12 64 to attend the classes regularly and to take active part in them 7. Demands for students :  To fulfill all the demands of the lecturer. 8. Language of the course: Latvian 9. Literature:  Dž. R.Senleks “Ekonomikas pamati”. Zvaigzne ABC, 1997.  V.Praude, J.Beļčīkovs “menedžmens”, Vaidelote, 1996  “Kreditēšana” Juventa, 1997.  “Banku darbība” Juventa, 1997. Periodika:  “Kino pasaule” Liesma, 1987.  S.Līce “Latviešu literatūras klasika kinomākslā” Zinātne, 1977.  “Tava labākā gramata par Latviju”. Enciklopedija katrai ģimenei. Aprilis, 1998.  “Latviski par Latviju” Zvaigzne ABC, 1997.  “Latvijas padomju enciklopēdija” Galvēnā enciklopēdiju redakcija, 1984.  Jānis Taurēns. Latvijas vēstures pamatjautājumi” Naturalizācijas pārvalde, 1996.The Spanish language1. The level of the Course: C2. Credit points: 43. The author of the course: Lecturer F.Netto4. The aim of the course: To furnish the students practical knowledge of the Spanish language: the main grammar rules, base of conversational language, listening, reading, editing skills5. The context of the course: NR Topics Hours Lectures Seminars Total 1. Countries of Latin America 8 2 10 2. A Company 8 2 10 3. Trade 8 2 10 4. Business world 8 2 10 5. Industry 8 4 12 6. Units of Money 8 4 12 Total: 48 16 646. Demands for students :  To hand in practical tasks in time  It’s compulsory to attend practical classes  All the tests are to be assessed positively7. Language of the course: Spanish8. Literature:  Учебник испанского языка. Практический курс для начинающих под ред. Е.И.Родригес-Данилевский, А.И.Патрушева, И.Л.Степунина, 1996  M.Rozenberga “Spaņu valoda”, 1997.History of economic studies1. The level of the Course: C2. Credit points: 1 3. The author of the course: Prof. M.Zhivitere and A.Fedotov4. The aim of the course: To characterize the ideas of the best economist of different countries and their contribution in theory of modern economics5. The context of the course: NR Topics Hours Lectures Seminars Total 1. The forefathers of classical school of economic theory 2 0 2 2. The founders of classical school 2 0 2 3. The economic doctrine of A.Shmit 2 1 3 4. The system of economic views of D.Ricardo 2 1 3 5. Western European and USA economic ideas of the first 4 0 4 part of XIX century 6. The doctrines of socialist economy 2 2 4 7. The beginning of neoclassical doctrine 4 0 4 8. Keinsysm 2 2 4 9. Modern economic theories 2 2 4 10. Latvian economical idea 2 0 2 Total: 24 8 326. Demands for students :  To attend lectures  To answer at seminars  To prepare reports7. Language of the course: Russian8. Literature:  G.Oļevskis. A.Marginālā tirgus teorijas elementi. R., 1992.  G.Oļevskis. Ievads maržinālismā. R., 1992.  E.Roll. History of Economic Thought /1992/.  Баренев С.А, Экономические теории и школы. М., 1996.  Блауг М. Экономическая мысль в ретроспективе. М., 1994.  Титова Е.Н. История экономических учений. М., 1997.  Ядгаров Я.С. История экономических учений. М., 1996.General Theory of statistics and Economical Statistics1. The level of the Course: C2. Credit points: 33. The author of the course: Prof. N.Nechval4. The aim of the course: To develop the stabile theoretical and practical skills from the point of view of economical phenomena, in class contiguity with qualified contents5. The context of the course: NR Topics Hours Lectures Seminars Total 1. Introductory lecture. The subject and method of statistic 2 0 2 2. Statistical observation 2 2 4 3. Statistical summarization and classification. Statistical 2 2 4 charts 4. The types of statistical groups, graphical depictions of 4 2 6 statistical data 5. Graphical depictions in statistics 2 0 2 6. Summarization of statistical indexes 2 2 4 7. Middle sizes. Indexes of variations 4 6 10 8. Method of selection (observation, generalization of data) 2 4 6 9. Dynamical rows 2 4 6 10. Index method’s use for analyzing factors 4 4 8 11. The essence of mutual connections and main methods of 4 4 8 analysis Total: 32 32 646. Demands for students :  To prepare and hand in the reports and practical tasks in time  It’s compulsory to attend the seminars. The missing classes are to be worked off by doing individual tasks  All the tests are to be assessed with a positive mark  The final report is to be prepared and defended on public7. Language of the course: Russian8. Literature:  Общая теория статистики. Под редакцией Спирина А.А., Башиной О.Э. М.: Финансы и статистика, 1994.  Общая теория статистики. Под редакцией Рябушкина Н.И. – М.: Статистика, 1985.  Общая теория статистики. Подредакцией Ряузова Н.Н., 1985.Accounting1. The level of the Course: A (compulsory) 2. Credit points: 3 3. The author of the course: Mg.Sc.oec., lecturer N.Podaliakina 4. The aim of the course: To furnish theoretical knowledge and develop practical skills in research of real producing processes and services realization. Based on that, to examine the possibilities to form effective leading system, that could duly satisfy needs of different goods, the same time organize needed service. Demands:  To prepare and hand in the home tasks in time, to do control works;  To get positive marks for all the tests;  To defend the home works on public. 5. The context of the course: NR Topics HoursLectures Seminars Total1. Principles of accounting 1.1. Introduction. Contents, features and tasks of accounting. Two blocks of calculation. General principles used in accounting. 1.2. Objects of calculation. Economical means, their classification and characteristics. The courses of economical means and their classification. 1.3. Balance. Characteristics of methods of balance. Equation accounting and scheme of balance. Four types of changing the balance. 1.4. Method and element of accounting. System if accounts and double entry bookkeeping. Assisting and calculation. Documentation and inventarization. Balance and accounts. 2. Long term investment calculation. 2.1. Intangible investments. Their essence and classification. Calculation of reaction and elimination of operations. Calculation of intangible actives valuable writes off. 2.2. Fixed assets. Their classification and calculating. Acquisitions, elimination documents and calculating. Amortization, estimation and calculating. 2.3. Long-term financial investments. Their calculation. 3. Calculating of circulating means 3.1. Stock. Their contents, documents of its reception and issuing. Two variants of stock calculating. 3.2. Account receivable. Synthetic and analytic calculation of accounts with consumers and customers. Net period payments and other debtors. Money. Cash operations documents and calculating. Its circulation documents and calculating. 4. Passport capital4.1. calculating of shape-capital4.2. Forming and calculating of reserves4.3. Calculation of profit. The order of forming profit and last calculation of the use of profit 4.4. Accruals. Forming and calculating5. Creditors.5.1. Long-term connections and their calculation5.2. Salary calculation5.3. Payments to suppliers5.4. Accounts with budget about taxes5.5. Calculating of other connections6. Annual reports6.1. Their contents and characteristics6.2. The order of confirm and submission of animal reportTotal: 32 32 646. Demands for students :  It’s compulsory to attend the seminars and do all practical and home tasks 7. Language of the course: Russian 8. Literature:  Benze J. Finansu grāmatvededība. – R., 1995.  Энтони Р. Рис. Дж. Учет: ситуация и примеры. – М., 1993.  Энтони Р. Основы бухгалтерсукого учета. – М., 1992. Theory of Finance1. The level of the Course: A (compulsory)2. Credit points: 23. The author of the course: Lecturer M.Boikova4. The aim of the course: To furnish the students knowledge about theory of finance, state financial system and mechanism, about financial politics and leading5. The context of the course: NR Topics Hours Lectures Seminars Total 1. Essence and function of Finance 2 0 2 2. Financial resources 2 2 4 3. Connection of Finances and other allocation categories 0 2 2 4. State Financial System 4 2 6 5. Budget System and legislation 4 4 8 6. Classification of Budget income and expense 2 4 6 7. State Financial mechanism and Financial politics 4 2 6 8. Managing of finance 2 2 5 9. Planning of finance 2 2 4 10. Financial control 0 2 2 11. International Financial and Currency relations 2 2 5 Total: 24 24 486. Demands for students :  It’s compulsory to attend seminars and group classes  Practical works and hometasks are to be prepared in time7. Language of the course: Russian8. Literature:  Н.Самсонов и др. Финансы на макроуровне. М.: 1998.  Общая теория финансов. Учебник под ред. Л.Дробозиной. М.: 1995.  Финансы. Учебник под ред. В.Родионовой. М.: 1994.  G.Libermanis. Makroekonomika: teorija un Latvijas attīstības problēmas – II. R.: 1998.Marketing1. The level of the Course: A (compulsory)2. Credit points: 33. The author of the course: Dr.oec., associate professor V.Chlaidze4. The aim of the course: To study the theory methodology and mechanism of rest, recreation and development of cach personality individually5. The context of the course: NR Topics Hours Lectures Seminars Total 1. Modern conceptions of marketing 2 2 4 2. Inner and external sides of marketing 2 2 4 3. Needs of buyer and his behavior 2 2 4 4. Analysis of Market possibilities 4 4 8 5. Politics of firm goods. 4 4 8 6. Politics of form prices 4 4 8 7. Politics of firms sale 2 4 6 8. Politics of goods’ movement 6 4 10 9. leading of marketing 2 4 6 10. International marketing 4 2 6 Total: 32 32 646. Demands for students :  To prepare and hand in course project, home task, practical tasks, control works in time  All the tasks are to be assessed with positive  To defend the course projection public7. Language of the course: Russian 8. Literature:  Маркетинг. Учебник / А.Романов, Ю.Кормасов и др./ М.: Биржи и банки, ЮНИТИ, 1996.  Основы маркетинга, рыночно-ориентированное мышление. Учебное пособие под редакцией И.Л.Акулича. Минск: Технология, 1997.  Абрамишвили Г.Г. Проблемы международного маркетинга. М.: Международные отношения, 1984.  Дихтль Е., Хершген Х. Практический маркетинг. М.: Высшая школа, 1995.  Завьялов П.С., Демидов В.Е. Формула Успеха: маркетинг. М.: Международные отношения, 1988.  Котлер Ф. Управление маркетингом. М.: Экономика, 1980.  Котлер Ф. Основы маркетинга. М.: Прогресс, 1990.  Капустина Н.Е. Теория и практика маркетинга в США. М.: Экономика, 1981.  Современный маркетинг. Под редакцией В.Е.Хруцкого. М.: Финансы и статистика, 1991.Taxes and Taxation1. The level of the Course: A (compulsory)2. Credit points: 23. The author of the course: Ms.sc.oec., lecturer G.Teplova4. The aim of the course: While studying are to get theoretical knowledge about tax system and to barn accounting skills and practical use of them.5. The tasks of the course:  To study the laws  Practical application of law  Solving the tasks6. The context of the course: NR Topics Hours Lectures Seminars Total 1. The essence and function of finance 2 0 2 2. Law about tax and taxation. Tax system of LR. State and 4 4 8 self-governing duties. 3. Custom tax 4 2 6 4. Excise tax 2 2 4 5. Tax on added Value 4 2 6 6. Payments of social insurance 2 2 4 7. Inhabitant income tax 4 2 6 8. Immovable property tax 2 0 2 9. Firm income tax 4 2 6 10. Nature resources tax 2 0 2 11. Inter and Gambling tax 2 0 2 Total: 32 16 487. Demands for students :  To attend lectures  To do and defend practical accounts8. Language of the course: Russian9. Literature:  Latvijas nodokļu sistēma.  Налоговая система Латвийской республики.  Лукашина О.В., Теплова Г.М. Налоги и налогообложение, учебное пособие, Рига, 1995.  Лукашина О.В., Теплова Г.М. Сборник задач по расчёту налогов в ЛР. Рига, 1997.  Latvijas vēstnesis.  Налоги. Под. Ред. Д.Г.Черника. М.: - Финансы и статистика, 1996.  Газета "Бизнес и Балтия" (Референт).  Газете "Диена" (В Сайме и кабинете министров).Household rights1. The level of the Course: A (compulsory)2. Credit points: 23. The author of the course: Lecturer D.Skripova4. The aim of the course: To get skills to form, analyze documents of firm foundation, form reorganization and liquidating juridical documents, to get skills of forming economical controls.5. The context of the course:NR Topics Hours Lectures Seminars Total 1. The subject of household rights 2 0 2 2. Management regulating law system 6 2 8 3. Management law forms 4 2 6 4. Manager’s rights 6 2 8 5. Foundation, reorganization and Liquidation of a firm. 10 4 14 6. legality of regulating concwonce 2 0 2 7. LR Civil Law about contracts 8 4 12 8. Mounting of international apparent activity the firm 8 2 10 9. Regular changes in managing law system 2 0 2 Total: 48 16 64 6. Demands for students :  Attendance of lectures, seminars, individual tasks, tests.7. Language of the course: Latvian and Russian8. Literature:  О.Лукашина - Предпринимательское право (курс лекций), Рига, Русско-Балтийский инститиут , 1998.  Latvijas Republikas Civillikums, 1993.  Latvijas Republikas Kriminālkodekss - 6, 6a, 7 nodaļas.  Latvijas Republikas Administratīvo pārkāpumu kodekss.  Latvijas Republikas Darba kodekss.  Uzņēmējdarbības tiesiskums. Lekciju kurss N.Kleja redakcijā? 1993.  R.Džurovičs - Ārējās tirzdniecība kontraktu slēgšanas vadība, 1992.The English language1. The level of the Course: A (Compulsory)2. Credit points: 33. The author of the course: Mg.ped. Lecturer T.Kuzheleva4. The aim of the course: To form practical acquirement of the language both orally and in writing5. The context of the course: NR Topics Hours Lectures Seminars Total 1. Company Structures 6 2 8 2. Recruitment 6 2 8 3. management Styles 6 2 8 4. Advertising and Marketing 6 2 8 5. Franchising 6 2 8 6. Japan and the Business World 6 2 8 7. Business and the Environment 6 2 8 8. Retailing 6 2 8 Total: 48 16 646. Demands for students : It’s compulsory to attend all the lectures and seminars. The missed seminars are to be worked off by individual tasks7. Language of the course: English8. Literature:  Keys to Management D Cotton  Ensight into Business  Magazines' Articles  The Tourism System R.Ch.Mill Transport systems1. The level of the Course: B2. Credit points: 33. The author of the course: Doc.oec., associate professor V.Gopko4. The aim of the course: To furnish the students know ledger and practical skills in Sphere of transport organizations, transport system concurrence and their exploitation5. The context of the course: NR Topics Hours Lectures Seminars Total 1. Transport as the sphere of general economical operation. 8 2 10 Evolution, nowadays condition, problems and perspectives of Transport systems development 2. Physical components of transport 6 2 8 3. Base of transport process organization 8 2 10 4. Technical, economical and exploitation features of 10 2 12 different types of transport. Their use ion different spheres and interaction. 5. Commercial exploitation of transport system 12 4 16 6. Financial economics aspects of transport system 8 14 22 Total: 50 14 646. Demands for students :  To prepare and hand in projects, home tasks, practical classes and tests  It’s compulsory to get a positive marks for all tests7. Language of the course: English8. Literature:  Transporta attīštības nacionāla programma / 1996.g. – 2010.g./, Rīga, Latvijas Republikas Satiksmes ministrija, 1995.g., 567 lpp.  Аксенов И.Я. Единая транспортная система. М: Высшая школа, 1992, 383 стр.  Бенсон Д., Уайтхед Дж. Транспорт и доставка грузов. М.: Транспорт, 1993, 273 стр.  Международные транспортные организации: Справочник. М.: Транспорт, 1990. 584 стр.  Пузакова Е.П., Честникова В.А. Международный туристический бизнес. М.: Эспертное бюро, 1997, 176 стр.Psychology of business relations1. The level of the Course: A (Compulsory)2. Credit points: 23. The author of the course: Lecturer I.Savonia4. The aim of the course: To furnish the student’s basic knowledge of effective business communication, while using them in practice, to develop skills of business communication and discussions productive solutions of conflicts, public speech. 5. The context of the course: NR Topics Hours Lectures Seminars Total 1. Signals of personality. Verbal and non-verbal 2 4 6 communication. Mimics, gesture, pose language. Distance among persons. 2. Forming effecting contact. Joining, leading, report 4 6 10 conception. 3. Business conversation. Stages, methods, ways of 4 4 8 business conversation. Confidence and ascendancy over a communication partner. 4. Image. Self-presentation. Confident behavior. 2 4 6 5. Public speech. Mistakes in making notification. 2 4 6 6. Conflicts. Conception on of a conflict. Productive and 2 4 6 non-productive conflict. Successions of conflicts. 7. Group discussion. Organizing productive discussions. 2 4 6 Process of accepting decision. Total: 18 30 486. Demands for students :  To attend the lectures regularly, to work there activity  To fulfill all the lecturer’s requirements of acquirement of the language, to attend the seminars.7. Language of the course: Russian8. Literature:  Бороздина Г.В. Психология делового общения. М., 1998.  Вудкок М., Френсис Д. Раскрепощенный менеджер: Для руководителя-практика. М., 1991.  Паркинсон С., Растомжи Б. Искусство управления. Спб., 1992.  Скотт Дж.Г. Конфликты. Пути их преодоления. Киев, 1991.The English language1. The level of the Course: A (compulsory) 2. Credit points: 3 3. The author of the course: Mg.ped. Lecturer T.Kuzheleva 4. The aim of the course: To form practical acquirement of the language both orally and in writing 5. The context of the course:Nr Topics Hours Lectures Seminars Total 1. Holiday Plans 6 2 8 2. Travelling 6 2 8 3. Giving Directions 6 2 8 4. Career Prospects 6 2 8 5. Stars of Your Sign 6 2 8 6. Image 6 2 8 7. Habits 6 2 8 8. Competition and Competitiveness 6 2 8 Total: 48 16 646. Demands for students : It’s compulsory to attend all the lectures and seminars. The missed seminars Are to be worked off by doing individual tasks. 7. Language of the course: English 8. Literature:  English Grammar in Use by R.Murphy  English Grammar by Buks and Rukmane  Intermidiate English  The Tourism Systems R.Ch.Mill  Magazines' ArticlesComputing in Economics1. The level of the Course: A (Compulsory) 2. Credit points: 3 3. The author of the course: Dr.ing., associate professor J.Shamshin 4. The aim of the course: To get practical skills in work with the user set MS Office 97, knowledge of computer net technology 5. The tasks of the course: To make and to process the texts of documents, to form different kinds of charts and diagrams, to acquire forming and use of a small data base, to acquire possibilities of INTERNET 6. The context of the course: NR Topics Hours Lectures Seminars Total 1. Introduction to the subject “Computing in Economics” 1 0 1 2. The use of computer nets. Introduction to technology of 2 2 4 computer networks. 3. The use of MS Windows 95/98 and its exploitation in 2 2 4 local computer nets 4. The USE of global net INTERNET works with WWW 3 4 7 data vase and IRC. 5. The means of electronic mail. Work with e-mail. 1 2 3 6. INTERNET FTP. Work with files. 1 2 3 7. The survey of computer charts conducting system. 2 0 2 8. MS Excel 97. Work with elements and blocks of 2 4 6 computer charts, Mounting of blocks. 9. Calculations in computer charts. 1 4 5 10. Possibilities of computer chart graphic 1 2 3 11. DBVS survey 1 0 1 12. The principles of projecting of data base. 1 0 1 13. DBVS MS Access 97 working principles 2 2 4 14. MS Access 97. Main elements 2 2 4 15. Searching for necessary information and processing in 2 2 4 DBVS. 16. Shapes of screen – MS Access 97 2 2 4 17. Accounts – MS Access 97 2 2 4 18. Elevating of safety of program mature exploitation. 4 0 4 Total: 32 32 647. Demands for students : Attendance of practical classes – 80%, doing all the practical tasks 8. Language of the course: Russian 9. Literature:  Ахметов К.С. Windows 95 для всех. -3-е изд., перераб. и доп. –М.:ТОО фирма ''Компьютер Пресс'', 1997. –256. с.  Борланд Р. Эффективная работа с Word 7 для Windows 95.–Спб.:Питер, 1997. –1104 с.  Вейскас Д. Эффективная работа с Access 7 для Windows 95.–Спб.:Питер, 1997.  Додис М. Эффективная работа с Excel 7 для Windows 95.–Спб.:Питер, 1997.  Евдокимов В.В. Экономическая информатика. –Спб.:Питер, 1997.  Максимов К., Танаев А., Чубаров А., Netscape Navigator – ваш путь в INTERNET. –Спб.:BHV, 1996. – 432 с.  Стинсон К. Эффективная работа с Windows 95. –Спб.:Питер, 1996. –784 с.  Шамшин Ю.В., Львова Л.А. Методические указания к выполнению практических работ по дисциплине ''Компьютерное делопроизводство''. Часть1. –Рига:РАУ, 1998. –36 с.  Шамшин Ю.В. Конспект лекций по дисциплине''Экономическая информатика''. Рига:РАУ, 1998.  C.Šlihta, V.Šlihta. Pamati darbam ar personālo datoru. Rīga, 1994.World Economics1. The level of the Course: A (Compulsory)2. Credit points: 23. The author of the course: Dr.oec., associate professor Tatiana Boikova4. The aim of the course: The studding of world economics increase, rules of external economical balance, forms of international connections5. The context of the course:NR Topics Hours Lectures Seminars Total 1. External economic relations and problems of 2 2 4 macroeconomic balance 2. External economical politics 2 2 4 3. International division of labor 2 2 4 4. International trade politics 4 4 8 5. Balance of state payments 2 2 4 6. International movement of capital 4 4 8 7. World currency system 4 4 8 8. International migration of labour force 2 2 4 9. International economic integration 2 2 4 Total: 24 24 486. Demands for students :  To prepare and hand in practical tasks in time  It’s compulsory to attend seminars and group classes. The missed classes are to be worked off by doing individual tasks.  All test are to be assessed with positive mark  The test are to be handed in on time 7. Language of the course: Russian 8. Literature:  Международные экономические отношения /Под ред. В.Рыбалкина. М. 1997.  Большая книга по экономике. Фрейхлет, Меркель, Шенхерр. М., “Терра-Terra”, 1997.  Экономика: Учебник. Под ред. А.С.Булатова, БЕК, М., 1996. – 632 с.  Линдерт П. Экономика мирохозяйственных связей: Пер. с англ. / Общ. ред. и предисл. О.В.Ивановой. – М.: Прогресс, 1992. – 520 с.  Макконнелл К., Брю С. Экономикс. Принципы, проблемы и политика. В 2 т.: Пер. с англ. 11-го изд. Т.2. – М.: Республика, 1992. – 400 с.Microeconomics1. The level of the Course: A (compulsory) 2. Credit points: 3 3. The author of the course: Dr.oec., associate professor Tatiana Boikova 4. The aim of the course: To furnish the students necessary knowledge’s about theory of microeconomics, and skills of microeconomic analysis 5. The context of the course: Nr Topics HoursLectures Seminars Total1. Market and Prices 2 2 42. Base of supply and demand theory 2 2 43. Consumer’s behavior 4 4 84. Individual and market supply 2 2 45. Operating expenses 4 2 66. Maximization of profit 6 4 107. Analysis of concurrent market 2 2 48. Monopoly and Monopsony 2 2 49. The principles of price formation in market power 2 4 610. Monopolistic concurrence and oligopoly 4 2 611. Market of production factors 4 4 8Total: 32 32 646. Demands for students :  To prepare and hand in practical tasks  It’s compulsory to attend seminars and lectures. The missed lectures are to be worked off bodying special tasks  All the tests are to be assessed positives  Creditworks are to be handed in on time7. Language of the course: Russian 8. Literature:  Большая книга по экономике. Фрейхлет, Меркель, Шенхерр М.: Терра- Terra  Бирман Г., Шмидт С. Экономический анализ инвестиционных проектов. М.: Бинки и биржи, 1997.- 631 с.  Годе Н.В. Введение в микроэкономику. Консп.лекций / P.: РТУ, 1996.  Экономика: учебник. М., 1996.  Долан Э., Линдсей Д. Микроэкономика. Санкт-Петербург, 1994, -448 с.Basic of law theory1. The level of the Course: C 2. Credit points: 1 3. The author of the course: Lecturer V.Andriksone 4. The aim of the course: To furnish the students necessary knowledge’s about development and functioning regularities of law 5. The context of the course: Nr Topics HoursLectures Seminars Total1. Introduction 2 0 22. The Conception and nature of law 2 2 43. Forms of law 1 0 14. Norms of law 1 2 35. System and structure of law 4 2 66. legal relations 2 2 47. Realization of law 2 2 48. Representing of law norms 2 2 49. legal conduct, crime, liability 2 2 4Total: 18 14 326. Demands for students :  It’s necessary to attend all the seminars  The missed lectures are to be worked off by doing individual tasks  All the tests are to be marked positive  Testing 7. Language of the course: Russian8. Literature:  V.Jakubaņecs. Tiesības sabiedrībā. Rīga, 1997.  V.Jakubaņecs. Tiesību jēdziens, struktūra un formas. Rīga, 1997.  J.Krastiņš. Tiesību teorijas kategorijas un termiņi. Rīga, 1995.  Венгеров А.Б. Теория государства и права. Часть II. Теория права. Том 1, 2. М.: Юрист, 1996.  Общая теория права и государства. Учебник для юридических вузов под ред. академика В.В.Лазарева. М.: Юрист, 1994.Economic Theory Fundamentals1. The level of the Course: C 2. Credit points: 4 3. The author of the course: Dr.oec. associate professor Tatiana Boikova 4. The aim of the course: The students should acquire logic’s of economical thinking, economical categories research, general regularities of economical organization of business companies, the principals and rules of economical development 5. The context of the course: Nr Topics HoursLectures Seminars Total1. The subject and method of economic theory 2 2 42. Reconciling analysis of economic systems 2 2 43. Subjects of economic systems 4 4 84. Market: nature and functions 6 6 125. Market economy infrastructure 4 4 86. The state and market 4 4 87. Income allocation in economic system 2 2 48. Technological preconditions of economic increase 4 4 8 resources. 9. Scientific and technical progress and efficiency of social- 2 2 4 economic development of society 10. Internationalization of economic connections 2 2 4Total: 32 32 64 6. Demands for students :  To prepare and hand in reports and practical tasks  It’s compulsory to take part in seminars and group classes. The missed classes are to be worked of by doing special individual tasks  All the tests and practical tasks should be tested with positive mark.  Creditworks should be hauled in time7. Language of the course: Russian8. Literature:  Большая книга по экономике. Фрейхлет, Маркель, Шенхерр. М.: “Терра- Terra”, 1997.  Основы экономической теории. М., 1996.  Экономика: учебник. М., 1996.  Курс экономической теории. Киров: 1995.  Конкуренция: теория и практика. М., 1996.  Фишер С., Дорнбуш Р., Шмалензи Р. Экономика. М., 1993.  Макконелл К.Р., Брю С.Л. Экоомика. М., 1992.Introduction into Specialty1. The level of the Course: B 2. Credit points: 1 3. The author of the course: Dr.oec., doc. V.Claidze 4. The aim of the course: To accountant the students with methods of studying in the institute, with its structure, curriculum of chosen specialty, the block of subjects, the structure, contents and summary of the disciplines, connected with profession. The structure of the institute, its classifications, sequence of work. 5. The tasks of the course: After finishing the course the students have to know what professional demands are advanced in their profession, as well as its structure, contents and logical connection with the often-acquired subjects. They are to be oriented in higher school’s methods and their rational use. 6. The context of the course:Nr Topics Hours Lectures Seminars Total 1. Methods of higher school 2 0 2 1.1. Characteristic of specialist’s qualification and its connection with the curriculum. 1.2. The courses and educational program of the institute 2 2 4 1.3. The system of control and certification 2 2 4 2. Curriculum of specialty 2 2 4 2.1. Importance, skill and knacks of the specialty 2.2. Comprehensive subjects theoretical subjects on the 2 - 2 specialty, summary, structure and contexts. 2.3. The block of special disciplines, logical scheme, contents 2 2 4 of summary. 3. Structure, importance and allocation of the institute, its 2 2 4 operation’s order. 3.1. Organizational framework of the institute 3.2. The sequence of help-divisions’ functioning 2 0 2 3.3. Library. Technology and order of its work. 2 2 4 Total: 20 12 347. Demands for students :  To prepare and hand in controltests, to attend all the seminars  All the controlwork and tests are to be assessed with a positive work. 8. Language of the course: Russian 9. Literature:  Основы туристской деятельности, М.: РМИТ, 1992. - 240 с.  Mc Intosh R.W., Goeldner C.R., Ritchie J.R.B. Tourism: Principles, Praktices, Philosophies. Wiley & Sons, 1995. - 551 p.  B.A. Квартальнов, Туризм, Экскурсии, обмены: современная практика, М.: Наука, 1993 . - 416 с.International economic activity organization1. The level of the Course: A (Compulsory)2. Credit points: 13. The author of the course: Dr.oec., associate professor I.Stetsenko4. The aim of the course: To show organization of external economical operation system in nowadays world economics5. The context of the course:NR Topics Hours Lectures Seminars Total 1. State regulation of external economical connections 2 2 4 2. External trade contracts of purchase and sale 4 4 8 3. Operations of trade meditation 2 2 4 4. International goods stocks, markets, auctions, fairs, 2 2 4 exhibitions 5. Trade operations of advertisement and licenses 2 2 4 6. Patent and License trade operations 2 2 4 7. Trade operations of technical and information services 2 2 4 Total: 16 16 326. Demands for students :  To prepare and hand in practical tasks in time  It’s compulsory to attend seminars and group classes. The missed classes are to be worked off by doing individual tasks.  All test are to be assessed with positive mark  The test are to be handed in on time7. Language of the course: Russian8. Literature:  Черчикова И.Н. Международное коммерческое дело. М.: ЮНИТИ, 1996. – 472 стр.  Майкл Портер, Международная конкуренция. М.: Международные отношения, 1993. – 890 стр.  Биртакова Н.Б. Как заключить контракт с инофирмой. С.-Петербург, 1996. – 304 стр.  Основы предпринимательского дела. Под редакцией Осипова Ю.М. 1992. – 410 стр.  Шмиттофф К. Экспорт: право и практика международной торговли. М.: Юр.литература, 1993. – 495 стр.Product of Tourism1. The level of the Course: B2. Credit points: 33. The author of the course: Lecturer G.Zeltina4. The aim of the course: The aim is to acquaint the students with essence of product of tourism, its principles and methodology of their projecting, forming, complecting5. The context of the course:Nr Topics Hours Lectures Seminars Total 1. The essence and elements of product of tourism 8 8 16 2. Methodology of projecting Product of tourism 8 8 16 3. Qualities of the ase Product 2 2 4 4. Sertufucating of services 2 4 6 5. The Forming of tours and Living programme 4 6 10 programming of Product of tourism 6. Optimization of tours 2 2 4 7. Course project 4 4 Total: 30 34 646. Demands for students :  To prepare and hand in course project, home taks, practical tasks, control works in time  All the rasks are to be assissed with positive  To defend the course projection public7. Language of the course: Latvian and Russian8. Literature:  Квартальнов В. Туризм, экскурсии, обмены: современная практика. М.: Наука, 1993, 416 с.  Основы туристической деятельности: Учебник для учащихся туристических лицеев и коледжей. М.: Российский международный институт туризма. 1992. 240 с.  Hollowoy I.Christopher. The bussiness of tourism. - 4.ed. - London, 1994.  V.S. Preobraženskis, J.A.Vedepins un citi "Rekrealoģijas un rekreācijas ģeogrāfijas teorija". N.Krievu starptautiskais tūrisma institūts. PAM ģeogrāfijas institūts. 1992.g. 180.lpp.  M.Ļemeševs, O.Ščerbina "Rekreācijas darbības optimizācija". M.Ekonomikas 1986.g. 160.lpp.Logistic of excursions I and II 1. The level of the Course: A2. Credit points: 63. The author of the course: Lecturer R.Pakalne4. The aim of the course: To acquaint the students with the profession of tourist quide formation of excursion, methods of quiding, excursion objects and possibilities in Latvia5. The context of the course:Nr Topics Hours Lectures Seminars Total 1. Exursion. It’s essence. Classification of excursions 4 0 4 history of quiding. 2. Profession of quide. personality professional knowledge: 4 0 2 image, the role of quide in townism 3. Guiding. Forming the text and documentation. 8 4 12 4. Methods and technics of guiding 4 6 10 5. Psychological element in excursions. Moments of 4 entertaining 6. Technical means in exewisions 0 0 2 7. Job and auties of duties of quide in different excursions. 4 4 8 Excursions to museums 8. Tourist objects and possibilities in Latvia. Riga. Museum 12 14 26 of Riga 9. Vidzeme. Tourism objects. Possible routs 4 0 4 10. Kurzeme. Possible routs 4 0 4 11. Zemgale. Possible routs. 4 0 4 12. Latgale. Possible routs. 4 0 4 13. Selija. Possible routs 4 2 6 14. Course-paper Total: 56 40 966. Demands for students :  It’s compulsory to attend seminars and practical classes7. Language of the course: Latvian 8. Literature:  Емельянов Б. Экскурсоведение. I-III. M., 1992.  Малышев А. Методические рекомендации по использованию элементов психологии в экскурсиях. М., 1992.Tour organization1. The level of the Course: A (compulsory)2. Credit points: 33. The author of the course: Lecturer I.Mendelsons4. The aim of the course: To furnish theoretical and practical knowledge, that coned be used in all. The phases of a tour. 5. The tasks of the course:  To acquaint students with forming preparing and process of a tours  To look through tourism legislation and organization of work of a tourism firm 6. The context of the course:NR Topics Hours Lectures Seminars Total 1. The tendencies of tourism development in Latvia and in 4 2 6 the world 2. Tourism legislation 4 1 5 3. Tourist organizations 4 1 5 4. Forming of the tour 8 4 12 5. Preparation of the tour 6 4 10 6. Process of the tour 6 4 10 7. Psychology of tourists 5 3 8 8. Duties and responsibilities of a guide 5 3 8 Total: 42 22 647. Demands for students :  To prepare and hand in reports and practical tasks in time  All the tests are to be assessed with a positive work  The final examination should be passed successfully8. Language of the course: Latvian and Russian9. Literature:  IATA materiāli  LR likumdošanas akti tūrisma jomā. 1991. – 1998.  International Hospitality Business – Richard Kotas, 1997.The English language1. The level of the Course: A (Compulsory)2. Credit points: 33. The author of the course: Mg.ped. Lecturer T.Kuzheleva4. The aim of the course: To form practical acquirement of the language both orally and in writing5. The context of the course: NR Topics Hours Lectures Seminars Total 1. Banking 6 2 8 2. The Stock Exchange 6 2 8 3. Corporate Alliances and Acquisitions 6 2 8 4. The Small Business 6 2 8 5. International Trade 6 2 8 6. Insurance 6 2 8 7. Corporate Identity 6 2 8 8. Business Correspondence 6 2 8 Total: 48 16 646. Demands for students : It’s compulsory to attend all the lectures and seminars. The missed seminars are to be worked off by individual tasks 7. Language of the course: English8. Literature:  Ensight into Business  Magazines' Articles  The Tourism System R.Ch.Mill  GrammerComputerized record keeping1. The level of the Course: A (Compulsory)2. Credit points: 33. The author of the course: Lecturer L.Lvova4. The aim of the course: To furnish the knowledge of document mounting using computers and acquire programs of Microsoft word (Windows 95, MS Word 8,0; MS Exel 7.0). To teach the students to work with blind 10-finger system typing. To mount and make text work, charts, and other figure forms with the help of computer basing on VST.5. The context of the course: NR Topics Hours Lectures Seminars Total 1. Introduction. Organization and methods of base of 0 2 2 acquiring of computerized record keeping. 2. Inner rules of order 0 2 2 3. Flygiene of Labour protection and surrounding 0 2 2 4. Acquiring of computer keyboard with blind ten fingers 0 20 20 method and its advantages 5. Rules of correct mounting of texts 0 12 12 6. Conception of record keeping 0 6 6 7. Use of plans, reports, charts and tabulator in mounting of 0 10 10 figure work 8. Mounting and saving of file dossiers. 0 10 10 Total: 0 64 646. Demands for students :  To prepare and hand in practical tasks in time  It’s compulsory to attend seminars and group classes. The missed classes are to be worked off by doing individual tasks.  All test are to be assessed with positive mark  The test are to be handed in on time7. Language of the course: Latvian and Russian8. Literature: Tourist Centers Culture 1. The level of the Course: A (compulsory) 2. Credit points: 3 3. The author of the course: Mg.Sc.Fil. Lecturer T.Barisnikova 4. The aim of the course: The subject belongs to the block of tourism disciplines and is guided to the studying of aspects and regularity of the process of world culture development and to initiating in tourist centers culture 5. The tasks of the course: To show the essence of culture, to understand the experience of historical dialogue of unique cultures, to show nowadays as the result of historical and cultural development of the humanity, to initiate in tourism centers culture. 6. The context of the course:NR Topics Hours Lectures Seminars Total 1. The sibject of culturology 2 2 4 2. Analysis of different directions and trends in culturology 2 2 4 3. Culture of pre-historic society and its relics 4 2 6 4. Culture of ancient Egypt. Culture centre of Egypt 4 3 7 5. Traditional culture of India. Cultural resources of India 4 3 7 6. Traditional culture of China. Cultural resources of China 4 3 7 7. Traditional culture of Japan. Culturak resources of Japan 4 3 7 8. Culture of ancient American civilizations and its relics 4 2 6 9. Culture of the Contrite between the Two Rivers and its 4 2 6 relics 10. Culture of ancient Hebrews. Cultural resources of Israel 4 6 19 Total: 36 28 647. Demands for students :  Attendance of lectures 10%  Tests 45%  Participation in seminars 45%  In terms II and IV – a report paper and a course project – 50% from the whole estimation  Terms I, II, III – tests  Term IV – exam.8. Language of the course: Russian 9. Literature:  Dreimane Daina. Kultūras teorijas pamati. R.,1989  Åðàñîâ Á.Ñ. Ñîöèàëüíàÿ êóëüòуðîëîãèÿ. Ì.,1996.  Êóëüòóðîëîãèÿ: 20 âåê. Àíòîëîãèÿ. Ì., 1995.  Êóëüòóðîëîãèÿ: Ó÷åáíîå ïîñîáèå äëÿ ÂÓÇîâ / Ñîñò. À.À.Ðàäóãèí. Ì., 1996.  Êóëüòóðîëîãèÿ: Ó÷åáíîå ïîñîáèå äëÿ ñòóäåíòîâ âûñøèõ ó÷åáíûõ çàâåäåíèé / ïîä ðåä. Ã.Â.Äðå÷à. Ðîñòîâ íà Äîíó, 1997.  Ðîæäåñòâåíñêèé Þ.Â. Ââåäåíèå â êóëüòóðîëîãèþ. Ì., 1996.  Ðîçèí Â.Ì. Ââåäåíèå â êóëüòóðîëîãèþ. Ì., 1994.  Duran A.W. Kulturgeschichte der Menschheit. Koln, 1985.Strategic Management 1. The level of the Course: A 2. Credit points: 3 3. The author of the course: Docent, Dr.oec. J.Kurachenko 4. The aim of the course: To furnish knowledge’s about strategic management5. The context of the course:Nr Topics Hours Lectures Seminars Total 1. The aims of strategic development 8 7 12 2. Legislation of tourism 12 6 18 3. Tourism organizations 12 6 18 4. Organization of the tour 8 - 8 5. Preparation of the tour 8 - 8 6. Process of the tour 6 4 10 7. Psychology of tourist 5 3 8 8. Duties and responsibilities of a guide 5 3 8 Total: 48 16 64 To prepare and hand in reports and practical tasks in time 6. Demands for students :  All the tests are to be assessed with a positive work The final examination should be passed successfully 7. Language of the course: Latvian and Russian 8. Literature:  Кураченко Ю.П. Менеджмент ч.II. Стратегический менеджмент. Уч. пос. Р.: РАУ, 1998  Фатхутдинова Р.А. Стратегический менеджмент . Учебник. – М.: ЗАО Бизнес-школа “Интел-Синтез”, 1998.Management of tourist business planning1. The level of the Course: A 2. Credit points: 3 3. The author of the course: Docent J.Kurachenko 4. The aim of the course: To acquire the knowledge of strategic management 5. The context of the course:Nr Topics Hours Lectures Seminars Total 1. The subject and task of the course 2 - 2 2. Aspects of organization 12 4 16 3. The aims of development of a tourism firm 10 4 14 4. Planning of development of finance-economic operations 12 4 16 of a tourist firm 5. Strategic planning of development of tourist firm 12 4 16 Total: 48 16 64  To prepare and hand in reports and practical tasks in time 6. Demands for students :  All the tests are to be assessed with a positive work  The final examination should be passed successfully 7. Language of the course: Russian 8. Literature:  В.Г.Гуляев. Организация туристской деятельности. Уч.пос. М.: Нолидж, 1996.  Ю.П.Кураченко. Менеджмент /Микроэкономический уровень управления/Уч.пос. Р.: РАУ. 1998.Logistic of excursions I and II1. The level of the Course: A2. Credit points: 63. The author of the course: Lecturer R.Pakalne4. The aim of the course: To acquaint the students with the profession of tourist guide formation of excursion, methods of guiding, excursion objects and possibilities in Latvia 5. The context of the course:NR Topics Hours Lectures Seminars Total 1. Excursion. It’s essence. Classification of excursions 4 0 4 history of guiding. 2. Profession of guide. personality professional knowledge: 4 0 2 image, the role of guide in tourism 3. Guiding. Forming the text and documentation. 8 4 12 4. Methods and techniques of guiding 4 6 10 5. Psychological element in excursions. Moments of 4 entertaining 6. Technical means in excursions 0 0 2 7. Job and autos of duties of guide in different excursions. 4 4 8 Excursions to museums 8. Tourist objects and possibilities in Latvia. Riga. Museum 12 14 26 of Riga 9. Vidzeme. Tourism objects. Possible routs 4 0 4 10. Kurzeme. Possible routs 4 0 4 11. Zemgale. Possible routs. 4 0 4 12. Latgale. Possible routs. 4 0 4 13. Selija. Possible routs 4 2 6 14. Course-paper Total: 56 40 966. Demands for students :  It’s compulsory to attend seminars and practical classes7. Language of the course: Latvian 8. Literature:  Емельянов Б. Экскурсоведение. I-III. M., 1992.  Малышев А. Методические рекомендации по использованию элементов психологии в экскурсиях. М., 1992.Operation research in agencies of tourism and travel1. The level of the Course: A 2. Credit points: 3 3. The author of the course: Professor N.Nechval To give a concrete trend for specialist’s work in tourist agencies and 4. The aim of the course: bureaus of travelling The aim of the course is to show how in different situations connected with a tourism agency and bureau of travelling commercial operation, appear mathematical problems of economical character and to furnish the methodology of the use of the best or optimal solve of the problem. The knowledge of this subject form theoretical and practical base for analyzing accumulated observations of the dirigible process and for optimal planning of commercial operational of tourism agencies and bureaus in different circumstance’s with apriori unfinished information.5. The context of the course:Nr Topics Hours Lectures Seminars Total 1. Introductory lecture. Characteristic of 4 2 6 tourism agencies (TA) and bureaus of travelling (TB) operations research models. 2. Tasks and criteria of making TA and TB decisions 4 4 8 optimization. 3. Models of TA and TB linear programming Geometric 4 4 8 and simpler methods. 4. Rout’s optimization. Tasks of transport 4 4 8 5. Programming of the whole numbers. Personal optimal 2 2 4 managing. Tasks about signify. 6. Receiving in TA and TB. Models of non-linear 4 4 8 programming. 7. Optimal division of means and resources in TA and TB. 2 4 6 Models of dynamic programming. 8. Optimization of rout graphics. 2 2 4 9. Models of reserve managing in TA and TB. 2 2 4 10. Discriminate analysis in TA and TB advertisement 2 2 4 managing. 11. Image indentifising in TA and TB. TA and TB financial 2 2 4 stability Total: 32 32 64 To prepare and hand in the reports and practical work 6. Demands for students :  It’s compulsory to attend seminars and group classes. The missed classes are to be worked off  All the tests are to be assessed positively  To prepare and defend a final report 7. Language of the course: Russian 8. Literature:  Исследование операций в экономике (под ред. проф. Кремера Н.Ш.) М.: ЮНИТИ, 1997. Вагнер Г. Основы исследования операций. тт. 1,2,3. М.: Мир, 1973.Catering1. The level of the Course: A 2. Credit points: 3 3. The author of the course: Lecturer Irena Kulisha 4. The aim of the course: To furnish the students knowledge of base food catering system its organization, managing and perfection.5. The context of the course:Nr Topics Hours Lectures Seminars Total 1. Characteristic of catering companies 2 0 2 2. Course of culinary 6 2 8 3. Foreign cuizine 2 2 4 4. Document in a catering company 4 4 8 5. Table manners 2 0 2 6. Base of a job of a waiter 6 0 6 7. Base of a job of a carmen 12 6 18 8. Organization and service of banquets 2 2 4 9. Base organization and managing of a company 4 2 6 Total: 38 26 64 To prepare and hand in course project, home task, practical tasks, control 6. Demands for students works in time :  All the tasks are to be assessed with positive  To defend the course projection public 7. Language of the course: Russian 8. Literature:  N.Afimova, T.Zaharova. Kulinārija R: Zvaigzne, 1989. - 277 lpp.  Â.Â.Óñîâ. Îðãàíèçàöèÿ îáñëóæèâàíèÿ â ðåñòîðàíàõ, 1979. – 270 lpp.  Z.Ivaninoks. Bārmena rokasgrāmata. R.: Jumava, 1995. - 250 lpp.  Ã.Ëèíäå. Ïðèÿòíîãî àïïåòèòà.Êóõíÿ ðàçíûõ íàðîäîâ. Ì.: Ìîêà,1993.-268 ñòð.  M.Burmeistere, M.Lazdiņa Uztura mācība. R.: Zvaigzne,1975. - 429 lpp,  Í.Êîðøóíîâ. Îðãàíèçàöèÿ îáñëóæèâàíèÿ â ðåñòîðàíàõ .Ì.: Âûñøàÿ økîëà,1980. - 238 ñòð.  Ò.Íèêóëåíêîâà. Ïðîåêòèðîâàíèå ïðåäïðèÿòèé ïèòàíèÿ. Ì.: Ýêîíîìèêà, 1987. - 175 ñòð.  A.Podiņa Mazā kokteiļu rokasgrāmata. R.: Iljus. 1994. - 143 lpp.The English language 1. The level of the Course: A (Compulsory)2. Credit points: 33. The author of the course: Mg.ped. Lecturer T.Kuzheleva4. The aim of the course: To form practical acquirement of the language both orally and in writing5. The context of the course:NR Topics Hours Lectures Seminars Total 1. Types of Holiday. Travel Agencies and Tour Operators 6 2 8 2. A Career in Tourism. Recruitment and Job Hunting 6 2 8 3. Trends in Tourism. Tourism Organisations and 6 2 8 Tourism Boards 4. Where People Go. Tourist Boards, Tour Operators, 6 2 8 Tourist Information Centres (TICs) and Travel Agents 5. Travel Agents. Travel Agencies 6 2 8 6. Tour Operators. Hotaliers 6 2 8 7. Promuting a Destination. Tourist Boards 6 2 8 8. Responsible Tourism. Ecological and Economic Issues. 6 2 8 National and Local Government. Environmental and Tourism Agencies.6. Demands for students : It’s compulsory to attend the entire lecturer and seminars. The missed seminars are to be worked off by individual tasks7. Language of the course: English8. Literature:  English for International Tourism M.Jacob & P.Strutt, Longman, 1997.  Preparation for IELTS. Australia, 1997.  The Tourism System R.Ch.Mill, Prentice Hall International, 1995.Marketing investigation1. The level of the Course: B 2. Credit points: 3 3. The author of the course: Dr.oec. associate professor V.Chlaidze 4. The aim of the course: Marketing investigation and methodology of investigation of its managing practice inquiring about marketing research role and place, beading of commercial operation of a company. Main types and sphere of marketing investigation, methods of its leading practice. After studying the course students are to be able to solve problems in marketing sphere and modelize their forms dispassion in market conditions with the help of marketing investigation. 5. The context of the course:NR Topics Hours Lectures Seminars Total 1. Place and role of marketing investigation in 2 0 2 commercial management system 2. Spheres of marketing investigations 4 4 8 3. Methodology and programme of marketing 4 4 8 investigation 4. Methods of market investigation 8 6 14 5. Market, marketing investigation 6 8 14 6. Cousumer, his needs, aud their investigation 8 4 12 7. Investigation of product system 2 4 6 8. Improvement of sale 32 32 646. Demands for students :  To prepare and hand in course project, home task, practical tasks, control works in time  All the tasks are to be assessed with positive  To defend the course projection public7. Language of the course: Russian8. Literature:  И.Л.Акулич. Маркетинговые исследования рынка. Минск: БГЭУ, 1995.  Е.Дихтиль и др. Практический маркетинг. М.: Высшая школа, 1996.  Ф.Котлер. Управление маркетингом. М.: Экономика, 1980.  И.Спицин и др. Маркетинг в банке. Киев: Торнекс, 1993.  В.Удалов. Курс маркетинга. Часть I. Сущность маркетинга, его стратегия и основные направления маркетинговых исследований. Рига, 1991.  Порсяк В.И. и др. Маркетинговые исследования. Киев: Наукова Думка, 1991.  Berkowitz E.N., Kein R.A., Hartly S.W., Rudelis W. Marketing. Third Edition. Irwin.  Stanton W.J., Etzee M.J., Walker B.J. Fundamentals of Marketing. Ninth Edition. Mc Crow Hill, Inc.Banking1. The level of the Course: C2. Credit points: 23. The author of the course: Dr.oec. Prof. A.Gutkin4. The aim of the course: To furnish knowledge about place and role of banks in operating of frames5. The tasks of the course:  To show work and conception of bank  To acquainted with expenses, and income of the bank; its balance  To explain banking System  To look through forms and methods of banks and businessmen cooperation 6. The context of the course:NR Topics Hours Lectures Seminars Total 1. Introduction. Introduction to the course programme,. 2 0 2 Tasks of the course. Methods. 2. Essence and types of banks. 6 0 6 3. Emission of securities. Closed emissison. Public 6 0 6 emission 4. Deals with securities. Deals with securities at the stock 4 2 6 and out of it . Analysis of it. 5. Banks aand the state. Logislation. State institutions and 4 4 8 their regulating operation. 6. Securities market is and privatization 2 0 2 7. Calculation of deals with securities 0 2 2 8. Estimation of emitent 0 2 2 9. Taxation politics 4 0 4 10. Credit-institutions and securities market 0 2 2 11. Currency market and securities market 2 4 6 12. Making a security briedcase, its insurance and 2 4 6 providing 13. The end of the course and advice for further 6 6 12 improvement 38 26 647. Demands for students :  To prepare and hand in course project, home task, practical tasks, control works in time  All the tasks are to be assessed with positive  To defend the course projection public8. Language of the course: Russian9. Literature:  Vēciņš E. Naudas lietas. – Rīga: Zvaigzne, 1993.  Миркин Я.М. Ценные бумаги и фондовый рынок. – М., 1995.  Рынок ценных бумаг и его финансовые институты. Учебное пособие / Под ред. Торкановского В.С. СПб.: АО “Комплект”, 1994.The English language1. The level of the Course: A (Compulsory)2. Credit points: 33. The author of the course: Mg.ped. Lecturer T.Kuzheleva4. The aim of the course: To form practical acquirement of the language both orally and in writing5. The context of the course: NR Topics Hours Lectures Seminars Total 1. Transport. All Tourism Providers 6 2 8 2. Customer Relations. Customer Relations Departments 6 2 8 3. Hotel Facilities 6 2 8 4. Selecting Locations. Hotels, Trade Fairs, Tour Operators 6 2 8 5. Things To DO. Tourist Information Centers 6 2 8 6. Marketing the Past. Guided Tours 6 2 8 7. Business Travel. Hotels, Airlines, Conference Organizers 6 2 8 8. Hotel Chains 6 2 8 Total: 48 16 64 6. Demands for students : It’s compulsory to attend all the lecturer and seminars. The missed seminars are to be worked off by individual tasks7. Language of the course: English8. Literature:  Ensight for International Tourism M.Jacob & P.Strutt, Longman, 1997  Preparation for IELTS. Australia 1997  The Tourism System R.Ch.Mill, Prentice Hall International, 1995Hotel Business1. The level of the Course: B 2. Credit points: 3 3. The author of the course: Lecturer I.Mendelson4. The aim of the course:  To introduce, the structure, operating problems and perspectives development of hotel sector as well as the operation of separate element of these branches.  To inspect the tasks efcenctions, aims and methods of a hotel.  5. The tasks of the course:  To teach to separate and qualify the maintaining companies  To teach to estimate the service of these companies  To acquaint the students with separate hotels and chains of hotels, and their operation  To examine the tendency of international hotel chains development  To inspect relations of hotels and main partners  To inspect the hotel sector situation in Latvia  To teach special terminology  To examine operation of different parts of hotel 6. The context of the course: NR Topics Hours Lectures Seminars Total 1. Classification of main sector companies 4 2 6 2. Classification of the level of service 3 2 5 3. Separate (independent) hotels and chains of hotels 6 3 9 4. International hotel chains 7 3 10 5. Hotel partners 4 2 6 6. The role of the state in main sector development 4 2 6 7. Perspectives of maintain sector’s development in Latvia 3 2 5 8. Hotel functioning 11 6 17 Total: 42 22 647. Demands for students :  To prepare and hand in reports and practical tasks in time  All the tests are to be assessed with a positive work  The final examination should be passed successfully8. Language of the course: Latvian and Russian9. Literature:  The Business of Hotels – S.Medlik, 1995.  Franchise Organisations – Jeffrey L.Bradach, 1998.  International Hospitality Business – Richard Kotas, 1997.  Hotel Front Office management – James A.Bardi, 1997. Personnel management1. The level of the Course: A2. Credit points: 33. The author of the course: Dr.oec., associate professor V.Chlaidze4. The aim of the course: To give a chance to acquire theory and practice of adopting, leading decision in personal managing an social sphere. The main tasks are: 1) To acquaint the students with personal planning analysis of work, the ways of personal choice, basic questions of personal choice, personal estimation and development. 2) To each the students to use the methods of motivation of employees. 3) To teach to use the learnt knowledge in practice, to lead discussions and improve communication processes.5. The context of the course: NR Topics Hours Lectures Seminars Total 1. The essence and tasks of Personal economy 2 2 4 2. Personal organization in the company 2 2 4 3. Personal administration 2 2 4 4. Personal planning 2 4 6 5. Analysis of work 2 4 6 6. The ways of personal selection 2 2 4 7. Personal choice in the company 4 2 6 8. Personal testing 4 2 6 9. Personal assessment and development 6 4 10 10. Base of work appraisal 2 4 6 11. personal recommence 4 4 8 Total: 32 32 646. Demands for students :  To prepare and hand in reports and practical tasks in time  All the tests are to be assessed with a positive work  The final examination should be passed successfully7. Language of the course: Russian8. Literature:  Cole G.A. Personnel management. Theory and Practice. – Second Edition, London, 1988.  Torrington D., Hall L.Personal Management: A New Approach. – Second Edition, Prentice Hall, 1991.Management of Finances1. The level of the Course: C 2. Credit points: 23. The author of the course: Dr.oec., associate professor J.Kurachenko4. The aim of the course: To acquaint the Students with conception of finances and money movement in enterpreneurship as well as procedures of financial work5. The context of the course: NR Topics Hours Lectures Seminars Total 1. Finances of enterpreneurship: financing and investments. 2 0 2 2. Procurement of capital for enterpreneurship. Necessary 4 6 10 calculation and resources. Floating resources. 3. Financial managing in a company. Relations with banks. 8 8 16 Company’s relations with state establishments. Accounts. Cask accounts, their calculation and problems. Money clearings, essence and problems. The types of money clearing accounts in the world and in Latvia. 4. Financing. Its conception and types. Inner financing. 4 6 10 External finances. 5. Investments. Essence and types of investments. 4 4 8 Comparing and assessment of investments projects. 6. Assessment of solvency of a company, bankrupting and 4 4 8 liquidation. Total: 32 32 646. Demands for students :  To prepare and hand in reports and practical tasks in time  All the tests are to be assessed with a positive work  The final examination should be passed successfully7. Language of the course: Russian8. Literature:  Roden P.F. and Chrsty G.A. Finance. – Copyright by Harpe & Row, Publishers Inc., 1986.  Reilly F.K. Investments. – The Dryden Press, a ditision of Holt. Reinhart and Winston. Inc., 1986.

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