Challenges of the contemporary world
The classes are a combination of theoretical sociological reflection and practical film analysis, combining the knowledge of sociology with the perspective of film production and distribution. Half of the classes, conducted by a doctor of social sciences focus on theoretical aspects of the challenges of the modern world. Participants delve deeply into social structures, global […]
Well-being and communication from a psycholinguistic perspective
In the class, students will look at the concept of well-being from different perspectives, exploring the universality yet individualization of the well-being-seeking process on a daily basis, for example taking into account language and ways/wants/anxieties of communication, affective factors and their impact on communication. In the exercises and discussions, we will refer to current realities, […]
Human Rights
Human rights ensure that people have their basic needs met and protect vulnerable groups from abuse. They provide universal standards for the protection of individual rights, and international human rights law creates tools and mechanisms for responding to violations of these rights. During the seminar, the concept, sources and examples of human rights violations will […]
History of the Baltic Zone in the Viking Age. Politics, Economy and Culture
KEY WORDS: Viking Age, the Baltic Zone, Slavs The primary goal of the course is the study of the cultural, economic, and political interaction between the peoples of the Baltic region inhabiting the Western Slavic territories and Scandinavia in the Viking Age. The aim of the course is to show students that the Baltic zone […]
Business law
The objective of this course is to enable students to familiarize themselves with and understand the legal frameworks, fundamental concepts, and key institutions of company law and business law. Students will acquire foundational knowledge necessary for establishing various legal forms of business entities and structuring legally compliant transactions Monday 17.2.2025 13:00-16:30 Wednesday 19.2.2025 13:00-16:30 […]
Coding Theory
Contents: – basic concepts in coding theory – algebraic methods for the construction of error correcting codes – Hamming codes – Linear codes – Binary Golay codes – Cyclic codes Prerequisits: mathematical background (groups, vector spaces, finite fields)
Data Programing
The rigorous “Data Programming” course teaches students how to use the tidyverse approach to efficiently analyze data using the R programming language. This method is renowned for being effective in the manipulation and analysis of data. Students will gain proficiency with the tidyverse package suite during the course, with an emphasis on modeling, data manipulation, […]
Algebraic Graph Theory
Main part of the course is the study of symmetries of graphs, and in particular graph families having high degree of symmetry such as vertex-transitive graphs, edge-transitive graphs, arc-transitive graphs and Cayley graphs. The method for counting the number of non-isomorphic graphs with a given number of vertices will be explained. Four standard graph products […]
Philosophy of Education
Philosophy of education course introduces students to both, philosophical reflection of educational issues as well as philosophical practice in education. The course focuses on philosophy for children program as a universal educational method that can be applied to various educational settings and processes. The course stimulates students to think about application of critical, creative, collaborative […]
Spoken and Written Communication in English
The main aim of the course is upgrading students’ English language skills with a strong emphasis on developing speaking and writing competence. The focus is on critical reading and writing in English, writing essays and other types of texts, developing advanced grammar competence, searching and using language sources, as well as developing speaking skills for […]