ENSn4446 Quantitative research in environmentalism

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Ing. Tomáš Doseděl, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Jan Činčera, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jan Činčera, Ph.D.
Department of Environmental Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Kateřina Hendrychová
Supplier department: Department of Environmental Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Thu 18:00–19:40 PC26
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! HEN446 Quantitative research &&!NOW( HEN446 Quantitative research )&&(! ENSn4447 Qualitative research && !NOW( ENSn4447 Qualitative research ))&&TYP_STUDIA(N)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This course should summarize and deepen the methodological skills obtained during your previous studies. The actual content of the course could be changed according to the student's needs.
After the end of the course, you should be able to perform all steps of your own quantitative survey (questionnaire design, sample selection, statistical analysis, and results presentation). You should be also able to read and critically evaluate papers and reports based on a quantitative methodology.
The course is designed as highly interactive and practical. The form of teaching is a seminar, even an individual consultation.
Learning outcomes
Student will be able to:
- to design the quantitative research
- to design the survey questionnaire
- to analyze the quantitative data
- to interpret the results of the statistical analyses, both own or foreign
Syllabus
  • Lesson 1: The introduction to social research
  • Lesson 2: Quantitative and Qualitative Paradigm
  • Lesson 3: The introduction to surveys
  • Lesson 4: Research questions, hypotheses
  • Lesson 5: Questionnaire design
  • Lesson 6: Sample design
  • Lesson 7: The introduction into statistical analysis
  • Lesson 8: The descriptive analyses
  • Lesson 9: Data modification
  • Lesson 10: Bivariate analysis
  • Lesson 11: Correlation analysis
  • Lesson 12: Statistical significance
  • Lesson 13: Regressions (demonstration)
Literature
    required literature
  • RABUŠIC, Ladislav, Petr SOUKUP and Petr MAREŠ. Statistická analýza sociálněvědních dat (prostřednictvím SPSS) (Statistical data analysis (with SPSS)). 2. přepracované vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2019, 573 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-9247-1. URL info
  • BABBIE, Earl R. The practice of social research. Fourteenth edition. Boston: Cengage Learning, 2016, xxiv, 566. ISBN 9781305104945. info
  • DE VAUS, D. A. Surveys in social research. 6th edition. and New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2014, xviii, 382. ISBN 9780415530187. info
    recommended literature
  • DISMAN, Miroslav. Jak se vyrábí sociologická znalost : příručka pro uživatele. 3. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 2000, 374 s. ISBN 9788024601397. info
Teaching methods
workshops, demonstrations, home assignments
Assessment methods
5 assignments (10 pts each)
final exam (30 pts for theoretical part, 20 pts for statistical analysis)
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Student/ka si smí zaregistrovat/zapsat a absolvovat pouze jeden z předmětů ENSn4446 Kvantitativní výzkum a ENSn4447 Kvalitativní výzkum
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
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