ZURn6311 Survey

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Lenka Dědková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Marie Jaroň Bedrošová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Natálie Terčová (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Lenka Dědková, Ph.D.
Department of Media Studies and Journalism – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Boris Rafailov, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Media Studies and Journalism – Faculty of Social Studies
Prerequisites (in Czech)
TYP_STUDIA(MN)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim is to acquaint students with the essence of questionnaire surveys, to know their strengths and weaknesses and the possibilities of their application. Course graduates will be able to understand and critically evaluate projects and studies using questionnaire surveys, to understand and evaluate the reliability, validity and interpretation of the findings. They will be able to design and conduct a questionnaire survey, taking into account the choice of measurement, the sample selection and the choice of the specific collection method. They will be able to draw correct conclusions with regard to the data obtained and their limits, both in own research and in the evaluation of other questionnaire studies.
Learning outcomes
Students will be able to:
- Interpret the findings of questionnaire surveys
- Evaluate their reliability and validity
- Design a questionnaire
- Conduct a questionnaire survey
Syllabus
  • Introduction to the form and requirements of the course; Basic principles of the questionnaire survey; Different forms of questionnaire survey: Where and how to use this type of data collection; Measurement in questionnaire research: questionnaire preparation, items types, items formulation, cognitive testing and pilot studies; Sampling, reliability, validity, ethics. Language of the course: Czech.
Literature
  • DE VAUS, D. A. Surveys in social research. 6th edition. and New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2014, xviii, 382. ISBN 9780415530187. info
  • GROVES, Robert M. Survey methodology. 2nd ed. Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley, 2009, xxi, 461. ISBN 9780470465462. info
  • TOURANGEAU, Roger and Kenneth A. RASINSKI. The psychology of survey response. Edited by Lance J. Rips. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2000, xiii, 401. ISBN 0521576296. URL info
Teaching methods
lecture, seminar, reading
Assessment methods
active participation in seminars, written assignments, project (design of a survey including questionnaire, data collection method, sampling strategy, and question of generalization)
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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