SAN303 Research Methods II. Interview and Discourse analysis

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
1/2. 9 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jan Němec (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Eva Šlesingerová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. et Mgr. Adéla Souralová, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Eva Šlesingerová, Ph.D.
Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Soňa Enenkelová
Timetable
Tue 8:00–9:40 exP52
Prerequisites
SAN302 Research Methods I.
The student must have successfully passed SAN101, SAN301 and SAN103
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
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Course objectives
The course help to understand, doing and interpret cultural texts, based on qualitative research paradigmas. The main stress is on the preparing, doing and analyzing of the interview. At the end of the lectures and excercises students should be able to make the research project, anylyze and interpret the created data. The course is compulsory to the all of anthropological students.
Syllabus
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2. The SOcial Science. The Qualitative and the Quantitative research
  • 4. What is it the field research. Thick description.
  • 5. Methods and technics of the textual analysis
  • 6. Other technics: Visual methodology. 7. Reading week
  • 8. Discourse analysis
  • 9. Interview: The Qualitative technics
  • 10. Transcription, Coding and Anylysis
  • 11. Research project
  • 12.Workshop, projects presentation I.
  • 13.Workshop, projects presentation II.
Literature
  • Současná filosofie sociálních věd :multikulturní přístup. Edited by Brian Fay - Jana Ogrocká. 1. vyd. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2002, 324 s. ISBN 80-86429-10-5. info
  • SILVERMAN, David. Doing qualitative research : a practical handbook. 1st pub. London: Sage Publications, 2000, xv, 316. ISBN 0761958231. info
  • GEERTZ, Clifford. Interpretace kultur :vybrané eseje. Translated by Hana Červinková - Václav Hubinger - Hedvika Humlíčková. Vyd. 1. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2000, 565 s. ISBN 80-85850-89-3. info
  • STRAUSS, Anselm and Juliet CORBINOVÁ. Základy kvalitativního výzkumu : postupy a techniky metody zakotvené teorie. Vyd. 1. Boskovice: Albert, 1999, 196 s. ISBN 80-85834-60-X. info
  • HAMMERSLEY, Martyn and Paul ATKINSON. Ethnography : principles in practice. 2nd ed. London: Routledge, 1997, 323 s. ISBN 0415086647. info
Assessment methods
Active participation on lectures, other works, thick description, interview in Atlas.ti, presentation of research project, final exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Spring 2007, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2009.
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