SOC151 Survey

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Dr. Aleš Burjanek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Stanislav Biler (assistant)
Mgr. Jiří Bláha (assistant)
Mgr. Ondřej Hofírek (assistant)
Mgr. et Mgr. Markéta Žampachová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Ing. Radim Marada, Ph.D.
Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Soňa Enenkelová
Timetable
Wed 10:00–11:40 P51 Posluchárna V. Čermáka
Prerequisites (in Czech)
SOC106 Methodology of Social Sciences || SOC706 Methodology of social sciences
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The course is taught in Bachelor study program. It will provide basic knowledge and the practical skill for planning and realization of survey, based on research questionnaire. During the course students will learn about main steps of survey and problems of survey questions formulation. They will master procedure of formulations question for gathering factual data and also questions for measuring subjective states of respondents. They will also learn about questionnaire layout and questionnaire pretest; sampling; sample size; role of survey interviewer; administering questionnaires; response rates; and finally smooth survey organization.
Syllabus
  • (1) Introduction: Survey and its main steps;
  • (2) Survey questions formulation; Types of questions;
  • (3) Designing questions to measure factual data;
  • (4) Designing questions to measure subjective states;
  • (5) Questionnaire layout; Questionnaire pretest;
  • (6) Sampling; Sample size;
  • (7) The role of survey interviewer;
  • (8) Administering questionnaires;
  • (9) Maximizing response rates;
  • (10) Survey organization: what, when, who and what cost;
  • (11) Example of selected survey.
Literature
  • BABBIE, Earl R. The practice of social research. 9th ed. Belmont: Wadsworth, 2001, 1 sv. (rů. ISBN 0-534-57474-2. info
  • BLAIKIE, Norman. Designing social research : the logic of anticipation. 1st pub. Cambridge: Polity Press, 2000, xiv, 338 s. ISBN 0-7456-1766-2. info
  • CONVERSE, Jean M. and Stanley PRESSER. Survey questions :handcrafting the standardized questionnaire. Newbury Park: SAGE Publications, 1986, 80 s. ISBN 0-8039-2743-6. info
  • VAUS, D.A. de. Surveys in social research. 4th ed. London: UCL press, 1998, xii, 411 s. ISBN 1-85728-542-5. info
  • FINK, Arlene. The survey handbook. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, 1995, 129 s. ISBN 0803959346. info
  • FOWLER, Floyd J. Improving survey questions :design and evaluation. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, 1995, viii, 191. ISBN 0-8039-4583-3. info
  • OPPENHEIM, A. N. Questionnaire design, interviewing and attitude measurement. 1st pub. London: Continuum, 1992, 303 s. ISBN 0-8264-5176-4. info
  • ŠUBRT, Jiří. Kapitoly ze sociologie veřejného mínění : teorie a výzkum. 1. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 1998, 241 s. ISBN 8071845221. info
Teaching methods
lectures and seminars
Assessment methods
Lectures + seminars + 6 homework’s, midterm written test.
Exam: written test.
The final grade reflects the results of (final) written test and the quality of the research project.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Credit evaluation note: 3 původní kredity.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Autumn 2000, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018.
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