FSS:SPP405 Evaluative Research - Course Information
SPP405 Evaluative Research
Faculty of Social StudiesAutumn 2009
- Extent and Intensity
- 1/1/0. 12 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- doc. PhDr. Jiří Winkler, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Klára Šmídová (assistant)
Mgr. Iveta Zelenková, Ph.D. (assistant)
Mgr. Miroslav Suchanec, Ph.D., M.Sc. (assistant) - Guaranteed by
- prof. PhDr. Libor Musil, CSc.
Department of Social Policy and Social Work – Faculty of Social Studies - Timetable
- Wed 14:00–15:40 P52
- Timetable of Seminar Groups:
SPP405/02: Thu 8. 10. to Fri 18. 12. each even Thursday 10:55–11:40 P22
SPP405/03: Thu 8. 10. to Fri 18. 12. each odd Thursday 10:00–10:45 P22
SPP405/04: Thu 8. 10. to Fri 18. 12. each odd Thursday 10:55–11:40 P22 - Prerequisites
- Introduction to the Methodology of Social Studies, Statistical Analysis
- 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
- Social Policy and Social Work (programme FSS, N-SP)
- Social Policy and Social Work (programme FSS, N-SP, specialization Personnel Management and Organizational Development)
- Social Policy and Social Work (programme FSS, N-SP, specialization Social Policy)
- Social Policy and Social Work (programme FSS, N-SP, specialization Social Work)
- Social Policy and Social Work (programme FSS, N-SP, specialization Labour market, employment policy and human resources development)
- Course objectives
- At the end of this course, students should be able to make analytical activities of topics management of social programmes. Students will formulate a reasoned decisions about research methodology in evaluation process.
- Syllabus
- TOPICS TO BE COVERED::
- Social research and evaluation
- Standards of evaluation research
- Theory of social programmes
- MOdel of political cycle and types of evaluation procedures
- Social diagnosis
- Analysis and planning social programmes
- Monitoring
- Process evaluation
- Impact assessment and efficacy of social programmes
- qualitative and quantitative research strategy
- Validity testing
- Utility reinforcement
- Samples - qualitative and quantitative
- Data collection in qualitative research strategy (interview, focus group, conversational analysis)
- Literature
- P. Rossi et al. Evaluation. A systematic approach. Sage London 1989
- M.Q. Patton: Qualitative Research and Evaluation Methods. SAGE London 2002
- Chen. H. Theory driven Evaluations . Sage, London 1990
- Teaching methods
- lectures, homeworks, individual and group projects, discussion in seminars
- Assessment methods
- 1 writen test, oral exam, essay, seminar thesis. final group projects
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Follow-Up Courses
- Further Comments
- The course is taught annually.
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2009, recent)
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