SOCn4002 Sociological Research: Qualitative Text Analysis and Atlas.ti

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 12 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Petr Fučík, PhD. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Tomáš Katrňák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Tomáš Katrňák, Ph.D.
Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Soňa Enenkelová
Supplier department: Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Thu 12:00–13:40 U41
Prerequisites (in Czech)
!NOW( SOCn5017 Kvalitativní analýza textu )&&! SOCn5017 Kvalitativní analýza textu
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 11/15, only registered: 1/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This course presents the most frequent methods of qualitative text analysis, which students practice. they will also learn the basics of working with the Atlas.ti software. Students will learn how to search databases and work with bibliographic software. Students will also practice their presentation skills and conduction a qualitative text analysis suitable to data.
Learning outcomes
Students will be able to: identify the relevant literature in databases manage the literature in bibliographic software create and present a relevant research project apply a suitable method of analysis write up analytical text and present it
Syllabus
  • Searching databases, bibliographic software (1 and 2) Ethnomethodology Conversation analysis Discourse analysis Critical discourse analysis Atlas.ti - grounded theory (1-4) Presentation of research projects (1 and 2)
Literature
  • (4) Goffman, Erving. 1997. „Frame Analysis of Gender”. In The Goffman Reader. Ed. by Charles C. Lemert, and Ann Branaman. Cambridge, Mass: Blackwell. (5) Vliegenthart, Rens and Liesbet van Zoonen. 2011. “Power to the Frame: Bringing Sociology Back to Fr
  • (14) Holton, Judith A. 2007. „The coding process and its challenges.“ In The SAGE handbook of grounded theory, 265–89. London: SAGE Publications. (15) Charmaz, K. (2006). Constructing grounded theory: a practical guide through qualitative analysis. Londo
  • (11) Kaufmann, Jean-Claude. 2010. „Část čtvrtá: Vytváření teorie.“ in Chápající rozhovor. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, p. 85-118. (dostupný v knihovně FSS) (12) Charmaz, Kathy. 2011. "Grounded theory." In Qualitative Psychology: A Practical Guide
  • (13) Řiháček, T., and Hytych, R. 2013. “Metoda zakotvené teorie” In Kvalitativní analýza textů: čtyři přístupy ed by Řiháček, T., Čermák, I. and Hytych, R. Masarykova univerzita, p. 44-74. [online]. From: http://www.opvk.fss.muni.cz/ikapsy/uploads/Kvalit
  • (6) Zábrodská, K. 2009. Variace na gender. Praha: Academia. Kapitola Diskurzivní analýza jako metoda s. 67-82 (7) Wetherell, Margaret. 1998. „Positioning and Interpretive Repertoire“. Discourse and Society. (8) Kitzinger, Celia and Alison Thomas. 1995.
  • (9) Fairclough, Norman. 2001. „Critical Discourse Analysis as a Method in Social Scientific Research“. In Methods of Critical Discourse Analysis ed. by Ruth Wodak and Michael Myer. London: SAGE, p. 121-138. (10) Van Dijk, Teun. 1992. „Discourse and the
  • Prior, L. 2008. „Repositioning Documents in Social Research.“ Sociology, 42, 5: 821-836 Novotná, H., Špaček, O., & Šťovíčková, M. (Eds.). 2019. Metody výzkumu ve společenských vědách. FHS UK. Kapitola 11 Kvalitativní strategie výzkumu s 257- 288
Teaching methods
Lectures, seminars, hands-on analyses in class, work with Atlas.ti, research project, writing up the results in a final paper, presentations
Assessment methods
questions from literature, in-class analyses, research project and its presentation, final project and its presentation
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Tento předmět se nabízí jako povinný.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
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