FSS:POL703 Ther.and Meth. of Pol. Science - Course Information
POL703 Methodology of Political Science
Faculty of Social StudiesSpring 2009
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/0/0. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Otto Eibl, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Roman Chytilek, Ph.D. (lecturer) - Guaranteed by
- doc. PhDr. Roman Chytilek, Ph.D.
Division of Politology – Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Lucie Pospíšilová - Timetable
- Fri 6. 3. 9:30–10:45 U42
- Prerequisites (in Czech)
- POL701 Introduction into Pol. Sc. || POL731 Introduction into Pol. Sc.
- 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
- there are 14 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives
- Main objectives of the course: To learn about basic methodological issues in political science To become familiar with basics in the PS research To discuss various approaches to the study of politics
- Syllabus
- 1. Introductory lesson 2. Philosophy of Social Sciences 3. Naturalist, Constructivist and Realist Epistemology and Ontology in PS 4. PS Research I. 5. PS Research II. 6. Ethics in Social Sciences 7. Historical Method 8. Comparative Method 9. Institutionalism and Neoinstitutionalism in PS 10. Behavioralism in PS 11. Functionalism 12. Rational Choice in PS
- Literature
- Další literatura bude upřesněna na začátku semestru. Bude dostupná z is.
- ŘÍCHOVÁ, Blanka. Přehled moderních politologických teorií. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2000, 303 s. ISBN 80-7178-461-3. info
- Assessment methods
- Course requirements: Research Project Outline (40 pts. max) Final written exam (60 pts. max) It is necessary to get at least 60 pts., 31 out of them in the final exam to complete the course.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- The course is taught annually.
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2009, recent)
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