PUPn4468 Statistics and Research

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2022
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 12 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Miroslav Suchanec, Ph.D., M.Sc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Miroslav Suchanec, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Department of Social Policy and Social Work – Faculty of Social Studies
Supplier department: Department of Social Policy and Social Work – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Fri 10:00–11:40 PC26
Prerequisites
no prerequisites
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 18 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/18, only registered: 0/18
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Students should: 1. understand to quantitative research and statistics and their utility/usefulness in public policy and human resources 2. be able to conduct quantitative research as a whole 3. be able to use statistics in quantitative research process 4. be able to interpret results of statistical data analysis in research journals (passive knowledge) 5. master selected introductory statistical methods (active knowledge)
Learning outcomes
1. understand to quantitative research and statistics and their utility/usefulness in public policy and human resources 2. be able to conduct quantitative research as a whole 3. be able to use statistics in quantitative research process 4. be able to interpret results of statistical data analysis in research journals (passive knowledge) 5. master selected introductory statistical methods (active knowledge)
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction 2. Basic concepts and stages of quantitative research process 3. Role of statistics in different stages of quantitative research process
Literature
    required literature
  • AGRESTI, Alan and Christine A. FRANKLIN. Statistics : the art and science of learning from data. 3rd ed. Boston: Pearson, 2013, xxiii, 757. ISBN 9780321805744. info
  • BABBIE, Earl R. The practice of social research. 9th ed. Belmont: Wadsworth, 2001, 1 sv. (rů. ISBN 0-534-57474-2. info
Teaching methods
lectures and computer labs
Assessment methods
written test in SPSS
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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