EGOn4007 Social Science Methodology

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2023
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 7 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Lukáš Lehotský, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Filip Černoch, Ph.D.
Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Olga Cídlová, DiS.
Supplier department: Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Mon 10:00–11:40 P24a
Prerequisites (in Czech)
(! ESS401 Social Science Methodology )&&(! ESSn4001 Social Science Methodology )&&!NOWANY( ESS401 Social Science Methodology , ESSn4001 Social Science Methodology )
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
Course objectives
The course introduces students to the range of methods with which social scientists work as they attempt to systematically understand social phenomena. It provides first-hand experience with the specific procedures through which social science knowledge is developed. The course introduces framework of social science research providing the students with knowledge of the necessary questions and dilemmas that need to be tackled during the course of preparation and conducting a research. The course emphasizes general procedures such as discriminating between theories, posing proper research questions, operationalizing concepts, or collecting data.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, the students will be able to use the basic techniques of quantitative and qualitative research.
Syllabus
  • The course consists of four modules: I. Introduction to quantitative analysis II. Introduction to qualitative analysis III. Philosophy of science and its role in research IV. Designing social research
Literature
    required literature
  • BABBIE, Earl R. The practice of social research. Fourteenth edition. Boston: Cengage Learning, 2016, xxiv, 566. ISBN 9781305104945. info
  • PUNCH, Keith. Introduction to social research : quantitative & qualitative approaches. 3rd ed. Los Angeles: SAGE, 2014, xvi, 386. ISBN 9781446240939. info
  • MCNABB, David E. Research methods for political science : quantitative and qualitative approaches. 2nd ed. Armonk, N.Y.: M.E. Sharpe, 2010, xxii, 425. ISBN 9780765623132. info
  • KING, Gary, Sidney VERBA and Robert O. KEOHANE. Designing social inquiry : scientific inference in qualitative research. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1994, xi, 247. ISBN 0691034710. info
Teaching methods
Each module includes lectures and seminars comprising discussion.
Assessment methods
Written exam, research design project.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2022, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2023, recent)
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