VPLn4590 Selected problems of social research - quantitative

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 1 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
Tue 8:00–9:40 P24a
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
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Course objectives
- Test and add knowledge of methodology which should have been gained on bachelor level of study
Learning outcomes
Student will be able to: - identify basic research designs; - Identify types of validity in social science research; - prepare the operationalization of research questions - Design a simple research project - master BA level statistics
Syllabus
  • - Test of knowledge - Lectures - Seminars - Recommendation of literature - Home study - Repeated test of knowledge
Literature
    required literature
  • Jak se vyrábí sociologická znalost :příručka pro uživatele. Edited by Miroslav Disman. 3. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 2000, 374 s. ISBN 80-246-0139-7. info
    recommended literature
  • OCHRANA, František. Metodologie vědy : úvod do problému. Vyd. 1. Praha: Karolinum, 2009, 156 s. ISBN 9788024616094. info
  • VAUS, D.A. de. Surveys in social research. 4th ed. London: UCL press, 1998, xii, 411 s. ISBN 1-85728-542-5. info
    not specified
  • BRYMAN, Alan. Social research methods. 4th ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 2012, xli, 766. ISBN 9780199588053. info
  • HENDL, Jan. Přehled statistických metod : analýza a metaanalýza dat. 3., přeprac. vyd. Praha: Portál, 2009, 695 s. ISBN 9788073674823. info
  • PATTON, Michael Quinn. Qualitative research & evaluation methods. 3rd ed. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, 2002, xxiv, 598. ISBN 0761919716. info
Teaching methods
- Lectures, seminars, home study
Assessment methods
Test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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