POLn6012 Advanced Reseach Technology in Social Science

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Michal Tóth, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Michal Tóth, Ph.D.
Contact Person: Mgr. Lucie Pospíšilová
Prerequisites
The course is intended for students of political science and other social science disciplines interested in the use of modern information technologies and research tools.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
As political science becomes increasingly interdisciplinary, it is becoming increasingly important as well to use modern IT in it. The aim of the course is to introduce research approaches based on their use and to provide practical training for students to acquire the necessary skills to use these advanced technologies.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to: orient themselves in the areas of social sciences in which information technologies are commonly used; assess the specific use of selected software and hardware tools in social science research; conduct their own research based on the use of selected software and hardware tools
Syllabus
  • 1. Software tools for survey management (Qualtrics) I., 2. Software tools for survey management (Qualtrics) II., 3. Hardware tools for eye-tracking, 4. Software and hardware tools for physiological response measurement - automated facial expression analysis (Noldus Facereader) and physiological measurement (Biopac), 5. Citation managers, 6. Seminar project presentations
Literature
  • SARIS, Willem E. Design, evaluation, and analysis of questionnaires for survey research. Second Edition. Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley, 2014. ISBN 978-1118634615.
  • SNOW, Jonathan. The Complete Research Suite. A step-by-step guide to using Qualtrics.
  • Qualtrics Trainings & Webinars (online). https://www.qualtrics.com/support/trainings-and-webinars/
  • Learn the Research Core - Qualtrics Support (online). https://www.qualtrics.com/support/survey-platform/getting-started/survey-platform-overview/
  • HOLMQVIST, Kenneth B. I., Marcus NYSTRÖM, Richard ANDERSSON, Richard DEWHURST, Halszka JARODZKA and Joost van de WEIJER. Eye tracking : a comprehensive guide to methods and measures. First published. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011, xix, 537. ISBN 9780199697083. info
  • MARQUART, Franziska, Jorg MATTHES a Elisabeth RAPP. Selective Exposure in the Context of Political Advertising: A Behavioral Approach Using Eye-Tracking Methodology. International Journal of Communication . 2016, 10, 2576–2595.
  • VRAGA, Emily, Leticia BODE a Sonya TROLLER-RENFREE. Beyond Self-Reports: Using Eye Tracking to Measure Topic and Style Differences in Attention to Social Media Content. Communication Methods and Measures. 2016, 10(2-3), 149-164.
  • EKMAN, Paul. Emotion in the Human Face. Malor Books, 2015. ISBN 978-1933779829.
  • EKMAN, Paul. Odhalené emoce : naučte se rozpoznávat výrazy tváře a pocity druhých. Translated by Eva Nevrlá. Vydání první. Brno: Jan Melvil, 2015, 328 stran. ISBN 9788087270813. URL info
  • Noldus FaceReader Reference Manual. 2014.
  • FIGNER, Bernd a Ryan O. MURPHY. Using skin conductance in judgment and decision making research. In M. SCHULTE-MECKLENBECK, A. KUEHBERGER, & R. RANYARD (Eds.), A handbook of process tracing methods for decision research. New York: Psychology Press. 2010
  • BOUCSEIN, Wolfram. Electrodermal activity. 2nd ed. New York: Springer, 2012. ISBN 978-1461411253.
  • BIOPAC Manuals & User Guides (online). https://www.biopac.com/manual/
Teaching methods
- lectures - seminars
Assessment methods
A prerequisite for credit is participation in at least 4 of the 5 lecture/teaching blocks and the final seminar with project presentations. The second requirement is to design, develop and present your own practical research project based on the selected tool presented during the course (see syllabus for details). A minimum of 50% marks is required for the project and its presentation.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught: in blocks.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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