PGK42A77 Quantitative Research

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/10/0. 7 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Martin Sedláček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Michaela Spurná, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Petr Novotný, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Petr Novotný, Ph.D.
Department of Educational Sciences – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Kateřina Zelená
Supplier department: Department of Educational Sciences – Faculty of Arts
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 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/40, only registered: 0/40
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
In this practically focused course, students work in teams from choosing a topic, defining a problem and hypothesis, creating observation proceedings or measurement tools to a probe into characteristics of a pre-research where they prove their ability to evaluate data and to elaborate a final report. Furthermore, students individually elaborate reviews on reports of other teams.
Syllabus
  • 1. The practice of Social research: model of research, data, data analysis.
  • 2. Purposes of research – stadium conducted researches
  • 2. Research problems.
  • 2. Research questions.
  • 3. Methods, participants.
  • 4. Instruments and procedures.
  • 5. Data collecting.
  • 6. Data analysis.
  • 7. Research report.
Literature
  • KATRŇÁK, Tomáš. Hynek Jeřábek and Petr Soukup (eds.): Advanced Lazarsfeldian Methodology. Recenze. Praha: Sociologický ústav AV ČR, 2010. info
  • GOODWIN, C. James. Research in psychology : methods and design. 6th ed. Hoboken: Wiley & Sons, 2010, xxiii, 600. ISBN 9780470522783. info
  • FIELD, Andy P. Discovering statistics using SPSS : (and sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll). 3rd ed. Los Angeles: Sage, 2009, xxxiii, 82. ISBN 9781847879073. info
  • HENDL, Jan. Přehled statistických metod : analýza a metaanalýza dat. 3., přeprac. vyd. Praha: Portál, 2009, 695 s. ISBN 9788073674823. info
  • MARTIN, Paul R. and P. P. G. BATESON. Úvod do teorie a metodologie měření chování. Translated by Ivo Müller. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2009, 221 s. ISBN 9788073675264. info
  • Advanced Lazarsfeldian methodology. Edited by Hynek Jeřábek - Petr Soukup. 1st ed. Prague: Karolinum, 2008, 250 s. ISBN 9788024615219. info
  • PUNCH, Keith. Základy kvantitativního šetření. Translated by Jan Hendl. Vydání první. Praha: Portál, 2008, 150 stran. ISBN 9788073673819. info
  • HENDL, Jan and Vilém SKLENÁK. Metody zpracování informací. 1. vyd. Praha: Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 1997, 293 s. ISBN 8070798963. info
  • BABBIE, Earl R. The practice of social research [Babbie, 1989]. 5th ed. Belmont: Wadsworth Publishing Company, 1989, 1 sv. (růz. ISBN 0-534-09726-X. info
  • KERLINGER, Freed N. Základy výzkumu chování : pedagogický a psychologický výzkum : Foundations of behavioral research : educational and psychological inquiry (Orig.). Translated by V. Smékal. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1972, 705 s. info
Teaching methods
The course is taught as both lectures and seminars. Group work is common as well as essay-writing. Students are encouraged to ask questions about things they do not understand and comment on things they disagree with.
Assessment methods
group project
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Note related to how often the course is taught: Rozdělení bloků dle aktuálního rozvrhu.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019.
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