PGMK006 Quantitative Research

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
18/0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Martin Sedláček, Ph.D. (lecturer), Mgr. Anna Římánková (deputy)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Martin Sedláček, Ph.D.
Department of Educational Sciences – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Kateřina Zelená
Supplier department: Department of Educational Sciences – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Fri 12. 3. 13:00–14:40 C43, 15:00–16:40 C43, 17:00–18:40 C43, Fri 7. 5. 13:00–14:40 C43, Fri 21. 5. 8:00–9:40 C43, 10:00–11:40 C43
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: 1/40, only registered: 0/40
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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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.
Learning outcomes
After finishing the course, students are able to demonstrate the main way of doing a quantitative survey.:
- purpose the research project with all the requisites;
- formulate a research problem;
- describe data collection;
- apply analytical procedures;
- write a research report.

The second level is the completion of the knowledge of previous methodological courses. Graduates will be able to recognize and assess the strengths and weaknesses of the researches.
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
    required literature
  • BLAIKIE, Norman W. H. Designing social research : the logic of anticipation. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Polity Press, 2010, ix, 298. ISBN 9780745643380. info
  • Advanced Lazarsfeldian methodology. Edited by Hynek Jeřábek - Petr Soukup. 1st ed. Prague: Karolinum, 2008, 250 s. ISBN 9788024615219. info
  • MAREŠ, Petr, Ladislav RABUŠIC and Petr SOUKUP. Analýza sociálněvědních dat (nejen) v SPSS (Data analysis in social sciences (using SPSS)). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2015, 508 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-6362-4. Projekty Nakladatelství Munipress info
  • DISMAN, Miroslav. Jak se vyrábí sociologická znalost : příručka pro uživatele. Praha: Karolinum, 1993, 374 stran. ISBN 8070668229. 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
    not specified
  • FIELD, Andy. Discovering Statistics Using IBM SPSS Statistics. 5th. Sage Publishing, 2017. ISBN 978-1-5264-4578-0. URL info
  • BABBIE, Earl R. Adventures in social research : data analysis using IBM SPSS statistics. 8th ed. Los Angeles: Sage, 2013, xxiii, 456. ISBN 9781452205588. info
  • MUIJS, Daniel. Doing quantitative research in education with SPSS. 2nd ed. Los Angeles: SAGE, 2011, xv, 247. ISBN 9781849203241. info
  • Úvod do metodologie psychologického výzkumu : jak zkoumat lidskou duši. Translated by Petr Bakalář, Illustrated by Ján Ferjenčík. Vyd. 2. Praha: Portál, 2010, 255 s. ISBN 9788073678159. URL info
  • HENDL, Jan. Přehled statistických metod : analýza a metaanalýza dat. 3., přeprac. vyd. Praha: Portál, 2009, 695 s. ISBN 9788073674823. info
  • HENDL, Jan. Přehled statistických metod zpracování dat :analýza a metaanalýza dat. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2004, 583 s. ISBN 8071788201. info
  • GAVORA, Peter. Výzkumné metody v pedagogice : příručka pro studenty, učitele a výzkumné pracovníky. Brno: Paido, 1996, 130 s. ISBN 808593115X. 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
Final (group) project and oral examination
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
https://elf.phil.muni.cz/elf3/course/view.php?id=361
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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