bp4001 Methodology

Faculty of Sports Studies
spring 2023
Extent and Intensity
1/2/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Martin Sebera, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. RNDr. Jiří Zháněl, Dr. (lecturer)
doc. RNDr. Jiří Zháněl, Dr. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Martin Sebera, Ph.D.
Department of Physical Activities and Health Sciences – Faculty of Sports Studies
Supplier department: Department of Physical Activities and Health Sciences – Faculty of Sports Studies
Timetable
Thu 9:00–9:50 B11/206
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
bp4001/fyzi: Thu 10:00–11:40 B11/311, M. Sebera
bp4001/01: Tue 8:00–9:40 C15/207, M. Sebera
bp4001/02: Thu 12:00–13:40 B11/236, M. Sebera
bp4001/03: Tue 15:00–16:40 C15/207, M. Sebera
bp4001/04: Tue 18:00–19:40 B11/235, M. Sebera
Prerequisites (in Czech)
BOZP_OK(bozp_po_stud) && BOZP_OK(bozp_po_stud_fsps)
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 aim is to prepare the student for the necessary steps in the bachelor thesis. Adoption of principles of professional work, access to the world of professional literature, methods of selecting topics and methods of professional work, work with literature and information sources. They will be acquainted with citation methods and bibliographic references. Basic research strategies, research plans and methods of data collection and analysis.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to:
  • to define science branch Kinantropologie
  • to make a bachelor's thesis topic
  • to create a structure of thesis
  • to find relevant resources and create a research
  • to determine the research problem, goals, questions and hypotheses
  • to describe the research plan (strategies, methods of data acquisition and processing)
  • specify the sample file and the method of selection
  • specify the research file and the method of selection
  • to analyze and interpret the results
    • Syllabus
    • Topic - Search and Selection, Archive of Final Thesis at MU Brno and UK Prague.
    • Citation standard, creation of bibliographic records, citation managers.
    • Structure and design of the project (research, problem, goal, research questions (hypotheses), methodology, studied subjects / objects, data source, data acquisition method, data analysis, study definition, study limits).
    • Structure of theoretical, theoretical and empirical work. Methods and techniques, tools and variants of research.
    • Methods of data collection (observation, methods, experiment, quaziexperiment).
    • Data Processing Methods - Analysis, Synthesis, Review, Thinking and Logic Methods, Statistics.
    • Basic statistical characteristics - mean, median, standard deviation, frequency, basic graphs - histogram, box graph.
    • Statistics sw.
    • Statistical and Effect Size
    • Interpretation of results.
    • Assessment and defense of the bachelor thesis.
    Literature
    • SEBERA, Martin and Renata KLÁROVÁ. Aplikovaná matematická statistika (Applied mathematical statistics). Online. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, p. nestránkováno, 51 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-7427-9. URL info
    • SEBERA, Martin and Renata KLÁROVÁ. Metodologie bakalářské práce (Methodology of bachelor's thesis). Online. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, p. nestránkováno, 24 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-7379-1. URL info
    • SEBERA, Martin and Renata KLÁROVÁ. Metodologie magisterské práce (Methodology of Science). Online. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, p. nestránkováno, 20 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-7380-7. URL info
    • ZHÁNĚL, Jiří, Vladimír HELLEBRANDT and Martin SEBERA. Metodologie výzkumné práce (Research methodology). Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, 65 pp. 1. ISBN 978-80-210-6875-9. info
    • SEBERA, Martin and Renata KLÁROVÁ. Statistika v kinantropologii (Statistics in Kinanthropology). Online. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, p. nestránkováno, 31 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-7409-5. URL info
    • SEBERA, Martin and Renata KLÁROVÁ. Výzkumné projekty (Research Projects). Online. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, p. nestránkováno, 50 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-7452-1. URL info
    • PUNCH, Keith. Úspěšný návrh výzkumu. Translated by Jan Hendl. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2008, 230 s. ISBN 9788073674687. info
    • PUNCH, Keith. Základy kvantitativního šetření. Translated by Jan Hendl. Vydání první. Praha: Portál, 2008, 150 stran. ISBN 9788073673819. info
    • ŠVAŘÍČEK, Roman and Klára ŠEĎOVÁ. Kvalitativní výzkum v pedagogických vědách. Vydání první. Praha: Portál, 2007, 377 stran. ISBN 9788073673130. URL info
    • MIOVSKÝ, Michal. Kvalitativní přístup a metody v psychologickém výzkumu. Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, 2006, 332 s. ISBN 9788024713625. info
    • HENDL, Jan. Kvalitativní výzkum : základní metody a aplikace. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2005, 407 s. ISBN 8073670402. info
    • HENDL, Jan. Přehled statistických metod zpracování dat :analýza a metaanalýza dat. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2004, 583 s. ISBN 8071788201. info
    • DISMAN, Miroslav. Jak se vyrábí sociologická znalost :příručka pro uživatele. 3. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 2000, 374 s. ISBN 9788024601397. info
    • GAVORA, Peter. Úvod do pedagogického výzkumu. Translated by Vladimír Jůva. Brno: Paido, 2000, 207 stran. ISBN 8085931796. info
    • PRŮCHA, Jan. Pedagogický výzkum : uvedení do teorie a praxe. 1. vydání. Praha: Karolinum, 1995, 132 stran. ISBN 8071841323. info
    Teaching methods
  • lectures
  • preparation of thesis
    • Assessment methods
  • Written test from terminology - the test consists of 30 questions, 66% of correct answers is needed to pass.
  • Project of bachelor thesis at chosen topic.
    • Language of instruction
    Czech
    Further Comments
    Study Materials
    The course is taught each semester.
    The course is also listed under the following terms autumn 2020, spring 2021, autumn 2021, spring 2022, autumn 2022, autumn 2023, spring 2024, autumn 2024, spring 2025.
    • Enrolment Statistics (spring 2023, recent)
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