SOC756a Seminar to Research Methodology

Fakulta sociálních studií
podzim 2013
Rozsah
0/2. 5 kr. Ukončení: z.
Vyučující
prof. Bernadette Nadya Jaworsky, Ph.D. (přednášející)
Mgr. Jana Sedláčková Krištoforyová (cvičící)
Garance
prof. PhDr. Ladislav Rabušic, CSc.
Katedra sociologie – Fakulta sociálních studií
Kontaktní osoba: Ing. Soňa Enenkelová
Dodavatelské pracoviště: Katedra sociologie – Fakulta sociálních studií
Rozvrh
Čt 8:00–9:40 U34
Předpoklady
NOW( SOC756 Research Methodology )
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Mateřské obory/plány
Cíle předmětu
This seminar is associated with SOC 756, Research Methodology. It will provide students with an opportunity to delve more deeply ad profoundly into the weekly readings. The overarching goal is to offer students a comprehensive understanding of the diverse research methodologies in the social sciences and their ontological and epistemological bases. Students will also learn the basic methods of both qualitative and quantitative research and gain an overview of the necessary practical skills required for their application. Individual weekly topics include the choosing a methodology, formulating research problems/questions, techniques for gathering data, presenting and interpreting results and research ethics.

By the end of the semester, students should be able to:

• Recognize, define and discuss various methods for research in the social sciences
• Review and assess existing research according to its methodology and use of data and methods
• Compare and contrast quantitative and qualitative research methods
• Formulate research problems and apply techniques for collecting data and presenting and interpreting findings that address the relevant research questions
• Critically reflect about the ontological and epistemological consequences of their own methodological decisions
• Cultivate research proficiency and expertise by undertaking a semester-long assignment that involves designing a research project and writing up a proposal elaborating it
Osnova
  • • 1st Seminar: Introduction
  • • 2nd Seminar: Reading, Reviewing Reflecting (focus on: ethics)
  • • 3rd Seminar: Listening, Exploring the Case and Theorizing (focus on: ethnography)
  • • 4th Seminar: Listening, Exploring the Case and Theorizing (focus on: interviewing)
  • • 5th Seminar: Observing, Querying, Interpreting (Focus: grounded theory/content analysis)
  • • 6th Seminar: Quantitative Methods Part I
  • • 7th Seminar: No Class – Reading Week
  • • 8th Seminar: Quantitative Methods Part I (focus on: mixed methods)
  • • 9th Seminar: No class – Holiday, Issues of Power and Researching for Impact
  • • 10th Seminar: Identity, Community, Representation (focus on: visual sociology)
  • • 10th Seminar: Online Research (focus on: surveys)
  • • 11th Seminar: Researching in Postmodern Contexts
  • • 13th Seminar: In-class presentations of preliminary research proposals
Literatura
  • MURCHISON, Julian M. Ethnography essentials :designing, conducting, and presenting your research. 1st ed. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2010. xii, 242 p. ISBN 9780470343890.
  • Náhradní obsah: Somekh, Bridget and Cathy Lewin. 2011. Theory and Methods in Social Research. London: Sage Publications
  • CRESWELL, John W. a Vicki L. PLANO CLARK. Designing and conducting mixed methods research. 2nd ed. Los Angeles: SAGE, 2011, xxvi, 457. ISBN 9781412975179. info
  • BABBIE, Earl R. The practice of social research. 12th ed. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, 2010, xxiv, 530. ISBN 9780495598428. info
  • YIN, Robert K. Case study research : design and methods. 4th ed. Los Angeles, Calif.: Sage Publications, 2009, xiv, 219. ISBN 9781412960991. info
  • BRYMAN, Alan. Social research methods. 3rd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008, xiii, 748. ISBN 9780199202959. info
  • The SAGE handbook of online research methods. Edited by Nigel Fielding - Raymond M. Lee - Grant Blank. Los Angeles: Sage, 2008, xvi, 370. ISBN 9781412922937. info
  • The SAGE handbook of qualitative research. Edited by Norman K. Denzin - Yvonna S. Lincoln. 3rd ed. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, 2005, xix, 1210. ISBN 0761927573. info
Výukové metody
The course will consist of a weekly seminar, where both the teacher and the students actively participate. Students are expected to complete the weekly readings prior to class and be prepared to present their written responses to the readings and discuss them in detail. Each student will also lead a class discussion at least one over the course of the semester.
Metody hodnocení
Conditions for passing the course:

1. Regular Attendance
2. Systematic work on (short, 1-page) written responses to weekly readings
3. In-class participation
4. Discussant performance

Particular activities of students will be evaluated as follows:

22% – Regular Attendance
45% – Systematic work on (short, 1-page) written responses to weekly readings
22% – In-class participation
11% – Discussant performance
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
Informace učitele
Jana Krištoforyová
kristofo@fss.muni.cz, Room 5.53
Office Hours: Thursdays 11:30 – 12:15;
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