SPR119 Qualitative Research

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2015
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Martin Žižlavský, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jiří Winkler, Ph.D.
Department of Social Policy and Social Work – Faculty of Social Studies
Supplier department: Department of Social Policy and Social Work – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Wed 8:00–9:30 exP21
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 16 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
Main objectives can be summarized as follows: (1)knowledge development of research activities at preparation of social programmes and interventions. Offer (2) gain abilities for preparation and implementation applied research into formulation of social programmes goals. (3) Students take qualification to orient themselves in selected issues and life difficulties.
Syllabus
  • Problems and programmes for each solution. Problem formulation, causal relationship and chain.
  • Theme and research question.Purposes of research and units of analysis.
  • Conceptualization, methodological problems in empirical research: terminology, concepts,methodological principles, hypotheses, logical structure, validity
  • Research strategies and time dimension: Cross-Sectional Studies, Longitudinal Studies, Approximating Longitudinal Studies,Case Studies
  • Experimental Design, Case Studies,
  • preparing the research (theoretical,methodological and organizational problems), questionnaires (classification, logical sequence,phrasing of questions), data verification, validation, analysis and presentation
  • preparation of group project
Literature
  • BABBIE, Earl R. The practice of social research [Babbie, 1998]. 8th ed. Belmont: Wadsworth Publishing Company, 1998, xxiv, 465. ISBN 0-534-50468-X. info
  • BRYMAN, Alan. Social research methods. 3rd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008, xiii, 748. ISBN 9780199202959. info
Teaching methods
lectures, homework, group projects, discussion in seminar
Assessment methods
final (group) project, oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019.
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