FSS:MVZ174 Method. of pol. end IR reserch - Course Information
MVZ174 Methodology of politics and international relations research
Faculty of Social StudiesAutumn 2019
- Extent and Intensity
- 1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- doc. Mgr. Filip Černoch, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. et Mgr. Oldřich Krpec, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Lukáš Lehotský, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Jan Osička, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Stanislava Brajerčíková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Tereza Stašáková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Žaneta Vencourová (seminar tutor)
prof. PhDr. Zdeněk Kříž, Ph.D. (alternate examiner) - Guaranteed by
- doc. Mgr. et Mgr. Oldřich Krpec, Ph.D.
Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Olga Cídlová, DiS.
Supplier department: Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies - Timetable
- Mon 16:00–17:40 P51 Posluchárna V. Čermáka
- Prerequisites (in Czech)
- ! MVZb1003 Method. of pol. end IR reserch && !NOW( MVZb1003 Method. of pol. end IR reserch )
- 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
- there are 40 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives
- The aim of the course is to provide the students with a basic notion of the nature of social sciences, social systems and scientific reflection on the problems and phenomena they bring about. A general introduction, which is focused on characterisation of science, defining of the specificities of social sciences and introduction into scientific research will be followed by an introduction into general methodological issues and an overview on the most significant methodological tools of political sciences. Moreover, the course will provide information on basic rules of scientific ethics, proper use of literature and other resources of research data. The course will be concluded by a presentation of available information databases, el. information sources, library fund and work with internet search engines and the library catalogue.
At the end of the course students will be able to define scientific research, its fundamental attributes and approaches; they will be able to use standard methodological tools of social sciences and will be capable of designing a research project of their own. - Syllabus
- 1) Science and scientific research
- 2) Political sciences – characterization and definition
- 3) Limits of social systems research
- 4) Literature, resources, scientific publication
- 5) Methodology of a research project
- 6) Selected methods in social science
- Literature
- DRULÁK, Petr. Jak zkoumat politiku : kvalitativní metodologie v politologii a mezinárodních vztazích. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2008, 255 s. ISBN 9788073673857. info
- BABBIE, Earl R. The practice of social research. 9th ed. Belmont: Wadsworth, 2001, 1 sv. (rů. ISBN 0-534-57474-2. info
- Jak se vyrábí sociologická znalost :příručka pro uživatele. Edited by Miroslav Disman. 3. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 2000, 374 s. ISBN 80-246-0139-7. info
- ŘÍCHOVÁ, Blanka. Přehled moderních politologických teorií. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2000, 303 s. ISBN 80-7178-461-3. info
- Teaching methods
- Course consists of lectures and of building of a research project.
- Assessment methods
- Final marking involves the written test and a seminar paper - a research project.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further Comments
- Study Materials
The course is taught annually. - Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
- EVSb1500 Diploma Seminar
!EVS106 && !NOW(EVS106) && (MVZ174 || MVZb1003 || EVSb1005 || EVS194) - EVS106 Diploma Seminar
!EVSb1500 && !NOW(EVSb1500) && (MVZ174 || MVZb1003 || EVSb1005 || EVS194) - MVZb1003 Methodology of politics and international relations research
!MVZ174 && !NOW(MVZ174) - MVZb1013 Methodology of politics and international relations research
!MVZ174 && !NOW(MVZ174) - MVZb1500 Diploma Seminar
!MVZ107 && !NOW(MVZ107) && (MVZ174 || MVZb1003) - MVZ107 Diploma Seminar
!MVZb1500 && !NOW(MVZb1500) && (MVZ174 || MVZb1003)
- EVSb1500 Diploma Seminar
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2019, recent)
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