PAN004 Quantitative Research

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2019
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Martin Sedláček, Ph.D. (lecturer), Mgr. Anna Římánková (deputy)
Mgr. Ondřej Bárta (lecturer)
Mgr. Anna Římánková (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Petr Novotný, Ph.D.
Department of Educational Sciences – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Ivana Klusáková
Supplier department: Department of Educational Sciences – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 8:00–9:40 B2.43
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
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. After finishing the course, students are able to: demonstrate the main way of doing a quantitative survey.
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
  • PUNCH, Keith. Základy kvantitativního šetření. Translated by Jan Hendl. Vydání první. Praha: Portál, 2008, 150 stran. ISBN 9788073673819. info
  • HENDL, Jan. Přehled statistických metod zpracování dat : analýza a metaanalýza dat. Vydání druhé, opravené. Praha: Portál, 2006, 583 stran. ISBN 8073671239. info
  • HENDL, Jan. Přehled statistických metod zpracování dat :analýza a metaanalýza dat. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2004, 583 s. ISBN 8071788201. 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
group project
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2009, Spring 2010, Autumn 2010, Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, Spring 2012, Autumn 2012, Spring 2013, Autumn 2013, Spring 2014, Autumn 2014, Spring 2015, Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020.
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