UVSRPVMV1 Selected Research Methods

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Summer 2015
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Ivana Loučková, CSc.
Institute of Public Administration and Social Policy – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Prerequisites (in Czech)
žádné
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
The course presents selected methods of analysis of data gained by the means of differentiated methodological paradigms both in theoretical level (explains not only basic principles for data creation in quantitative, qualitative and integrated research strategy but also corresponding usage of adequate mathematic-statistical or qualitative analytic methods) and in application level (the tasks solved by differentiated methodological paradigms are presented). The course is intended for students of study programme N6731 only.
Syllabus
  • 1. Methodological paradigms and paradigmatic matrices for data creation in individual research strategies (quantitative, qualitative and integrated)
    2. Qualitative research strategy
    3. Documents analysis
    4. Ethnography
    5. Ethnographic observation and interview
    6. Document analysis
    7. Embodied theory, introduction to the method
    8. Various types of coding (e. g. verified, axial) used embodied theory
    9. Comparison in social work and its usage for small number of cases
    10. Chart as a resource of secondary analysis of data
    11. Various levels of analytic work with chart
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Frýba, M. Psychologie zvládání života. Brno, 1999. info
  • Disman, M.:. Jak se vyrábí sociologická znalost. Praha, 1994. info
  • Hoskovec, J. Tajemství experimentální psychologie. Academia, Praha, 1992. info
  • JEŘÁBEK, H. Úvod do sociologického výzkumu. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, 1992. info
  • Kerlinger,F.H. Základy výzkumu chování. Academia. Praha, 1972. info
Teaching methods
Interactive lecture
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Assessment methods
Written exam
Oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
Written exam testing theoretical and practical knowledge.
Completion of minimally eleven partial units realized in a form of obligatory exercises and their submission in written form (on PC). This requirement comprises the possibility of two excused absences.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012, Summer 2013, Summer 2014, Summer 2016.
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