UVSRPVN117 Selected Research Methods

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Summer 2016
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Dušan Janák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. RNDr. Ivana Loučková, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. RNDr. Ivana Loučková, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Tomáš Katrňák, Ph.D.
Institute of Public Administration and Social Policy – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
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
Course objectives
This course introduces students to the selected methods of analysis of data obtaining through differentiated methodological paradigms in the theoretical level. It explains not only the basic principles for creating data in quantitative, qualitative and integrated research strategy, as well as appropriate use of adequate statistics and qualitative analytical methods. In the application level the problems are solved by differentiated methodological paradigms.
Syllabus
  • 1st The methodological paradigms and paradigmatic matrix for data creation in individual research strategies (quantitative, qualitative and integrated)
    2nd Qualitative research strategy
    3rd Analysis of documents
    4th Ethnography
    5th Ethnographic observation and interview
    6th Analysis of documents
    7th Introduction to methods
    8th Different types of encoding (eg. open, axial) used by a theory
    9th Comparison of social work and its use for small numbers of cases
    10th Chart as a source of secondary data analysis
    11th Different levels of analytical work with a table/chart
Literature
    required 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
    recommended literature
  • KERLINGER, F. N. 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
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2012, Summer 2013, Summer 2014, Summer 2015, Summer 2017, Summer 2018, Summer 2019, Summer 2020, Summer 2021, Summer 2022.
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