UPPVBP022 Methods and Techniques of Social Research

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Summer 2017
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Michal Kuděla (lecturer)
Mgr. Michal Kuděla (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Michal Kuděla
Institute of Pedagogical and Psychological Sciences – 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
Course focuses on main metodological aspects of research in social sciences. Students will acquire skills for designing and conducting their own research and run analysis.
Syllabus
  • 1. Social sciences and research. Empirical studies.
    2. Quantitative and qualitative approach
    3. Research methods
    4. Surveys in Social Sciences
    5. Working with documents
    6. Observation a way to collect data
    7. Questionnaire how to do it?
    8. Interwiev in qualitative research
    9. Advanced methods in data collection
    10. Quantitative data analysis
    11. Socio-demographic analysis
    12. Conclusions and it`s interpretation
Literature
    required literature
  • DISMAN, M. Jak se vyrábí sociologická znalost: příručka pro uživatele. Praha: Karolinum, 2011. ISBN 978-80-246-1966-8. info
  • JANÁK, D. Metody sociologického výzkumu. Opava: Fakulta veřejných politik, Slezská univer, 2011. info
    recommended literature
  • PUNCH, K. Úspěšný návrh výzkumu. Praha: Portál, 2015. ISBN 978-80-262-0980-5. info
  • PUNCH, K. F. Základy kvantitativního šetření. Praha: Portál, 2008. info
Teaching methods
Lecturing
Assessment methods
Written 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
Activity in seminar groups, study of literature. Final exam: written test.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2015, Summer 2016, Summer 2018, Summer 2019, Summer 2020, Summer 2021, Summer 2022, Winter 2022, Winter 2023.
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