UVSRPVK145 Methods and Techniques of Social Research

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Summer 2017
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Tomáš Katrňák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jana Žáčková, PhD. (lecturer)
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
The aim of the course is to present the main methodological aspects of social researches and explain the system of acquisition of social data and their processing. The course focuses the practical aspect, the students will adopt the skills for projecting and leading the researches aimed at acquiring findings about current social phenomena and issues. The course is intended for Department of Public Administration and Regional Policy students only.
Syllabus
  • 1. Sociological research (basic characteristics)
    2. Quantitative and qualitative research
    3. Research methods
    4. Research techniques
    5. Study of written sources
    6. Observation as techniques of data collecting
    7. Questionnaire as a technique of data collecting
    8. Dialogue as a technique of data collecting
    9. Special research methods and techniques of data collecting
    10. Data processing and their interpretation
    11. Socially-demographical analysis
    12. Problems and errors in interpretation of sociological data
Literature
    required literature
  • HENDL, J. Kvalitativní výzkum. Praha: Portál, 2005. info
  • DISMAN, M. Jak se vyrábí sociologická znalost. Praha: Karolinum, 2000. ISBN 80-246-0139-7. info
  • SCHNEIDER, M., KOUDELKA, F. Úvod do základů sociologických výzkumů. Olomouc: UP, 1993. info
Teaching methods
Interactive lecture
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Lecture with a video analysis
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.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Přednáška 9 HOD/SEM.
Teacher's information
The exam in a written form focuses on testing the knowledge of principles, processes and principal as well as special methods and techniques of social researches.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012, Summer 2013, Summer 2014, Summer 2015, Summer 2016, Summer 2018, Summer 2019.
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