FVP:UVSRPCD022 Metody a techniky sociálního v - Course Information

UVSRPCD022 Metody a techniky sociálního výzkumu

Extent and Intensity

0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

doc. PhDr. Dušan Janák, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. PhDr. Dušan Janák, 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

• Public Administration and Social Policy (programme FVP, SPPczv)

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. Study Outcomes: Professional Knowledge: Students will be introduced to the basic and special methods and techniques utilized in social research. Professional Skills: The course focuses on practical exercise, students will acquire skills for designing and conducting research aimed at gaining knowledge about current social phenomena and problems. General Qualification: They understand the knowledge acquired during their lessons and can apply them in further studies and in every-day life. Competences: Students can use the knowledge in various spheres of social life, they understand the nature of social research and are able to apply it. It is expected that students improve their knowledge constantly during their study.

Syllabus

• 1. The nature of social sciences and sociological research
  2. The empirical research model
  3. Quantitative and qualitative research paradigm
  4. Main research methods
  5. Sample survey in sociology: the problem of representativeness
  6. The study of written sources
  7. Observation as a data collection technique
  8. Questionnaire as a data collection technique
  9. Dialogue as a data collection technique
  10. Special research methods and data collection techniques
  11. Quantitative data analysis and interpretation of research results
  12. Socio-demographic analysis
  13. Problems and errors in the interpretation of sociological data
  

Literature

required literature
• DISMAN, M. Jak se vyrábí sociologická znalost: příručka pro uživatele. Praha: Karolinum, 2011. ISBN 978-80-246-1966-8. info
• ŽÁČKOVÁ, J. Metody a techniky sociálního výzkumu - úvod do problematiky kvantitativních výzkumů. Opava: Fakulta veřejných politik, Slezská univer, 2011. info
• JANÁK, D. Metody sociologického výzkumu. Opava: Fakulta veřejných politik, Slezská univer, 2011. info
• HENDL, J. Kvalitativní výzkum. Základní teorie, metody a aplikace. Praha: Portál, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7367-485-4. info

recommended literature
• LOUČKOVÁ, I. Integrovaný přístup v sociálně vědním výzkumu. Praha: SLON (v tisku), 2009. ISBN 978-80-86429-79-3. info
• REICHEL, J. Kapitoly metodologie sociálních výzkumů. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2009. ISBN 978-80-247-3006-6. info
• HENDL, J. Přehled statistických metod: analýza a metaanalýza. Praha: Portál, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7367-482-3. info
• KREJČÍ, J. Kvalita sociálně vědních výběrových šetření v České republice. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7419-001-8. info

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

Exam in the form of a written test is focused on verification of the knowledge of the principles, procedures and basic and special methods and techniques of social research. Part of the evaluation is also the project and actualization of a sample social probe.
The instructor will notify the students on the topics that have not been fully lectured for them to seek in the compulsory literature or at the e-learning site.

• Enrolment Statistics (Summer 2018, recent)
  
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