UVSRPVD117 Selected Research Methods

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Summer 2019
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Dušan Janák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Andrea Preissová Krejčí, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Dušan Janák, Ph.D.
Institute of Public Administration and Social Policy – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Timetable
Fri 1. 3. Fri 8:05–13:00 TR03
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
    recommended literature
  • JEŘÁBEK, H. Úvod do sociologického výzkumu. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, 1992. info
  • KERLINGER, F. N. Základy výzkumu chování. Academia. Praha, 1972. 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 6 HOD/SEM.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2017, Summer 2018, Winter 2019, Summer 2020, Summer 2021, Summer 2022.
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