FVPAA027 Methods and Techniques of Social Research

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Summer 2022
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Dušan Janák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Dušan Janák, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Dušan Janák, Ph.D.
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
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2019.
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