Course: Introduction to Quantitative Research

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Course title Introduction to Quantitative Research
Course code KSA/ZKVK
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Topinka Daniel, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Šotola Jaroslav, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
unspecified

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is an introduction to the practical realization of quantitative research, to gain insight into the way how to correctly obtain, verify and process quantitative data. The course will focus on the practical development of the necessary skills, including the definition of the research problem, setting hypotheses, performing operationalization, choosing the technique of data generation, preparing a questionnaire - formulation of questions and dramaturgy, basic statistical data processing and interpretation.
Student should be able to design and carry out basic quantitative research - from research strategy selection, research plan preparation to data creation and analysis. The student knows the individual steps of the research process, he/she is able to sort them correctly and can describe their content. They will learn the basic steps of operationalization.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Recommended literature
  • BERNARD, H. R. Research Methods in Anthropology: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches. Oxford: AltaMira Press, 2006..
  • Creswell, J. W. Research design. Qualitative, Quantitative, and mixed methods approaches. London 2003.
  • Disman, M. (1993). Jak se vyrábí sociologická znalost..
  • Hendl, J. a kol. (2014). Statistika v aplikacích..
  • Huff, D. (2013). Jak lhát se statistikou..
  • Mareš,P.; Rabušic, L.; Soukup, P. (2015). Analýza sociálněvědních dat (nejen) v SPSS..


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