Course: Research Methodology

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Course title Research Methodology
Course code KPO/NMV
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Fiala Vlastimil, doc. PhDr. CSc.
Course content
The aim of the course is to introduce students to research methodology in political science. The course focuses primarily on the basic political science theories and approaches (behavioral analysis, the method of rational choice, institutional approach, constructivist approaches, feminism, Marxism and normative theory, etc.) and especially on research methods (quantitative and qualitative methods, comparison, case studies).

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training)
Learning outcomes
The goal is to bring students to research methodology in political science. The course focuses on basic political science theories and approaches (behavioral analysis, the method of rational choice, institutional approach, constructivist approaches, feminism, Marxism and normative theory, etc.) and especially in research methods (quantitative and qualitative methods, comparison, case studies).
Students who have completed this course will gain the knowledge necessary to understand the features of law.
Prerequisites
The completion of this course is not conditioned upon completion of any other courses.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance

It is essential that those students who would like to pass the course must have attendance within the scope set by the seminar teacher and succeed in the colloquium.
Recommended literature
  • Collier, D. a kol. (2008). The Oxford Handbook of Political Methodology. Oxford University Press.
  • Della Porta, D., Keating, M. (2008). Approaches and Methodologies in the Social Sciences: A Pluralistic Perspective. Cambridge University Press.
  • Diamond, L., Morlino, L. (2005). Assessing the Quality of Democracy. Baltimore, MD: John Hopkins University Press.
  • Drulák, P. a kol. (2011). Jak zkoumat politiku. ÚMV, Praha.
  • Fiala, V. a kol. (2007). Teoretické a metodologické problémy evropské integrace. Periplum, Olomouc.
  • Marsh, D., Stokker, G. (2002). Theory and Methods in Political Science. Houndmills. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Law Study plan (Version): Law (2010) Category: Law, legal and public administration proceeding - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer