Course: Qualitative Research

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Course title Qualitative Research
Course code KSA/AKVY
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 6
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.
Course content
1. Definition of qualitative research 2. Research process and strategies, imagination 3. Qualitative research: concrete approaches 4. Preparation of a research project 5. Selection of investigated cases, triangulation 6. Qualitative interview - individual 7. Qualitative interview - group 8. Ensuring the quality of research 9. Research ethics, ethical principles 10. Creating data and working with data 11. Data analysis - possibilities 12. Processing of results, interpretation and research report

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to expand the student's overview of qualitative research and provide an overview of the practical use of various qualitative approaches and to fully develop competencies in the field of field research. The course is focused on the presentation of the cyclical nature of qualitative research, focuses on the possibilities of selecting the investigated cases and introduces the basic types of data collection techniques. It ends with an analysis of qualitative data and information on research ethics and the creation of a qualitative research report.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam

Recommended literature
  • Flick, U. (2009). An Introduction to Qualitative Research. London: SAGE..
  • Flick, U. (2007). Designing qualitative research. London: SAGE.
  • Kaufmann, J. C. Chápající rozhovor. Praha: SLON, 2010..
  • LOUČKOVÁ, Ivana:. Integrovaný přístup v sociálně vědním výzkumu. Praha: SLON, 2010..
  • Miovský, M. (2006). Kvalitativní přístup a metody v psychologickém výzkumu. Praha: Grada Publishing.
  • Mišovič, J. (2019). Kvalitativní výzkum se zaměřením na polostrukturovaný rozhovor. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství.
  • Morgan, D. L., & Krchová, J. (2001). Ohniskové skupiny jako metoda kvalitativního výzkumu. Tišnov: Sdružení SCAN.
  • Topinka, D. (2013). Metody a techniky výzkumu v sociální práci. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci..


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