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Lecturer(s)
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Ryšavý Dan, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Introduction to methodological courses in sociology 2. Methodological basis I (science, scientific knowledge, social research objectives) 3. Methodological basis II (paradigms, theory and research, epistemological and ontological basis) 4. Quantitative and qualitative research strategy (basic differentiation, What does research affect?) 5. Criteria for Quality in Social Research 6. Research design (experiment, case studies) 7. Research design (cross-sectional, longitudinal and comparative research) 8. Planning and preparation of research (on the example of a bachelor thesis) 9. Formulation of research questions 10. Reviewing the literature (theoretical background, state of art in the area under study) 11. Ethical consequences of social research 12. Nature of Quantitative Sociological Research (Summary)
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Demonstration
- Attendace
- 24 hours per semester
- Homework for Teaching
- 50 hours per semester
- Preparation for the Course Credit
- 25 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The course focuses on the theoretical mastering of quantitative research strategy. The course explains the logic of quantitative research and the basic difference (epistemological, ontological, the theory and research relation) from quantitative research. Attention is paid to various research designs as well as qualitative research quality criteria. The course aims to prepare the research proposal. In lectures, key terms and contexts are explained and demonstrated on examples of specific research.
Learning outcomes of the course unit The aim of the course is to acquire knowledge in the field of sociological research methods, to understand the quantitative research strategy and the ways of its use. Students will be able to apply the acquired knowledge in a suitable field (to formulate a research question, to prepare a research plan, to choose a research design, to find and to elaborate relevant literature, to take into account the ethical and practical consequences of the research) and to evaluate at the basic level the advantages and weaknesses of the proposed research in terms of its quality criterion (validity, reliability).
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Prerequisites
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Passive knowledge of English.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Dialog, Seminar Work, Written exam
Written preparation of intermediate tasks that will be evaluated at the colloquium. Reading of specialized literature in Czech (200 pages) and English (100 pages).
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Recommended literature
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Babbie, E. R. (2013). The practice of social research. [Belmont, Calif.]: Wadsworth Cengage Learning.
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Bryman, A. (2008). Social Research Methods. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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Disman, J. (2002). Jak se vyrábí sociologická znalost. Praha: Karolinum.
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HENDL. J. - REMR, J. (2017). Metody výzkumu a evaluace. Praha.
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Kerlinger, F. K. (1972). Základy výzkumu chování.. Praha: Akademia.
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Punch, Keith, F. (2008). Úspěšný návrh výzkumu. Praha:Portál.
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