Course: Methodology of anthropological data

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Course title Methodology of anthropological data
Course code KSA/MAV
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
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)
  • Vránová Lava, doc. PhDr. CSc.
  • Landa Jan, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Podlena Jaroslav, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
- Epistemology of science - Basic framework of methodology and types of data - Study population and sample design - Qualitative research design - Unstructured and semi-structured approaches - Text analysis - Quantitative research design - Presentation of quantitative data - Validity and reliability of data - Univariate analysis - Fundamentals of multivariate analysis

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 50 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 65 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 40 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
understand the technical argumentation and follow the main line of lectures
Skills
read and understand professional text in Czech
read and understand professional text in English
use electronic resources
Competences
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learning outcomes
Knowledge
understand and use the benefits of qualitative methodology
understand and use the benefits of quantitative methodology
Skills
understand and use the benefits of both qualitative and quantitative methodologies in understanding
Competences
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teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Seminar
Skills
Lecture
Competences
Seminar
assessment methods
Knowledge
Combined exam
Skills
Combined exam
Recommended literature
  • AGRESTI, Alan., FRANKLIN, Christine, and KLINGENBERG Bernhard. Statistics: The art and science of learning from data (4th Edition). Pearson, 2017. ISBN 978-0-321-99783-8.
  • BERNARD, H. Russell a Clarence C. GRAVLEE, ed. Handbook of Methods in Cultural Anthropology. 2nd vyd.. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2004. ISBN 978-0-7591-2071-6.
  • BERNARD, H. Russell, Amber WUTICH a Gery W. RYAN. Analyzing Qualitative Data: Systematic Approaches. B.m. SAGE Publications, 2017. ISBN 978-1-4833-4710-3.
  • BERNARD, H. Russell. Research Methods in Anthropology: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches. Sixth edition. Lanham Boulder New York London: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2017. ISBN 978-1-4422-6888-3.
  • CRESWELL, John W. a J. David CRESWELL. Research design: qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches. Sixth edition. Los Angeles: SAGE. 2023.
  • NOVOTNÁ, Hedvika, Ondřej ŠPAČEK a Magdaléna JANTULOVÁ ŠŤOVÍČKOVÁ, ed. Metody výzkumu ve společenských vědách. Praha, 2019. ISBN 978-80-7571-052-9.


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