Course: Analysis of Sociological Data

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Course title Analysis of Sociological Data
Course code KSS/ASDY
Organizational form of instruction Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 7
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)
  • Šebík Anton, PhDr. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1-2. types and sources of data 3-4. tabular data 5-6. association 7-8. statistical software 9-10. interpretation of data 11-12. research report

Learning activities and teaching methods
Project-based instruction, Skills demonstration, Task-based study method, Practicum
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 40 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 40 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 50 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Good working knowledge of English. Basic exposure to statistics (KSA/AAV, KSA/AAV1, KSS/ZZD). Intermediate knowledge of the methods of data collection: KSS/MV1 or KSA/MTV1.
learning outcomes
choose an appropriate data analytic method create a simple bi-variate table/graph process data in a software environment interpret obtained results write a short research report
teaching methods
Practicum
Task-based study method
Skills demonstration
Project-based instruction
assessment methods
Practical exam
Combined exam
Skills demonstration during practicum
Continuous assessment
Project
Recommended literature
  • Acock, Alan C. A gentle introduction to STATA. College Station : Stata Press, 2006. ISBN 1-59718-009-2.
  • Becker, Howard Saul. Writing for social scientists : how to start and finish your thesis, book, or article. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1986. ISBN 0-226-04108-5.
  • Fox, John. Applied regression analysis, linear models, and related methods. Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, 1997. ISBN 0-8039-4540-X.
  • Hamilton, L. C. Statistics with STATA. Belmont. Brooks-Cole, 2004.
  • Kohler, Ulrich, Kreuter, Frauke. Data analysis using STATA. College Station: STATA Press., 2005.
  • Konopásek, Z. Co si počít s počítačem v kvalitativním výzkumu: program ATLAS/ti v akci. Biograf 12. pp. 71-110., 1997.
  • Muhr, T. User's Manual for ATLAS.ti 5.0. (2nd Edition). Berlin. Scientific Software Development., 2004.


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