Course: Applications for Quantitative Data

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Course title Applications for Quantitative Data
Course code KSS/KVAZ
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
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.
  • Marks Michal, Mgr.
Course content
1. types and sources of data 2. tabular data 3. association 4. interpretation of data 5.-6. STATA software 7. data matrix 8. putting-in data 9.-10. data management 11. descriptive statistics in STATA 12. Stat-Transfer software 13. research report

Learning activities and teaching methods
Project-based instruction, Students' portfolio, Skills demonstration, Task-based study method, Individual study, Textual studies, Lecture, Seminar
  • Individual project (40) - 40 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 40 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 78 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 24 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to describe and explain the basic sociological methods
to describe the formation of sociological perspectives in the use of sociological methods
to enumerate and describe the basic quantitative methods
to describe the basic knowledge resulting from empirical quantitative research
Skills
to form a formally acceptable professional output
to use foreign databases of professional journals
to apply and interpret knowledge resulting from the application of quantitative methods
to use adequate concepts corresponding terminology of the field in Czech and English
Competences
N/A
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to enumerate and describe key studies and requisites corresponding with the topic of quantitative research
to describe and intepret theoretical approaches used during quantitative research
to describe and interpret methods used during quantitative research
Skills
to sort key knowledge resulting from quantitative research
to demonstrate and apply selected research methods used during quantitative research
to critically evaluate the acquired knowledge
Competences
N/A
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Seminar
Task-based study method
Textual studies
Skills demonstration
Project-based instruction
Individual study
Students' portfolio
Skills
Lecture
Seminar
Task-based study method
Textual studies
Skills demonstration
Individual study
Project-based instruction
Students' portfolio
Competences
Skills demonstration
Project-based instruction
Students' portfolio
assessment methods
Knowledge
Combined exam
Skills demonstration during practicum
Seminar work
Individual presentation at a seminar
Continuous assessment
Project
Skills
Combined exam
Skills demonstration during practicum
Seminar work
Individual presentation at a seminar
Continuous assessment
Project
Competences
Combined exam
Skills demonstration during practicum
Individual presentation at a seminar
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, Lawrence C. Statistics with STATA : updated for version 9. Belmont : Brooks/Cole, 2006. ISBN 0-495-10972-X.
  • Rabe-Hesketh, S., Everitt, B. A Handbook of Statistical Analyses Using Stata. (3rd. Ed.). Boca Raton. Chapman & Hall/CRC, 2004.


Study plans that include the course
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