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Lecturer(s)
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Jíšová Radmila, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1-2. experiment and quasi-experiment, classical uses 3-4. causal inference 5-6. research projects 7-8. historical and comparative methodology 9-10. research ethics 11-12. special methods of data collection
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Textual studies, Lecture, Seminar
- Contact hours
- 39 hours per semester
- Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40)
- 35 hours per semester
- Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40)
- 30 hours per semester
- Individual project (40)
- 26 hours per semester
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| prerequisite |
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| Knowledge |
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| enumerate methods of data collecting. |
| Skills |
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| reading in English. |
| use adequate methods of data collecting. |
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| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| distinguish types of research designs. |
| apply knowledge about causality in interpretation of assigned studies. |
| Skills |
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| choose the appropriate type of research design. |
| identify causality conditions. |
| evaluate the power of research design. |
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| N/A |
| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Lecture |
| Seminar |
| Textual studies |
| Skills |
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| Lecture |
| Seminar |
| Textual studies |
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| Lecture |
| Seminar |
| Textual studies |
| assessment methods |
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| Test |
| Continuous assessment |
| Skills |
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| Test |
| Continuous assessment |
| Competences |
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| Test |
| Continuous assessment |
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Recommended literature
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Bernard, H. Russell. Social research methods : qualitative and quantitative approaches. Thousand Oaks, SAGE Publications, 2000. ISBN 0-7619-1403-X.
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Disman, Miroslav. Jak se vyrábí sociologická znalost. Praha : Karolinum, 1998. ISBN 80-7184-141-2.
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Petrusek, Miloslav. Teorie a metoda v moderní sociologii. Praha : Karolinum, 1993. ISBN 80-7066-799-0.
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Schutt, Russell K. Investigating the social world : the process and practice of research. Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, 2006. ISBN 1-4129-2734-X.
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