Course: Research methodology

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Course title Research methodology
Course code KPG/MVVZ
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course unspecified
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
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)
  • Klíma Jaroslav, Doc. PaedDr. Ph.D.
  • Prošková Ivana, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Lecuture 1. Methodology and its theoretical background. 2. Types of pedagogical-psychological research. 3. Phases of research, formulation of the research problem. 4. Types of variables and scales. 5. Research and statistical hypothesis. 6. Research population, types of sampling. 7. Qualitative research and its methods. 8. Quantitative research and its methods. 9. Introduction to statistics, descriptive analysis. 10. Parametric statistical tests. 11. Non-parametric statistical tests. 12. Correlation analysis. 13. Properties of research methods and their validation. Seminars 1. Statistical software (JASP etc.), data preparation (1st and 2nd seminar) 2. Descriptive analyses (3rd and 4th seminar) 3. One-sample statistical tests (Seminars 5 and 6) 4. Paired statistical tests (7th and 8th seminars) 5. Two-sample statistical tests (Seminars 9 and 10) 6. Correlation analysis (11th and 12th seminar) 7. Credit test (13th seminar)

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 5 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 39 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 15 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
To characterise at a general level the methodological aspects of health education and health protection. Professional skills. Assess the specifics of research in different areas of health education and health protection.
Skills
Define the terms: science, method, hypothesis. Define the goals of scientific inquiry and ways to test scientific theories. Explain the requirements of the scientific method. Define the conditions for designing your own research design.
Competences
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
Define the terms: science, method, hypothesis. Define the goals of scientific inquiry and ways to test scientific theories. Explain the requirements of the scientific method. Define the conditions for designing your own research design.
Skills
Formulate a research plan. Minimize the methodological risks of the experiment. Observation, questionnaire, interview, human product analysis, Create a simple research design. Determine the possibilities of data processing and research phenomena in quantitative and qualitative research.
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Practicum
Task-based study method
Skills
Seminar
Competences
Task-based study method
assessment methods
Knowledge
Seminar work
Test
Skills
Seminar work
Competences
Seminar work
Recommended literature
  • CRESWELL, John W. a CRESWELL, David J. Research design, Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches. SAGE Publications. 2023.
  • GAVORA, Peter. Úvod do pedagogického výzkumu. Brno: Paido. 2010.
  • HENDL, Jan a REMR, Jiří. Metody výzkumu a evaluace. Praha: Portál. 2017.
  • HENDL, Jan. Kvalitativní výzkum: základní teorie, metody a aplikace. Praha: Portál. 2016.
  • CHRÁSKA, Miroslav. Metody pedagogického výzkumu: základy kvantitativního výzkumu. Praha: Grada. 2016.
  • RABUŠIC, Ladislav; SOUKUP, Petr a MAREŠ, Petr. Statistická analýza sociálněvědních dat (prostřednictvím SPSS). Brno: Masarykova univerzita. 2019.
  • SKUTIL, Martin. Základy pedagogicko-psychologického výzkumu pro studenty učitelství. Praha: Portál. 2011.
  • ŠVAŘÍČEK, Roman a ŠEĎOVÁ, Klára. Kvalitativní výzkum v pedagogických vědách. Praha: Portál. 2014.


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