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Lecturer(s)
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Šmahel Daniel, PhDr. Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1-2. basic terms and concepts (both theoretical and practical) from the area of public opinion research 3-4. history of public sphere 5-6. history of public opinion research 7-8. selected theories of public opinion and its formation 9-10. methods of public opinion research 11-12. ethic codex of WAPOR and ESOMAR
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Project-based instruction, Students' portfolio, Task-based study method, Individual study, Textual studies, Seminar
- Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40)
- 40 hours per semester
- Contact hours
- 52 hours per semester
- Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40)
- 35 hours per semester
- Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15)
- 15 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 40 hours per semester
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| prerequisite |
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| Knowledge |
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| to describe and explain basic sociological methods. |
| to describe the formation of sociological perspectives using sociological methods. |
| to enumerate and describe basic quantitative methods. |
| to characterize the basic knowledge resulting from empirical quantitative research. |
| Skills |
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| to create a formally acceptable professional output. |
| to actively use foreign databases of professional journals. |
| to apply and interpret knowledge resulting from the application of quantitative methods. |
| to use adequate terms corresponding to the terminology of the field in Czech and English. |
| Competences |
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| N/A |
| N/A |
| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| to define basic theoretical and practical terms of public opinion research. |
| to describe history of public sphere and public opinion research. |
| to charakterize basic theories of public opinion and its formation. |
| to describe selected methods of public opinion research. |
| Skills |
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| to discuss assigned seminar literature critically. |
| to write summary of their arguments on assigned literature. |
| to define research questions and hypotheses based on literature review. |
| to choose suitable methods of POR for assessing validity of their hypotheses. |
| to aply suitable methods of public opinion research. |
| to realize own public opinion research. |
| to analyze results of public opinion research. |
| to formulate relevant conclusions on the basis of analysing results. |
| to write: research question, hypotheses, and their theoretical resoning; choice of suitable methods; findings and conclusions. |
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| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
| Seminar |
| Task-based study method |
| Textual studies |
| Project-based instruction |
| Individual study |
| Students' portfolio |
| Skills |
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| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
| Seminar |
| Task-based study method |
| Competences |
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| Textual studies |
| Task-based study method |
| assessment methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Combined exam |
| Test |
| Seminar work |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Continuous assessment |
| Project |
| Skills |
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| Combined exam |
| Seminar work |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Project |
| Competences |
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| Project |
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Recommended literature
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Červenka, Jan,; Kunštát, Daniel. České veřejné mínění : výzkum a teoretické souvislosti. Praha : Sociologický ústav Akademie věd ČR, 2006. ISBN 80-7330-081-8.
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Glynn, Caroll J. Public opinion. 2nd ed. Boulder : Westview Press, 2004. ISBN 0-8133-4172-8.
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Šubrt, Jiří. Kapitoly ze sociologie veřejného mínění : teorie a výzkum. Praha : Karolinum, 2000. ISBN 80-7184-522-1.
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Zaller, John R. The nature and origins of mass opinion. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1992. ISBN 0-521-40786-9.
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