Course: Methodological and diploma seminar II

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Course title Methodological and diploma seminar II
Course code KFHS/K505
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study 2
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Pokorný Vít, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1) Introduction: Humanities and empirical research 2) Quantitative and qualitative research methods 3) Research goal, sample selection 4) Research report 5) Interview 6) Questionnaire 7) Participatory observation 8) Field research 9) Autoethnographic methods 10) Experiment 11) Problems and challenges 12) Problems and challenges

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified
Learning outcomes
Methodological seminar is one of the key courses of this program. It follows up the two previous courses (Methodological seminar I. and Critical thinking) and developes students competences in the field of critical analytic rationality. The main goal of this course is to introduce methodological tools and competences in the field of cultural and social research. It focuses on explanation and use of various methods of quantitative and qualitative research in social sciences and humanities, such questionaire, structured observation, social experiment, interview, participatory observation, case study and others.
Understanding and application of studied research methods Ability to use these methods in a research project
Prerequisites
Methodological and diploma course I. Critical thinking
KFHS/K504 and KFHS/K500

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Understanding and application of research methods studied in the seminar Seminar work Class discussions
Recommended literature
  • Bělík, V. Metodologie společenských věd (studijní opora). Hradec Králové: PDF UHK, 2014.
  • Denzin, K. N., Lincoln, Y. S. The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (3rd edition). London, 2005.
  • Mathews, B., Ross, L. Research Methods. A practical guide for the social sciences.. Harlow, 2010.
  • Novotná, H., Špaček, O., Šťovíčková Jantulová, M. Metody výzkumu v sociálních vědách.. Praha: FHS, 2020.
  • Somekh, B., Lewin C. (eds.). Research Methods in the Social Siences.. London, 2005.
  • Soukup, M. Terénní výzkum v sociální a kulturní antropologii. Praha, 2014.
  • Trampota, T., Vojtěchovská, M. Metody výzkumu médií. Praha: Portál, 2010. ISBN 978-80-262-0260-8.
  • Vanderstoep, S. W., Johnston, D. D. Research Methods for Everyday Life. Blending Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches. San Francisco, 2009.


Study plans that include the course
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