| Course title | Advanced Research Methods in Politics |
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| Course code | KPE/MPVTP |
| Organizational form of instruction | Lecture + Seminary |
| Level of course | Master |
| Year of study | 1 |
| Semester | Winter |
| Number of ECTS credits | 7 |
| Language of instruction | Czech |
| Status of course | Compulsory-optional |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
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| Course content |
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1) Conceptualization in political science 2) Descriptive analysis 3) Causal analysis 4) Experimental research 5) Process tracing 6) Basic quantitative research techniques in R
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
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| Learning outcomes |
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The course is organized into three consecutive sections: 1. theoretical research: conceptualization, typologies, classifications, definitions 2. research designs for testing causal theories - qualitative vs quantitative - cross-section comparison vs within-case study - correlations vs set-relational - experiments, quasiexperiments vs observational studies - large-N designs - cross-sections, time-series, CSTS and panel data 3. discussing the actual research and scientific papers - are concepts clearly defined? - is theory clear and causal? - flaws of research design - are concepts measured validly and reliably? - are there any confounding variables author(s) have not accounted for? - might there be a moderating effect of X on Y as Z changes?
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unspecified
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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-Lectures and seminar format, 2 absences, Room 2.31. Monday 11:30-13:00 (11:30am-1:00pm) -Students are required to do the readings for each class period ahead of time. Each week, students should write a short memo summarizing the readings for each class ahead of time Examination -oral exam 1. lectures 2. research design of a selected paper 3. book of Beach and Pedersen (2019) Process-tracing methods. 2nd Edition, Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. See: https://ecpr.eu/Events/PanelDetails.aspx?PanelID=8402&EventID=131 (alternatively T. Exadaktylos, C. Radaelli Research Design in European Studies Establishing Causality in Europeanization or - Gary Goertz, James Mahoney A Tale of Two Cultures: Qualitative and Quantitative Research in the Social Sciences) |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): European Union (2023) | Category: Economy | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): European Union (2023) | Category: Economy | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): European Union (2023) | Category: Economy | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): European Union (2023) | Category: Economy | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): European Studies and International Relations (2016) | Category: Social sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): European Union (2019) | Category: Economy | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): European Union (2019) | Category: Economy | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Political Analysis and Strategy (2023) | Category: Social sciences | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Political Analysis and Strategy (2019) | Category: Social sciences | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Governance and Democracy (2019) | Category: Social sciences | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): European Union (2023) | Category: Economy | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Governance and Democracy (2023) | Category: Social sciences | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Political Analysis and Strategy (2019) | Category: Social sciences | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Governance and Democracy (2019) | Category: Social sciences | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter |