Course: Research Methods

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Course title Research Methods
Course code MRS/UPRM
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Šafaříková Simona, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Harmáček Jaromír, doc. Ing. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Dušková Lenka, Mgr. PhD.
Course content
unspecified

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
Learning outcomes
The main aim of the course is to introduce the students to qualitative and quantitative aspects of academic research. The qualitative part emphasizes the practical tasks focused on the practice of data collection methods, their analysis and coding, evaluation and presentation of results. The quantitative part of the course will focus on the practical teaching of statistical estimation, hypothesis testing and dependency analysis (correlation and regression analysis) using statistical software.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam, Student performance

attendance, active participation in seminar, test
Recommended literature
  • Acock, A. C. (2023). Gentle Introduction to Stata. Revised 6rd edition. Stata Press.
  • Agresti, A. (2017). Statistical Methods for the Social Sciences (5th edition). Pearson.
  • Corbin, J., Strauss, A. (2015). Basics of Qualitative research (4th Edition). London: Sage.
  • Flick, U. (2018). An Introduction to Qualitative Research. London: Sage.
  • Gray, D.E. (2018). Doing Research in the Real World (4th Edition). London: Sage.
  • Saldana, J. (2021). The Coding Manual for Qualitative Researchers. London: Sage.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Global Development Policy (2025) Category: Social sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter