Course: Research Methods

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Course title Research Methods
Course code MRS/WRM
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise
Level of course Master
Year of study 1
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
1. Research project and design, ethics, sample selection 2. Qualitative research - methods of data collection, methods of analysis, participatory research, work with ATLAS.ti software 3. Quantitative research - repetition (descriptive statistics, probability distribution), statistical estimates, hypothesis tests, dependency analysis (correlation and regression analysis) by using statistical software STATA

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 aim of the course is to deepen students knowledge and skills in the field of qualitative and quantitative research. The qualitative part will focus on the practical tasks - practice of data collection methods, their analysis and coding, evaluation and presentation of results. The quantitative part of the course will focus on statistical estimation, hypothesis testing and dependency analysis (correlation and regression analysis) by using statistical software.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam, Student performance

attendance, written test
Recommended literature
  • Agresti, A., Finlay, B. (2008). Statistical methods for the social sciences. Upper Saddle River, N. J.: Prentice Hall.
  • Desai, V., Potter, R. (2006). Doing development research. Sage Publications.
  • FLICK, U.:. An Introduction to Qualitative Reserach. London: SAGE Publications, 2009..
  • Kohler, U. Kreuter, F. (2012). Data Analysis Using Stata. 3rd edition. Stata Press.
  • Laws, S., Harper, C., Marcus, R. (2003). Research for Development. London: Sage.
  • Silverman, D. (2010). Doing Qualitative Research: A Practical Handbook. Sage Publications Ltd.


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): Development Studies and Foresight - specialization in Foresight (2020) Category: Social sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Global Development Policy (2021) Category: Social sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Development Studies and Foresight - specialization in International Development Studies (2020) Category: Social sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter