BA_Soc_B2 Sociology B 2

University of Finance and Administration
summer 2012
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Zdeněk Sloboda (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Zdeněk Sloboda
Subdepartment of Management and Marketing – Department of Economics and Management – Departments – University of Finance and Administration
Contact Person: Monika Kozlerová
Timetable of Seminar Groups
BA_Soc_B2/cMCPH: each odd Thursday 14:00–14:44 E304, each odd Thursday 14:45–15:30 E304, Z. Sloboda
BA_Soc_B2/pMCPH: each even Thursday 14:00–14:44 E304, each even Thursday 14:45–15:30 E304, Z. Sloboda
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
The aim of this semester’s sociology is to get familiar with the whole field of research - with its intentions, philosophy, ethics, types of research data and creation of a research design. Within this design we will focus on developing of a research question, setting hypotheses, operationalize them and then we will discuss particular methods; both qualitative and quantitative, such as interview, questioning & survey, focus group, content analysis, document analysis, etc.
Syllabus
  • - what is sociological research, ethics, history - motivations for a research - differences between quantitative and qualitatve methodology - particular quanti. methods: interveiw/questionnaire/survey (face-to-face, telephone or web assisted), media content analysis, document analysis - particular quali. methods: interview, focus groups, discoursive analysis, biographical methods and ethnomethodology - mixing of methods
Literature
    required literature
  • Seale, Clive (ed.) (2004) Social research methods: a reader. Routledge.
  • Bryman, Alan (2008) Social research methods. Oxford
  • Adams, Karen & Brace, Ian (ed.) (2006) An introduction to market & social research. London: Kogan Page.
    recommended literature
  • Coulon, Alain (1995) Ethnomeghodology. Sage.
  • Merrill, Barbara (2009) Using biographical methods in social research. Sage.
    not specified
  • Treiman, Donald (2009) Quantitative data analysis. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Teaching methods
Lectures and research excercises
Assessment methods
i) Written exam/test based on knowledge acquired in the lectures and in the readings.
ii) Active participation on no less than 50 %. Attendance of more than 75 % will generate extra points for the final result.
Note: Students with insufficient participation or with individual study plan will write an abstract/concept paper (2-5 pages) on selected methodological text.
iii) Written exam/test based on knowledge acquired in the lectures and in the readings.

Note: All three parts will generate specific score/points, and aggregate score that will then generate a final note. Parity on final score of singular parts and other conditions would be specified at the first meeting.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 8 hodin KS/semestr.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2013, Summer 2014, Summer 2015, Summer 2016, Summer 2017, Summer 2018, Summer 2019.
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