B_Soc_B2 Sociology B 2

University of Finance and Administration
Summer 2015
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Petra Raudenská, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. Mgr. Ondřej Roubal, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Michal Tomčík, PhD. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Michal Tomčík, PhD.
Subdepartment of Management and Marketing – Department of Economics and Management – Departments – University of Finance and Administration
Contact Person: Ivana Plačková
Timetable of Seminar Groups
B_Soc_B2/cMMO: each even Wednesday 15:45–16:29 M15, each even Wednesday 16:30–17:15 M15, M. Tomčík
B_Soc_B2/cM1PH: each odd Tuesday 10:30–11:14 E127, each odd Tuesday 11:15–12:00 E127, O. Roubal
B_Soc_B2/cM2PH: each even Tuesday 10:30–11:14 E227, each even Tuesday 11:15–12:00 E227, O. Roubal
B_Soc_B2/cM3PH: each even Tuesday 12:15–12:59 E127, each even Tuesday 13:00–13:45 E127, O. Roubal
B_Soc_B2/pMMO: each odd Wednesday 15:45–16:29 M15, each odd Wednesday 16:30–17:15 M15, M. Tomčík
B_Soc_B2/pMPH: each odd Tuesday 8:45–9:29 E004, each odd Tuesday 9:30–10:15 E004, O. Roubal
B_Soc_B2/uMPH: Tue 17. 3. 15:45–17:15 E123, P. Raudenská
B_Soc_B2/vMPH: Fri 27. 2. 13:45–15:15 E123, P. Raudenská
Prerequisites
B_Soc_B1 Sociology B 1
The requirement for the completion of this course is completion of the course B_Soc 1 - Sociology B1.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of this course the student will be able to understand and explain the   preparation and use of sociological research in   corporate and social practice. The course will help students understand, learn and then use   basic approaches to sociological research. The knowledge and skills will be utilized as part of the application processing undergraduate work and implementation of research investigations VSFS.
Syllabus
  • This plan is designed for students of full-time study. Content of lectures: 1. Sociological research The social science paradigms, ethihcs of social research, the links between theory and research, the logic of sociological research, the design and phases of research project. 2. Typology of sociological research The basic (theoretical) and applied research. Differences between quantitative and qualitatve methodology. Possibilities of sociological research application in the field economics, marketing etc. Requirements of the design of research project 3. Quantitative research I (2 lectures) Conceptualization, operationalization and measurment. Formulation of hypotheses. Defining variables and Attributes. 4. Quantitative research II Conceptualization, operationalization and measurment. Formulation of hypotheses. Defining variables and Attributes. Types of hypotheses and variables. 5. Techniques of data collection I (2 lectures) Survey methods. Guidelines for asking questions, construction of questionnaire. Types of interview. Comparasion between different survey methods. 6. Techniques of data collection II Observation, experiments,document analysis. 7. The logic of sampling Representativeness and probability os selection. Range of selection, sampling error. 8. Types of sampling designs Probability and nonprobability sampling. Simple random sampling, systematic sampling, stratified sampling, quota sampling, snowball sampling etc. 9. Quantitative data analysis I (2 lectures) Quantification of data - code categories, codebook, data entry. 10. Quantitative data analysis II Univariate analysis - distribution, central tendency, dispersion. Bivariate analysis - constructing and reading bivariate tables. 11. Qualitative field research I (2 lectures) Logic of qualitative research. Research ethics. Strenghts and Weaknesses of qualitative research. Qualitative interviewing, focus group, qualitative observation. 12. Qualitative field research II Qualitative data analysis, qualitative data processing. The complementarity of quantitative and qualitative research paradigm.
Literature
    required literature
  • Disman, M.: Jak se vyrábí sociologická znalost. Praha: Karolinum, 2002
  • Reichl, J.: Kapitoly z metodologie sociálních výzkumů. Praha, Grada, 2009
  • Zich,F.: Úvod do sociologického výzkumu, Praha, EUPRESS, 2009
    recommended literature
  • Řezanková, H.: Analýza dotazníkových šetření. Praha: Profesional publishing, 2007.
    not specified
  • Hendl, J.: Úvod do kvalitativního výzkumu. Praha: Karolinum, 1997.
  • Hendl, J.: Přehled statistických metod zpracování dat. Praha: Portál, 2004.
Teaching methods
Lectures and seminars in full-time study; tutorials in part-time study; compulsory seminar participation is 75% in full-time study, compulsory tutorial participation is 50% in part-time study.
Assessment methods
This course is finished by coure credit and exam. Course credit: preparing of project of sociological research, including the theoretical, methodological and organisational parts. Exam: Written exam/test based on knowledge acquired in the lectures and in the readings. The condition for the test log is to obtain credit.
Language of instruction
Czech
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: 12 hodin KS/semestr.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2011, summer 2012, Summer 2013, Summer 2014, Summer 2016, Summer 2017, Summer 2018, Summer 2019.
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