DDML214 Research Methods

Theatre Faculty
Summer 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/1/1. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: graded credit.
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Monika Šimková (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. MgA. Blanka Kolegar
Theatre Management and Stage Technology Department – Dean’s Office – Theatre Faculty – Janáček Academy of Performing Arts
Supplier department: Theatre Management and Stage Technology Department – Dean’s Office – Theatre Faculty – Janáček Academy of Performing Arts
Prerequisites
Finishing the course of "Man in Society" (DDMZ210) in the winter semester of the respective academic year
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to provide students with basic information on sociological research methods and techniques. Emphasis is placed on the adoption of the rules for drawing up the research project and the basic definition and typology of the research methods. Students will be made familiar with examples of the most important sociological surveys and will be guided in preparing their own research projects. The aim is to guide the students in the research planning process from the choice of the research topic, through the design of research questions, the selection of the research sample to the interpretation of the data.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student will:
- have mastered the basic knowledge needed to carry out their own research;
- have been able to correctly interpret and use sociological data;
- have been able to work with publicly available sources of sociological data.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to sociological research: What to explore? How to do it? And what is it all about?
  • 2. How did it all begin? The development of empirical sociology and famous sociological surveys
  • 3. The basic definition of research methods and techniques
  • 4. Quantitative methods and research process
  • 5. Where sociological data is taken - a practical example of the activities of a sociological agency
  • 6. A step by step design of one's own research - The definition of the topic, selecting the method
  • 7. The structure of the questionnaire
  • 8. The data processing principles in quantitative research
  • 9. Presentations of research plans
  • 10. The pilot testing of assembled questionnaires
  • 11. A collection, analysis and interpretation of the data
  • 12. Writing a research report, presenting the results of one's own investigation and their opposition
Literature
    required literature
  • Disman, M. Jak se vyrábí sociologická znalost. Praha: Karolinum, 2002. info
    recommended literature
  • Punch, Keith P. Základy kvantitativního šetření. Praktická příručka pro studenty. Praha: Portál, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7367-381-9
  • Punch, Keith P. Úspěšný návrh výzkumu. Praha: Portál, 2015. ISBN 978-80-262-0980-5
    not specified
  • LYONS, Pat and Rita KINDLEROVÁ. 47 odstínů české společnosti. první. Praha: Sociologický ústav AV ČR, 2015, 369 pp. ISBN 978-80-7330-280-1. info
  • JEŘÁBEK, Hynek. Slavné sociologické výzkumy (1899-1949). 1st ed. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2014, 395 pp. 6. ISBN 978-80-7419-165-7. info
Teaching methods
The course will take the form of a combination of lectures and seminars (1 + 1 lessons). The students' work will be focused on their own research projects, including the drafting of the final report and the presentation of the results.
Assessment methods
Assessing students‘ final research projects
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2016, Summer 2017, Summer 2018, Summer 2019, Summer 2020, Summer 2021, Summer 2022, Summer 2023, Summer 2024.
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