MVZ014 Research Methods in Political Science I

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2018
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 2 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: z (credit). Other types of completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Lukáš Lehotský, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Petr Ocelík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Vít Hloušek, Ph.D.
Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Petr Ocelík, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This intensive 2-day workshop will provide a basic introduction to the R programming language. The course will introduce object-oriented programming, object types in R language, basic data manipulation and filtering techniques, data import and export options, and loop logic.
Learning outcomes
The goal of the course is to provide participants with a sufficient skillset to start data analysis in R environment.
Syllabus
  • Why R? Introduction to object oriented programming
  • Objects in R
  • Data manipulation 1
  • Data manipulation 2
  • Data import/export and data structure
  • Data manipulation 3
Literature
  • ADLER, Joseph. R in a nutshell. 2nd ed. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly, 2012, xix, 699. ISBN 9781449312084. info
  • TEETOR, Paul. R cookbook. 1st ed. Beijing: O'Reilly, 2011, xviii, 413. ISBN 9780596809157. info
  • ZUUR, Alain F., Elena N. IENO and H. W. G. MEESTERS. A beginner's guide to R. New York, N.Y.: Springer, 2009, 218 s. ISBN 9780387938363. info
Teaching methods
lectures, workshops
Assessment methods
workshop participation, 2 assignments
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2017.
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