POLn6011 Data and Elections

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Taught partially online.
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Petr Dvořák (lecturer)
Mgr. Miroslav Nemčok, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Michal Pink, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Peter Spáč, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Petr Voda, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Michal Pink, Ph.D.
Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Lucie Pospíšilová
Supplier department: Division of Politology – Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! POL609 Data and Elections && ! NOW ( POL609 Data and Elections ) && ( TYP_STUDIA ( N ))
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
Aim of the course is to prepare students for better work with large data set from exit poll survey.
Learning outcomes
Students are able to prepare own sample of respondents and organize servey data colection during the election. Student know how to work with questionnaire and transform the data in to the outputs.
Syllabus
  • 1. Exit Poll and historical sources 2. Well-know characteristics from previous research 3. How to prepare questionnaire 4. How to organize data collection
Literature
    required literature
  • DISMAN, Miroslav. Jak se vyrábí sociologická znalost : příručka pro uživatele. 4. nezměněné vydání. Praha: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, nakladatelství Karolinum. 372 stran. ISBN 9788024619668. 2011. URL info
    not specified
  • DISMAN, Miroslav. Jak se vyrábí sociologická znalost :příručka pro uživatele. 3. vyd. Praha: Karolinum. 374 s. ISBN 978-80-246-0139-7. 2000. info
Teaching methods
Lectures and seminars
Assessment methods
Activity, own homeworks
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2020, recent)
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