POLn6019 Text and Content Analysis

Fakulta sociálních studií
podzim 2020
Rozsah
1/1/0. 4 kr. Ukončení: z.
Vyučující
William L Allen (přednášející), Mgr. Otto Eibl, Ph.D. (zástupce)
Garance
Mgr. Otto Eibl, Ph.D.
Katedra politologie – Fakulta sociálních studií
Kontaktní osoba: Mgr. Lucie Pospíšilová
Dodavatelské pracoviště: Oddělení politologie – Katedra politologie – Fakulta sociálních studií
Omezení zápisu do předmětu
Předmět je nabízen i studentům mimo mateřské obory.
Mateřské obory/plány
Cíle předmětu
This course explores how social scientists can systematically gather, analyze, and interpret textual and other media content. It introduces guiding principles that motivate content analysis, with particular attention to the advantages and limitations associated with different techniques. Although the course is primarily grounded in political science and communication studies, it also draws upon examples in related fields including sociology, media studies, and linguistics.
Výstupy z učení
By the end of the course, students should be able to: 1. Explain what content analysis aims to achieve, and how this compares and contrasts with other forms of social scientific investigation 2. Describe broad approaches to content analysis, and explain the different assumptions they make 3. Critically evaluate the strengths and weaknesses in research designs using forms of content analysis, particularly with respect to choices made during data collection and analysis
Osnova
  • Lecture 1: Why Analyze Content? Principles and Theory Lecture 2: Qualitative Approaches – Discourse and Social Semiotics Lecture 3: Quantitative and Mixed Methods Approaches – Linguistic and Content Analysis
Metody hodnocení
Students can choose to be assessed in one of two ways, depending on their interests: 1. Submission of a research design proposal (2,500-3,000 words) that uses at least one form of content analysis to answer a social scientific question of the student’s choosing, and could be related to their current dissertation research 2. Submission of a written essay (2,500-3,000 words) responding to one question chosen from a list of prompts provided by the lecturer
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
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