PSY515 Practicum in Qualitative Methodology

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2011
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Ivo Čermák, CSc. (lecturer)
PhDr. Roman Hytych, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. Mgr. Tomáš Řiháček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. Mgr. Tomáš Řiháček, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Tue 8:00–9:40 U41
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
The course is primarily designed for students who wish to use qualitative methodology in their thesis. The aim of the course is to make students acquainted in a practical way with general principles and specifics of qualitative research, and with the grounded heory method in particular. The course has the form of project teaching in small groups. During the course, students will be solving a particular research problem, beginning with formulation of a research question and ending with creating a research report. The course requires regular and intensive preparation between seminars. Regarding its time demandingness, it is not recommended to attend the course in the sema semester in which the students is finishing their thesis. At the end of the course students should be able to:
- design and realize a research project based on qualitative approach
- apply principles of the grounded theory method to a particular problem
- evaluate critically a qualitative research study
Syllabus
  • Principles and specifics of qualitative research
  • Research question formulation
  • Sampling
  • Preparation for an interview
  • Data creation and fixation
  • Analysis (coding)
  • Presentation of research findings
  • Validity and validization
  • Research report
Literature
    required literature
  • MIOVSKÝ, Michal. Kvalitativní přístup a metody v psychologickém výzkumu. Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada. 332 s. ISBN 9788024713625. 2006. info
  • STRAUSS, Anselm and Juliet CORBINOVÁ. Základy kvalitativního výzkumu : postupy a techniky metody zakotvené teorie. Vyd. 1. Boskovice: Albert. 196 s. ISBN 80-85834-60-X. 1999. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, seminars, individual theoretical and practical preparation, group project.
Assessment methods
Collaborative semester paper (group project output).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2010, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014.
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