FSS:GLCb1012 Quantitative Methodology - Course Information
GLCb1012 Quantitative Methodology in Action
Faculty of Social StudiesSpring 2027
- Extent and Intensity
- 1/1/1. 7 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- Beatrice Elena Chromková Manea, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Zuzana Žilinčíková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Soňa Enenkelová (assistant) - Guaranteed by
- Beatrice Elena Chromková Manea, M.A., Ph.D.
Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Beatrice Elena Chromková Manea, M.A., Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies - Prerequisites
- TYP_STUDIA(B)
The aim of this course is to extend your knowledge from the basic methodology course, especially in the area of quantitative methodology. During the course, you will learn how to design quantitative research, how to prepare a simple questionnaire, collect respondents' answers using the various online tools, statistically evaluate the obtained data and clearly present the results. The acquired skills will help you in other courses of your studies, in the preparation of your quantitatively oriented bachelor thesis, and improve your position on the labour market. - 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
- Global Challenges: Society, Politics, Environment (programme FSS, B-GLC)
- Abstract
- The aim of this course is to extend your knowledge from the basic methodology course, especially in the area of quantitative methodology. During the course, you will learn how to design quantitative research, how to prepare a simple questionnaire, collect respondents' answers using the various online tools, statistically evaluate the obtained data and clearly present the results. The acquired skills will help you in other courses of your studies, in the preparation of your quantitatively oriented bachelor thesis, and improve your position on the labour market.
- Learning outcomes
- After completing the course the students will be familiar with the basic methodology of sociological research, basic research strategies, basic research paradigms and designs. Furthermore, the students will be able to design a research project, specify research problems and research questions, operationalize them, and choose the appropriate instruments for making surveys.
- Key topics
- 1. The logic of social research
- 2. Research questions and hypotheses
- 3. Surveys
- 4. Trends in survey research, online surveys
- 5. Make your own questionnaire
- 6. Reading week, no lecture
- 7. Survey design, sample construction
- 8. Introduction to statistical analysis with JASP
- 9. Basic descriptive analysis
- 10. Relationship between two variables
- 11. Correlation
- 12. Presentation and visualization of data
- 13. Structure of a research paper
- Study resources and literature
- Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
- Lectures and class discusions, project, consultations, readings and homeworks.
- Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
- Every student can obtain up to 100 points during the semester. The points will be awarded as follows: 20 points: Active participation in class (physical presence and engaging in discussion): 2 points per class, maximum 20 points can be earned from 12 classes. 25 points: Assignments 1-3 (research problem formulation, hypothesis design, questionnaire development). 25 points: Assignments 4-6 (descriptive analysis, bivariate analysis, correlation). 20 points: Final paper. 10 points: Presentation 1st draft.
- Language of instruction
- English
- Further Comments
- The course is taught annually.
The course is taught every week.
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2027, recent)
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