FF:PSD_DS3 Doctoral Seminar III - Course Information

PSD_DS3 Doctoral Seminar III

Extent and Intensity

0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

doc. PhDr. Martin Jelínek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Helena Klimusová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Tomáš Urbánek, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

PhDr. Zdenka Stránská, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

Students build on their previous knowledge of quantitative methodology and methods of data analysis with the aim to deepen and extend their knowledge with practical application. They will become familiar with the detailed aspects of quantitative approach, types of research plans and designing of the research project; they will deepen their knowledge of methods of collecting, processing and analysis of quantitative data and they will subsequently be able to implement this knowledge in practice. Students will be able to apply rules of ethics of psychological research and research evaluation criteria, using a quantitative approach and its methods. They will be able to work effectively with procedures of quantitative methodology, in particular to choose the data analysis methods appropriate to the research project and the nature of research data, and critically evaluate the results of the analysis and to propose any alternative data analysis procedures. They will be able to see the limits of a research plan in terms of methodological correctness and feasibility.

Syllabus

• The content of the seminars: Methodology: Characteristics of scientific thinking and approach to knowledge Experimental design Within-subject and between-subject experimental plan Factorial experimental plan Quasi-experiment Correlation study Observational research Survey research Representative sampling

Literature

• Field, A. (2009). Discovering Statistics using SPSS (3rd edition). London: Sage.
• Relevantní české i zahraniční elektronické zdroje a periodika, e-learningové materiály přednášejících v IS.
• Goodwin, C.J. (2010). Research in Psychology: Methods and Design (6th edition). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Teaching methods

Lectures, discussions, presentations, case studies, solution of model situations.

Assessment methods

Credit. Conditions for obtaining credit is 80% attendance at seminars and processing the 3 pages final version of the dissertation research design (submission deadline: the 15th of the month following enrollment in the subject), and 3 reviews - feedback on projects of their colleagues, including critical evaluation of research design and data analysis plan. For successful completion of the course, students must have successfully completed a test of knowledge of methodology and basic statistical methods and to contribute actively at seminars by presentations of their projects and during the discussion of their colleagues' projects.

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

• PSD_DS4 Seminar for Doctoral Students IV

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.

Information about innovation of course.

This course has been innovated under the project "Faculty of Arts as Centre of Excellence in Education: Complex Innovation of Study Programmes and Fields at FF MU with Regard to the Requirements of the Knowledge Economy“ – Reg. No. CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0228, which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.

• Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2014, recent)
  
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