PSY218 Researching on the Internet

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2010
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. David Šmahel, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. David Šmahel, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: prof. PhDr. David Šmahel, Ph.D.
Timetable
Tue 12:00–13:30 U32
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 9 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
Objective of the course is to help students to manage methodological problems of qualitative and quantitative research realized on the Internet. The course is realized as project teaching, students in group will work on research with chosen issue, data will be collected online. The precondition for the course is knowledge and passing some of the courses concentrating on methodology of social science.
Syllabus
  • (1) Introduction to the research where are data collected on the Internet.
  • (2) Specifics of online research - positives and negatives of online research.
  • Practical part: Issues of students projects
  • (3) On-line course: experiment, online focus group.
  • (4) Specifics of Internet population
  • Practical part: Goals of student projects
  • (5) Overview of types of research, ethic issues
  • Practical part: Methods of student projects
  • (6) Observation online
  • (7) Interview on the internet
  • Practical part: Tools for data collection in student projects
  • (8) Focus groups on-line, experiment.
  • (9) Technical aspects of online research
  • Practical part: technical aspects of student projects
  • (10) Language and its analyses, content analyses
  • (11) Quantitative methods
  • (12) Survey online
  • (13) Presentations of student projects
Literature
  • ŠMAHEL, David. Attending Online Communities: Culture of Youth? In Cultural attitudes towards technology and communication 2008. Australia: School of Information Technology, Murdoch University, 2008, p. 446-451. ISBN 978-0-86905-948-7. URL info
  • The SAGE handbook of online research methods. Edited by Nigel Fielding - Raymond M. Lee - Grant Blank. Los Angeles: Sage, 2008, xvi, 370. ISBN 9781412922937. info
  • Encyclopedia of children, adolescents, and the media. Edited by Jeffrey Jensen Arnett. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage Publications, 2007, xxxvii str. ISBN 9781412905305. info
  • DILLMAN, Don A. Mail and internet surveys : the tailored design method. 2nd ed., 2007 update with ne. Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley, 2007, xviii, 523. ISBN 9780470038567. info
  • Oxford handbook of Internet psychology. Edited by Adam N. Joinson. New York: Oxford University Press, 2007, viii, 508. ISBN 9780199561803. info
  • SUBRAHMANYAM, Kaveri, David ŠMAHEL and Patricia GREENFIELD. Connecting Developmental Constructions to the Internet: Identity Presentation and Sexual Exploration in Online Teen Chat Rooms. Developmental psychology. Washington: American Psychological Association, 2006, vol. 42, No 3, p. 395-406. ISSN 0012-1649. URL info
  • The SAGE handbook of qualitative research. Edited by Norman K. Denzin - Yvonna S. Lincoln. 3rd ed. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, 2005, xix, 1210. ISBN 0761927573. info
  • BEST, Samuel J. and Brian S. KRUEGER. Internet data collection. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage Publications, 2004, viii, 91. ISBN 0761927107. URL info
  • HEWSON, Claire. Internet research methods : a practical guide for the social and behavioural sciences. 1st pub. London: Sage Publications, 2003, 155 s. ISBN 0761959203. info
  • ŠMAHEL, David. Psychologie a internet: děti dospělými, dospělí dětmi (Psychology and Internet: children becoming adults, adults becoming children). 2003rd ed. Praha: TRITON, 2003, 158 pp. Psychologická setkávání, sv. 6. ISBN 80-7254-360-1. info
  • Handbook of new media : social shaping and consequences of ICTs. Edited by Leah A. Lievrouw - Sonia M. Livingstone. Thousand Oaks [Calif.]: SAGE, 2002, xxiv, 564. ISBN 0761965106. info
  • MANN, Chris and Fiona STEWART. Internet communication and qualitative research : a handbook for researching online. London: Sage Publications, 2000, x, 258. ISBN 0761966277. info
  • Culture of the Internet. Edited by Sara Kiesler. Mahwah: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers, 1997, xvi, 463. ISBN 0805816356. info
Teaching methods
The course is realized as project teaching, students in group will work on research with chosen issue, data will be collected online
Assessment methods
Active participation on seminars, presentation of one article or area of research, ongoing on student research project
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Předpokladem je absolvování předmětu metodologie sociálních věd
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009.
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