UZAJ5103 Introduction to Research Methodology

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2018
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 10 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Linda Nepivodová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Bc. Magda Sučková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jana Chamonikolasová, Ph.D.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
Supplier department: Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
each even Friday 12:30–14:05 J21
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 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This course aims at helping students to understand, evaluate, design, and conduct research in various disciplines involving human subjects.
Syllabus
  • Types of Research Research Methods Planning a Research Study Research Ethics Measurement, Assessment, and Data Collection Validity and Reliability
Literature
  • PLOWRIGHT, David. Using mixed methods: frameworks for an integrated methodology. London: SAGE. x, 205. ISBN 9781848601086. 2011. info
  • DÖRNYEI, Zoltán. Research methods in applied linguistics : quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methodologies. First published. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 336 stran. ISBN 9780194422581. 2007. info
  • BROWN, James Dean and Theodore S. RODGERS. Doing second language research. First published. Oxford: Oxford University Press. xiv, 314. ISBN 9780194371742. 2002. info
  • NUNAN, David. Research methods in language learning. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. xii, 249. ISBN 0521429684. 1992. info
Teaching methods
Blended learning
Assessment methods
Active participation in research A detailed research proposal Peer review of research proposals
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2018, recent)
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