Course: Research in Social Work

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Course title Research in Social Work
Course code KSS/ZVV
Organizational form of instruction Lesson + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Thelenová Kateřina, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Introduction to research, basic terminology 2. Research process 3. Forms of research in social work 4. Designing the qualitative and quantitative research 5. Possibilities and presentation of the research results 6. Research ethics

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogue metods(conversation,discussion,brainstorming), Self-study (text study, reading, problematic tasks, practical tasks, experiments, research, written assignments), Written assignment presentation and defence, Problematic methods (research and exploration), Group consultation
  • Class attendance - 8 hours per semester
  • Semestral paper - 22 hours per semester
  • Preparation for credit - 30 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the discipline is to teach students the specific features of the research in the area of social work. The basic starting point is to understand the parameters of the sociological research and the research in social sciences in general.
The aim of the discipline is to teach students the specific features of the research in the area of social work. The basic starting point is to understand the parameters of the sociological research and the research in social sciences in general.
Prerequisites
Social issues and consecutive knowledge gained through the educational background.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student's performance analysis

To gain the credit students must join the seminar and write a semestral thesis. Other demands are specified by the lecturer.
Recommended literature
  • DISMAN, M. Jak se vyrábí sociologická znalost. Praha: Karolinum, 2000. ISBN 80-246-0139-7.
  • GIDDENS, A. Sociologie. Praha: ARGO, 1999. ISBN 80-7203-124-4.
  • HENDL, J. Kvalitativní výzkum. Základní metody a aplikace. Praha: Portál, 2005. ISBN 978-80-7367-485-4.
  • CHRÁSKA, M. Metody pedagogického výzkumu. Praha: Grada, 2007. ISBN 80-247-1369-4.
  • REICHEL, J. Kapitoly metodologie sociálních výzkumů. Praha: Grada, 2009. ISBN 978-80-247-3006-6.
  • SOCHŮREK, J., SLUKOVÁ, K. Stručný úvod do základů metodologie. Liberec: TUL, 2012. ISBN 978-80-7372-943-1.


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