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Course title General Methodology
Course code KPS/OBME
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory, Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kocurová Marie, Doc. PaedDr. Ph.D.
  • Boháčová Aneta, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Buršíková Dana, Doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Science and main aims of scientific research. 2. Testing of scientific theory. 3. Method. 4. Requirements for the scientific method. 5. Scientific language. 6. Hypothesis. 7. Experiment. 8. Observation. 9. Questionnaire. 10. Dialogue. 11. Human work analysis. 12. Anamnesis. 13. Case study.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Task-based study method, Students' self-study, Lecture
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 40 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 30 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Knowledge of terminology of General and Social Psychology.
learning outcomes
- definovat pojmy "věda", "metoda" a "hypotéza",
- vymezit cíle vědeckého zkoumání a způsoby testování vědeckých teorií,
- objasnit požadavky na vědeckou metodu,
- vymezit podmínky pro návrh vlastního designu výzkumu.
- rozlišit a vysvětlit specifika základních vědeckých metod.
Skills
- na příkladu popsat zásady vědecké formulace,
- zdůvodnit metodologická rizika experimentu, pozorování, dotazníku, rozhovoru, analýzy lidských produktů, anamnézy a případových studií,
- vytvořit návrh jednoduchého designu výzkumu.
Competences
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Self-study of literature
Skills
Task-based study method
Competences
Self-study of literature
assessment methods
Knowledge
Test
Continuous assessment
Skills
Test
Recommended literature
  • Ferjenčík, Ján; Bakalář, Petr. Úvod do metodologie psychologického výzkumu : jak zkoumat lidskou duši. Praha : Portál, 2000. ISBN 80-7178-367-6.
  • Kerlinger, Fred N. Základy výzkumu chování : pedagogický a psychologický výzkum. 1. vyd. Praha : Academia, 1972.
  • Nakonečný, Milan. Základy psychologie. Vyd. 1. Praha : Academia, 1998. ISBN 80-200-0689-3.
  • Růžička, Michal. Teorie a metodologie výzkumu. Základní pojmy. Sociální diskriminace pod lupou : metodika identif. 2006.
  • Svoboda, Mojmír; Krejčířová, Dana; Vágnerová, Marie. Psychodiagnostika dětí a dospívajících. Praha : Portál, 2001. ISBN 80-7178-545-8.


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University of West Bohemia, date of update: 26.07.2024 23:53. Data created for academic year 2024/2025