Applied Social Research - JSM032

• Title: Applied Social Research
• Guaranteed by: Department of Sociology (23-KS)
• Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences
• Actual: from 2014 to 2014
• Semester: winter
• E-Credits: 6
• Examination process: winter s.:
• Hours per week, examination: winter s.:2/1, Ex [HT]
• Capacity: 24 / 24 (30)
• Min. number of students: unlimited
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: taught
• Language: Czech
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan; enabled for web enrollment; priority enrollment if the course is part of the study plan
• Guarantor: Mgr. Jiří Remr, Ph.D.
• Teacher(s): Mgr. Jiří Remr, Ph.D.
• Class: Courses for incoming students

Literature

Last update: Mgr. Jiří Remr, Ph.D. (16.09.2022)

Obligatory reading:

Hedrick, T. E., Bickman, L., Rog, D. J., 1993. Applied Research Design. A Practical Guide. London, SAGE Publication

 

Recommended reading:

Batini, C., Scannapieco, M., 2006. Data Quality. Concepts, Methodologies and Techniques. Berlin, Springer-Verlag

Biemer, P. P., Lyberg, L. E., 2003. Introduction to Survey Quality. New Jersey, Wiley

Sudman, S., Bradburn, N. M., Schwarz, N., 1996. Thinking about Answers: The Application of Cognitive Processes to Survey Methodology. New Jersey, Wiley

Syllabus

Last update: Mgr. Jiří Remr, Ph.D. (10.09.2021)

 

Course schedule:

     September 29     Course overview

 

     October 6            Mode-effect

     October 13          Social desirability response bias

     October 20          Satisficing

     October 27          Other response biases

 

     November 3        Nonresponse bias

     November 10      Cognitive interviews

     November 24      Testing reliability and validity

 

     December 1        Reducing nonresponse

     December 8        Mixed-design

     December 15      Research ethics

     December 22      Recap