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Course, academic year 2025/2026
   
Introduction to Research Design - JTM045
Title: Introduction to Research Design
Czech title: Úvod do výzkumného designu
Guaranteed by: Department of European Studies (23-KZS)
Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences
Actual: from 2024 to 2025
Semester: winter
E-Credits: 6
Examination process: winter s.:
Hours per week, examination: winter s.:0/2, Ex [HT]
Capacity: unknown / unknown (0)
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
State of the course: taught
Language: English
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: prof. Mgr. Tomáš Weiss, M.A., Ph.D.
doc. PhDr. Jan Hornát, Ph.D.
Teacher(s): doc. PhDr. Jan Hornát, Ph.D.
prof. Mgr. Tomáš Weiss, M.A., Ph.D.
Is pre-requisite for: JTM140, JTM049
Annotation -
The seminar will introduce students to how to design academic research so that it speaks to relevant literature, develops an interesting research question, and presents a persuasive argument.

Upon completing the course students will acquire a basic understanding of the logic of research in social sciences, particularly focusing on qualitative research. Students will understand the relevance of methodology for academic writing and the relationship between methodology and theory. Students will conclude the course by putting their knowledge into action, in the creation of their research project.

This course is a compulsory course for European Politics and Society (classes at 14:00 and 15:30), and Master in Area Studies and Balkan, Eurasian and Central European Studies (class at 11:00). Students from other programmes cannot register in the course due to limited capacity.

The course is open only for students of master's degree programmes.
Last update: Hrubá Kateřina, Mgr. (28.01.2026)
 
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