Course: Bachelor Thesis Seminar

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Course title Bachelor Thesis Seminar
Course code UPV/SK5BP
Organizational form of instruction Seminar + Moodle
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Hladík Jakub, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
- Introduction to writing a bachelor thesis. - Presentation of the basic approaches in educational research. - Creating a thesis proposal (choice of research topic, the rationale; narrowing the topic, defining research goals, problem; the theoretical basis; selection of research and its justification, the definition of variables and hypotheses for quantitative research, qualitative research method of triangulation; sample selection; selecting appropriate research methods/techniques; plan a qualitative or quantitative data; the intended benefits; literature and other resources and attachment handling eg questionnaire, observation sheet, etc. - Bachelor thesis defense projects.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Individual work of students
  • Home preparation for classes - 37 hours per semester
  • Participation in classes - 10 hours per semester
  • Preparation for course credit - 43 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Mastering the methodology of educational research (the subject of methodology), ie. ability to define research questions, knowledge of the qualitative and quantitative research, empirical foundations of processing data at least in descriptive terms.
Mastering the methodology of educational research (the subject of methodology), ie. ability to define research questions, knowledge of the qualitative and quantitative research, empirical foundations of processing data at least in descriptive terms.
learning outcomes
knowledge of the structuring the bachelor thesis project
knowledge of the structuring the bachelor thesis project
knowledge of the research design
knowledge of the research design
knowledge of the qualitative and quantitative research methods
knowledge of the qualitative and quantitative research methods
knowlege of the research data processing
knowlege of the research data processing
Skills
plans pedagogical research
plans pedagogical research
formulates research objectives
formulates research objectives
applies adequate research strategies
applies adequate research strategies
collecting data for his bachelor thesis
collecting data for his bachelor thesis
proposes data analysis procedures
proposes data analysis procedures
teaching methods
Knowledge
Individual work of students
Individual work of students
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
assessment methods
Conversation
Conversation
Preparation of a presentation, giving a presentation
Preparation of a presentation, giving a presentation
Recommended literature
  • DISMAN, M. Jak se vyrábí sociologická znalost. Praha: Karolinum, 1998.
  • Gavora, Peter. Úvod do pedagogického výzkumu. Brno : Paido, 2000. ISBN 80-85931-79-6.
  • CHRÁSKA, M. Metody pedagogického výzkumu: Základy kvantitativního výzkumu. Praha: Grada, 2007. ISBN 978-80-247-1369-4.
  • MAŇÁK, J., ŠVEC, Š., ŠVEC, V. (eds.). Slovník pedagogické metodologie. Brno: Paido, 2005.
  • Miovský, Michal. Kvalitativní přístup a metody v psychologickém výzkumu. Vyd. 1. Praha : Grada, 2006. ISBN 80-247-1362-4.
  • Pelikán, Jiří. Základy empirického výzkumu pedagogických jevů. Praha : Karolinum, 1998. ISBN 80-7184-569-8.
  • PUNCH, K. F. Úspěšný návrh výzkumu. Praha, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7367-468-7.
  • PUNCH, K. F. Základy kvantitativního šetření. Praha, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7367-381-9.
  • Švaříček, Roman. Kvalitativní výzkum v pedagogických vědách. Vyd. 1. Praha : Portál, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7367-313-0.
  • ŠVEC, V., HRBÁČKOVÁ, K. Průvodce metodologií pedagogického výzkumu. Zlín: UTB, 2007.


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