Course: Methodology of Research and Innovation Project Preparation

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Course title Methodology of Research and Innovation Project Preparation
Course code USP/NK1ME
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + E-learning + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
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)
  • Obonya Juraj, Mgr. PhD.
  • Janiš Kamil, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Najvar Petr, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
- Epistemological and ontological aspects of research in pedagogy. - Terminology: investigation, survey, research, piloting, methodology, method. - Research project. - Quantitative research: starting points, strengths, limitations research questions and hypotheses research sample research methods: questionnaire, scaling, observation, content analysis, experiment - Quality research: starting points, strengths, limitations streams of qualitative research strategies and procedures research questions and selection of participants, research methods: unstructured observation, unstructured and semi-structured interview, narrative interview - Application projects and their preparation. - Difference in terms of innovation and research.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Text analysis, Individual work of students, Educational trip
  • Participation in classes - 15 hours per semester
  • Preparation for course credit - 30 hours per semester
  • Term paper - 50 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 25 hours per semester
  • Educational trip - 14 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
unspecified
unspecified
learning outcomes
main qualitative procedures in educational research
main qualitative procedures in educational research
main quantitative procedures in educational research
main quantitative procedures in educational research
ethical issues in educational research
ethical issues in educational research
the structure of educational research project
the structure of educational research project
basic concepts in descriptive statistics
basic concepts in descriptive statistics
Skills
to develop and justify the project of small research activity
to develop and justify the project of small research activity
to formulate research aims and research questions
to formulate research aims and research questions
to argue for the use of concererte research methods
to argue for the use of concererte research methods
to carry out a small research activity
to carry out a small research activity
to evaluate a realised research activity
to evaluate a realised research activity
teaching methods
Knowledge
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Text analysis
Text analysis
Educational trip
Educational trip
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Individual work of students
Individual work of students
assessment methods
Analysis of another type of paper written by the student (Casuistry, diary, plan ...)
Grade (Using a grade system)
Grade (Using a grade system)
Analysis of another type of paper written by the student (Casuistry, diary, plan ...)
Recommended literature
  • Gavora, P. et al. Elektronická učebnica pedagogického výskumu. Bratislava: Univerzita Komenského, 2010.
  • Gavora, P. Úvod do pedagogického výzkumu. Brno: Paido, 2010.
  • Chráska, M., & Kočvarová, I. Kvantitativní design v pedagogických výzkumech začínajících akademických pracovníků. Zlín: UTB, 2014.
  • Chráska, M., & Kočvarová, I. Kvantitativní metody sběru dat v pedagogických výzkumech. Zlín: UTB, 2015.
  • Majerčíková, J., & Rebendová, A. Mateřská škola ve světě univerzity. Zlín: Univerzita Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně, Fakulta humanitních studií, 2016.
  • Strauss, A., & Corbinová, J. Základy kvalitativního výzkumu. Bozkovice: Nakladatelství Albert, 1999.
  • Švaříček, R., & Šeďová, K. et al. Kvalitativní výzkum v pedagogických vědách. Praha: Portál, 2007.


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