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Sociological Research Techniques

Summary

The subject of study is divided in three parts. The first general part presents the basic concepts and methods of sociological research. The central point hereof is presented by basic techniques of sociological research, their characteristics, structure and application in connection with the method used. The specific partis focused on the application of the said techniques in research and realization of a social audit, especially in the sphere of company culture.
The tuition is oriented first of all at the constrution and application of the techniques of sociological reearch with the goal to learn and apply them in studying the social reality of a company and in the research of company culture.

Literature

BABBIE, R. <I>The practice of social research. 9th ed</I>. Belmont: Wadsworth, 2001. ISBN 0-534-57474-2 
BRYMAN, Alan. Social Research Methods (Third Edition). Oxford University Press. 2008.
MCENVOY, C.,ANREW, D.,PEDERSEN, P. Research Methods and Design in Sport. London: Human Kinetics, 2011. ISBN 0-7360-7385-X 

Advised literature

GIDDENS, Anthony. Sociology: a brief but critical introduction. Macmillan, 1982
Churton, M. Theory and Method, Basingstoke, Macmillan Press, 2000. 324 p. ISBN 033368110X 
SATIR, Virginia. The new peoplemaking. Science and Behavior Books, 1988
THORPE, R.,SMITH, M E.,LOWE, A. Management Research. An Introduction. 2. vyd. London: SAGE Publications, 2002. 194 s. ISBN 0-7619-7285-4 


Language of instruction čeština, čeština, čeština, čeština, čeština, čeština, čeština, čeština, čeština, čeština
Code 711-0607
Abbreviation TSV
Course title Sociological Research Techniques
Coordinating department Department of Social Sciences
Course coordinator PhDr. Oldřich Solanský, Ph.D.