Syllabus
Topics:
1. Research field, research questions, hypotheses
2. Specifics of research with human participants
3. How to create and evaluate questionnaire and test
4. How to conduct and evaluate the interview
5. Other research methods (focus group, observation, …)
6. How to present qualitative and qualitative research results? Seminars: Creating one's own project; it is assumed/expected that the research topic will be related to with a thesis/work (however, it is possible to participate without it). - Presentation of the topic to colleagues (literature review, research objectives, methods of data collection) - Evaluation of colleagues' projects - Preparation of research tool for the project - Pilot of own research tool - Final presentation of the research tool
Annotation
The course offers students a basic insight into empirical research with human participants (e.g., user testing). The course is suitable especially for students who need to prepare, as part of their thesis, a research tool for data collection, data processing, data interpretation and data presentation.