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Workshop Mapping Public Opinion Through Data (2024/2025: period 1)
Course aim
At the end of the course, the student can:
- critically discuss characteristics of online communication on different platforms, and come up with appropriate research questions;
- collect, clean and structure data from social media;
- analyze, enrich and visualize data to answer proposed questions;
- reflect critically on their own data research practices and results.
Course content
The following students are guaranteed a place:
• BA Media en cultuur / Media and Culture 3rd year and further;
• BA CIW 3rd year and further;
• BA TCS or LAS 3rd year and further;
• pre-master’s students.
Other students will be placed by means of random selection.
In the past decade, information exchange and public debates have increasingly shifted to online spaces. For instance, from educators to journalists, social media are utilized for public engagement. At the same time, governments and businesses alike harness online platforms to monitor public opinions on varied issues. In this lab, students will explore how specific affordances of different digital platforms (e.g. Twitter, YouTube, TikTok etc.) shape public communications, and how empirical research can be done to systematically investigate them. By using digital methods (e.g. text mining, network analysis), students will learn how data can be retrieved and operationalized to map out public narratives and sentiment on different topics.
Additional information
Instructional formats
Explanation
During the Utrecht Data School Practicum, students learn how they can collect and analyse data. Students work under supervision of researchers experienced in digital methods. The practicum introduces different forms of data analysis and visualisation, providing the basic tools for digital humanities.
Preparation
Students are expected to get timely access to the relevant software packages and to bring their laptops to classes. Self study and practice is necessary.
Examination
Paper
Required | Weight 40% | Minimum grade 4.0 | ECTS 3
Group final paper in which you report on research of mapping public opinion through data.
To be announced
Portfolio
Required | Weight 60% | Minimum grade 5.5 | ECTS 4.5
Written assignments.
To be announced.
Entry requirements and preknowledge
Entry Requirements
No data about mandatory entry requirements is available.
Preknowledge
We expect no prior knowledge, but we expect enthusiasm for digital methods.
Languages
- English
Course Iterations
Related studies
Exams
There is no timetable available of the exams
Required Materials
No information available on the required literature
Recommended Materials
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READERTo be announced on Blackboard.
Coördinator
J.J. Bakker | j.j.bakker@uu.nl |
Lecturers
J.J. Bakker | j.j.bakker@uu.nl |
dr. F.L. Ferrari | f.l.ferrari@uu.nl |
Enrolment
Enrollment
From Monday 3 June 2024 up to and including Friday 21 June 2024
Late enrollment
From Monday 19 August 2024 up to and including Tuesday 20 August 2024
Enrollment closed
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