Welcome to the seminar 'Critical Social Media Analysis using Mixed Methods'. In the following email, we would like to give you an understanding of how we are going to organize this seminar this winter term.
In the seminar, you will learn
about the field of social media research and its methodologies
how to design a scientific investigation into online communities, social debates and controversies
how to explore and collect material and data for social media analysis
how to use machine learning for the analysis of social media data
about ways to do qualitative research on social media communities and debates
how to differentiate and/or combine quantitative and qualitative approaches to analysis
about ethical and legal aspects within social media analysis
how to conduct 'open data science' ensuring accessibility, transparency and accountability of your research elements and results
Last but not least, you will get a better understanding of the two thematic focus areas of the seminar: how people create and debate controversies about 1. climate change and 2. the corona virus on digital media platforms and YouTube in particular.
The sessions will consist of a mix of lectures, discussions, guest talks and project work. During the semester, you will design and develop your own analytical project in a small team with fellow students. The rated assignments of the seminar include a presentation and report describing your analytical team project.
Up-to-date information about this seminar can be found on GitHub (https://github.com/FUB-HCC/seminar_critical-social-media-analysis/wiki) by the beginning of next week. We will also use Github for content-related discussions during the semester. Registration and all official communication is facilitated via Whiteboard.
The seminar sessions will take place weekly each Thursday 16h15 - 18h00 via Webex Meetings. Please dial in a few minutes before each start of the session. [Meeting details shared on Whiteboard]
We kindly ask you to fill out the following pre-class questionnaire:
[Questionnaire details shared on Whiteboard]
This will allow us to tailor the seminar to your experiences and interests. Please submit the questionnaire by Monday 2 Nov, 6pm.
If you have questions concerning the seminar, do not hesitate to contact us. For general questions about the seminar, please open an issue on Github using the label 'orga' → https://github.com/FUB-HCC/seminar_critical-social-media-analysis/issues If you don't feel like sharing your question with others, you can also send us an email.
We are looking forward to meeting you on our first session on Thursday, 5 Nov 2020 at 16h15!
Best wishes and stay healthy.
Simon David Hirsbrunner & Michael Tebbe
Dear students,
Welcome to the seminar 'Critical Social Media Analysis using Mixed Methods'. In the following email, we would like to give you an understanding of how we are going to organize this seminar this winter term.
In the seminar, you will learn
about the field of social media research and its methodologies how to design a scientific investigation into online communities, social debates and controversies how to explore and collect material and data for social media analysis how to use machine learning for the analysis of social media data about ways to do qualitative research on social media communities and debates how to differentiate and/or combine quantitative and qualitative approaches to analysis about ethical and legal aspects within social media analysis how to conduct 'open data science' ensuring accessibility, transparency and accountability of your research elements and results Last but not least, you will get a better understanding of the two thematic focus areas of the seminar: how people create and debate controversies about 1. climate change and 2. the corona virus on digital media platforms and YouTube in particular.
The sessions will consist of a mix of lectures, discussions, guest talks and project work. During the semester, you will design and develop your own analytical project in a small team with fellow students. The rated assignments of the seminar include a presentation and report describing your analytical team project.
Up-to-date information about this seminar can be found on GitHub (https://github.com/FUB-HCC/seminar_critical-social-media-analysis/wiki) by the beginning of next week. We will also use Github for content-related discussions during the semester. Registration and all official communication is facilitated via Whiteboard.
The seminar sessions will take place weekly each Thursday 16h15 - 18h00 via Webex Meetings. Please dial in a few minutes before each start of the session. [Meeting details shared on Whiteboard]
We kindly ask you to fill out the following pre-class questionnaire: [Questionnaire details shared on Whiteboard] This will allow us to tailor the seminar to your experiences and interests. Please submit the questionnaire by Monday 2 Nov, 6pm.
If you have questions concerning the seminar, do not hesitate to contact us. For general questions about the seminar, please open an issue on Github using the label 'orga' → https://github.com/FUB-HCC/seminar_critical-social-media-analysis/issues If you don't feel like sharing your question with others, you can also send us an email.
We are looking forward to meeting you on our first session on Thursday, 5 Nov 2020 at 16h15!
Best wishes and stay healthy. Simon David Hirsbrunner & Michael Tebbe