Course title |
Social Media and Social Network Analysis |
Semester |
112-2 |
Designated for |
COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF JOURNALISM |
Instructor |
Adrian Rauchfleisch |
Curriculum Number |
JOUR7094 |
Curriculum Identity Number |
342EM3100 |
Class |
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Credits |
3.0 |
Full/Half Yr. |
Half |
Required/ Elective |
Elective |
Time |
Monday 7,8,9(14:20~17:20) |
Remarks |
Restriction: MA students and beyond The upper limit of the number of students: 15. The upper limit of the number of non-majors: 5. |
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Course introduction video |
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Table of Core Capabilities and Curriculum Planning |
Table of Core Capabilities and Curriculum Planning |
Course Syllabus
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Course Description |
While this course is primarily aimed at graduate-level students, undergraduates may be considered on a case-by-case basis under exceptional circumstances.
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This course provides an in-depth examination of social media data analysis focusing on social network analysis. You will learn how to utilize the R programming language to collect, process, and analyze digital trace data, with practical examples that can be applied in fields such as data-driven journalism and business analytics. The course begins with an introduction to R and progresses to cover topics such as reading data, performing statistical procedures, and visualizing results with high-quality plots. You will also learn how to collect data from social media platforms such as YouTube, Spotify, or PTT using R and techniques for working with text data. The course will also include a module on using transformer models for automatic text classification in Python, equipping you with the latest tools in machine learning for text analysis. In the final block of the course, you will have the opportunity to plan and work on your own project, and the course will conclude with a presentation of state-of-the-art methods in the field. |
Course Objective |
Introduction to R
Data analysis and visualization of digital trace data
Social media data can be collected automatically
Learn new methods
Text mining |
Course Requirement |
This class is designed for beginners, with no specific requirements needed. The only prerequisites are an interest in learning about social media data analysis and a willingness to familiarize yourself with the R programming language |
Student Workload (expected study time outside of class per week) |
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Office Hours |
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Designated reading |
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References |
Chang, W. (2018). R graphics cookbook: Practical recipes for visualizing data (Second edition). O’Reilly.
Easley, D., & Kleinberg, J. (2010). Networks, crowds, and markets: Reasoning about a highly connected world.
Healy, K. (2018). Data visualization: A practical introduction. Princeton University Press.
Sanchez, G. (2013). Handling and processing strings in R. Berkeley: Trowchez Editions. http://gastonsanchez. com/Handling_and_Processing_Strings_in_R. pdf
Wickham, H. (2019). Advanced R (Second edition). CRC Press/Taylor and Francis Group.
Zweig, K. A. & Springer-Verlag. (2018). Network Analysis Literacy A Practical Approach to the Analysis of Networks. |
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