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SUMMARY:How to become a computational social scientist
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DESCRIPTION:Scientific research and teaching are increasingly influenced 
 by computational tools\, methods and paradigms. The social sciences are 
 no different\, with many new forms of social data only available or prac
 tical through computational means (Kitchen\, 2014).\n\nWhile social scie
 nce research has always been marked by technological approaches to some 
 degree\, the field of computational social science involves the use of t
 ools\, data and methods that require a different skill set and mindset.\
 n\nThis free workshop is an introduction to computational social science
 . It offers attendees a chance to understand and discuss what computatio
 nal social science is\, what it is good for\, how to become a computatio
 nal social scientist\, and the basic steps to follow in an ideal computa
 tional social science research project.\n\nPLEASE NOTE: This session is 
 focused on introducing people to the concepts of CSS. We will not be cov
 ering more advanced topics including the epistemological and theoretical
  challenges posed by CSS.\n\nThe workshop intersperses instruction with 
 discussion and gives participants the chance to develop a research proje
 ct idea through several steps. The workshop is suitable for absolute beg
 inners and NO CODING SKILLS are required.\n\nPresenter: Louise Capener\,
  UK Data Service\n\nKitchen\, R. (2014). Big Data\, new epistemologies a
 nd paradigm shifts. Big Data & Society\, https://doi.org/10.1177/2053951
 714528481.\n\nLevel: Any level\, from absolute beginner to statistics wh
 iz\n\nExperience/knowledge required: No specific knowledge required but 
 it will make much more sense if you currently (or plan to) conduct socia
 l science research\n\nTarget audience: Social scientists who are interes
 ted in or confused by what computational and empirical social science is
  about\, or who know they want to start doing more computational work bu
 t don’t know how to get started\n\nWe will be using Mentimeter to ask qu
 estions in this workshop so you may benefit from having a second device 
 ready for this\, such as a smartphone.
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CLASS:PUBLIC
LOCATION:Online 
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