Social Media Data Analysis short course
| Dates: | 18 March 2016 |
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| Times: | All day |
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| What is it: | Course |
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| Organiser: | Cathie Marsh Institute for Social Research |
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| How much: | £140 (public sector) £195 (private sector) |
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| Who is it for: | University staff, Adults, Alumni, Current University students, General public |
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Participants should have a basic familiarity with YouTube and Twitter, and be prepared to learn to use new software.
Objectives
The course will use the free Webometric Analyst software for the following purposes:
•Gathering tweets matching a geographic or keyword query
•Gathering comments on one or more YouTube videos
•Constructing network diagrams from users or comments
•The analysis methods discussed will include:
•Simple quantitative methods, such as social network analysis, to describe the results
•Content analysis to provide insights into the YouTube or Twitter topic studied
Price: £140 (public sector) £195 (private sector)
Travel and Contact Information
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Basement computer lab
Humanities Bridgeford Street
Manchester
