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72875-01 - Seminar: Analyzing Politicians' Social Media with Data Science (3 CP)
| Semester | fall semester 2024 |
| Course frequency | Irregular |
| Lecturers | Clint Claessen (clint.claessen@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | Social media has become an increasingly important platform for politicians to communicate with the public. To analyze their communication output, there are various strategies that can be employed. In this seminar, we will explore different methods to examine big data, including video, image, and text data produced by political parties and parliamentarians. The seminar is structured in a way that follows the research process, with a specific focus on politicians. It covers topics such as parliamentary data sources and availability, data selection, collection with APIs, measurement with R and Python, and descriptive analysis. Although prior knowledge of programming languages is not required, a willingness to learn them is expected. The main objective of this seminar is to help you develop your own research project based on the knowledge you gain about the various factors involved in data science. |
| Learning objectives | TBD |
| Bibliography | TBD |
| Comments | Attention: All Seminars will be graded in the Department of Political Science. Grading scale 6.0 to 1.0, whereupon 4.0 is a pass. The number of participants is limited. The places are assigned according to date of enrollment and subject of study. Priority will be given to students of Political Science. |
| Admission requirements | Attention: All Seminars will be graded in the Department of Political Science. Grading scale 6.0 to 1.0, whereupon 4.0 is a pass. The number of participants is limited. The places are assigned according to date of enrollment and subject of study. Priority will be given to students of Political Science. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Wednesday | 14.15-15.45 | Bernoullistrasse 14/16, Kleiner Seminarraum 02.001 |
Dates
| Modules |
Modul: Erweiterung Gesellschaftswissenschaften B.A. (Bachelor's degree subject: Political Science) Modul: Regionaler Fokus B.A. (Bachelor's degree subject: Political Science) Modul: Vertiefung Politikwissenschaft B.A. (Bachelor's degree subject: Political Science) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Active participation and an Analysis Assignment |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | 1-6 0,5 |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Fachbereich Politikwissenschaft |