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Introduction
Big Data presents unprecedented opportunities to study human behaviour on a very large scale. It has been increasingly used in social science to reveal individual differences and group dynamics. This course will introduce students to new methods of using computational tools and Big Data to conduct social science research. This course introduces students to research methods in computational social sciences. Topics include characteristics of Big Data, collecting and analyzing online data, running online field experiments, etc.
The course is part of:
- Graduate Certificate in Health and Ageing
- FlexiMasters in Health and Ageing
- Graduate Certificate in Social Sciences
- FlexiMasters in Social Sciences
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Course Availability
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Date(s): 20 to 27 Apr 2024
Time: 09:00am - 04.30pm (20 & 27 April 2024)
Venue: NTU Yunnan Campus
Registration is closed.
After this course, students should be able to: 1) Describe the opportunities and challenges for social science in this digital age 2) Identify social science research questions that can be addressed by computational methods and big data 3) Apply techniques such as text mining and online experiments to answer social science research questions.
1. Introduction and Characteristics of Big Data
This lecture will cover key features of Big Data, such as always-on, incomplete, non-representative, and drifting, to help students understand the pros and cons of Big Data.
2. Collecting and analyzing online data
This lecture will cover strategies for utilizing Big Data in social science, such as counting, forecasting, nowcasting, and matching.
3.Running online experiments and field studies
This lecture will discuss methods and issues for running online experiments. Topics include lab vs. field, analog vs. digital, validity, and heterogeneity.
4. Human computation and ethics
This lecture will discuss how to create mass online collaboration using human computation, open call, and distributed data collection. It will also discuss new ethical challenges in handling digital-age social research.
Standard Course Fee: S$1090.00
SSG Funding Support | Course fee payable after SSG funding, if eligible under various schemes | ||
Fee BEFORE funding & GST | Fee AFTER funding & 9% GST | ||
Singapore Citizens (SCs) and Permanent Residents (PRs) (Up to 70% funding) | s$1,000.00 | S$327.00 | |
Enhanced Training Support for SMEs (ETSS) | S$127.00 | ||
SCs aged ≥ 40 years old | |||
• NTU/NIE alumni may utilise their $1,600 Alumni Course Credits. Click here for more information.
Assoc Professor Qiu Lin
Associate Professor, School of Social Sciences
Lin Qiu received his Ph.D. from Northwestern University. His research interests include Social Psychology, Cyberpsychology, and Computational Social Science. He has published papers in Psychological Science, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Journal of Research in Personality, Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, Computers in Human Behavior, and Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking. He is the Associate Editor of Asian Journal of Social Psychology and Associate Editor of Journal of Computational Social Science. His research interests are in Social Psychology, Media Psychology, Cyberpsychology, Computational Social Science, Human-computer Interaction.
| COURSE TITLE | ACADEMIC UNIT |
| CET125 Perspectives on Ageing | 1.5 |
| CET126 Ageing and Public Policy | 1.5 |
| CET127 Ageing and the End of Life | 1.5 |
| CET128 Mental Health and Ageing | 1.5 |
| CET129 Counselling Older Persons |
1.5 |
| CET130 Traditional Chinese Medicine for Older Adults | 1.5 |
| CET131 Research Methods for Ageing | 1.5 |
| CET133 Work, Stress, and Health | 1 |
| CET134 Religion and Public Health* | 1 |
| CET135 Communicating Complexity Part 1: Tackling communication barriers |
1 |
| CET136 Communicating Complexity Part 2: Data Visualization | 1 |
| CET137 Communicating Complexity Part 3: Communicating for different audiences | 1 |
| CET139 Qualitative interviewing | 1 |
| CET140 Applied Research Methods in Social Sciences | 1 |
FlexiMasters in Social Sciences
| COURSE TITLE | ACADEMIC UNIT |
| CET133 Work, Stress, and Health | 1 |
| CET134 Religion and Public Health* |
1 |
| CET135 Communicating Complexity Part 1: Tackling communication barriers | 1 |
| CET136 Communicating Complexity Part 2: Data Visualization | 1 |
| CET137 Communicating Complexity Part 3: Communicating for different audiences | 1 |
| CET139 Qualitative interviewing | 1 |
| CET140 Applied Research Methods in Social Sciences | 1 |
| CET141 Social Psychology | 1 |
| CET142 Hip-Hop and Islam: A Sociology of Generations Perspective* | 1 |
| CET144 Governing Social Resilience | 1 |
| CET145 Singapore in the International System | 1 |
| CET146 Crisis Diplomacy | 1 |
| CET148 The Psychology of Everyday Design | 1 |
| CET149 Intergroup processes and social inequality | 1 |
- Credit-bearing and stackable to Graduate Certificate in Health and Ageing (total 9AUs), FlexiMasters in Health and Ageing (total 15AUs), Graduate Certificate in Social Sciences (total 9AUs) and FlexiMasters in Social Sciences (total 15AUs).
- SSG funded and SkillsFuture Credit approved
- *SFC funded only
