Our lives are increasingly shaped by data, not only from official government agencies but from diverse sources in our social world. As the sources, form and content of data diversify somust the social science techniques for analysing and using that data. This unit of study focuses on the world of big data. It equips students with an understanding of how the emergence of big data has expanded the power and scope of the social sciences and of how to make use of big data for social science purposes. It introduces some key techniques for presenting, communicating, and analysing data, including data visualisation and pattern discovery.
Unit details and rules
Academic unit | Social and Political Sciences |
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Credit points | 6 |
Prerequisites
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144 credit points and (FASS3999 or FASS3333 or equivalent) |
Corequisites
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None |
Prohibitions
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None |
Assumed knowledge
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Successful completion of an Arts major. |
Available to study abroad and exchange students | No |
Teaching staff
Coordinator | Francesco Bailo, francesco.bailo@sydney.edu.au |
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Lecturer(s) | Francesco Bailo, francesco.bailo@sydney.edu.au |