Data Preparation and Understanding

2020/2021

Modulets indhold, forløb og pædagogik

The course provides students with an understanding of relevant data formats and methods for harvesting large-scale data about user behaviour, interaction, and/or opinions. More specifically, the course is focused on digital, online traces of user behaviour and how to identify, collect, prepare, and make sense of such data. Students are prompted to reflect on the scope and feasibility of different research designs, including their data requirements and the implications for data processing and ethics.

Læringsmål

Viden

In this module students will acquire knowledge of:

  • Data formats
  • Methods for collecting and processing data
  • Legal and ethical principles related to (online) data harvesting and usage.

Færdigheder

In this module students will acquire skills in:

  • Asking data-driven questions about research problems
  • Identifying, comparing, and selecting relevant techniques for collecting data about user behavior, interaction, and/or opinions
  • Constructing relevant data sets
  • Explaining the data set’s construction, limitations and potential use cases.

Kompetencer

In this module students will acquire competences in:

  • Relating theories and methods to real-world cases
  • Evaluating the practical and ethical dimensions of a data-driven project in relation to specific research designs
  • Taking an analytical, reflective and critical approach to the identification, harvesting, preparation, and understanding of relevant research data.

Eksamen

Prøver

Prøvens navnData Preparation and Understanding
Prøveform
Skriftlig
Duration of examination: 4 hours.
The exam is evaluated by an internal examiner.

The course is evaluated in an online test and graded as pass/fail.

Duration of examination: 4 hours. The exam is evaluated
ECTS5
BedømmelsesformBestået/ikke bestået
CensurIntern prøve
VurderingskriterierVurderingskriterierne er angivet i Universitetets eksamensordning

Fakta om modulet

Engelsk titelData Preparation and Understanding
ModulkodeKAINFOS1811
ModultypeKursus
Varighed1 semester
SemesterEfterår
9. semester
ECTS5
UndervisningssprogEngelsk
UndervisningsstedCampus Aalborg
Modulansvarlig

Organisation

StudienævnStudienævn for Kommunikation og Digitale Medier
InstitutInstitut for Kommunikation og Psykologi
FakultetDet Humanistiske Fakultet