Foundations of Computational Social Science
Dates:
- Mon 04 Nov 2019 15.00 - 17.00
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2019-11-04 15:00
2019-11-04 17:00
Europe/Paris
Foundations of Computational Social Science
This course shows how the creative use of new methods for theoretical and empirical analysis enabled by new computing and communication technologies can advance research fields in social and political sciences. Each week we look at recent advancements in one field of research. The methods include among other things: analysis of large-scale ( Big ) internet data, agent-based modeling, social network analysis, (quasi-)experimental methods using the internet, and Monte Carlo methods. Discussion of the readings is aimed at appreciating the analytical leverage computational methods provide vis-à-vis standard methods for knowledge accumulation in a given area: What can we learn that we would otherwise not have been able to learn? What questions can be answered that were previously considered unanswerable? The objective of the course is to make it natural for students to think out-of-the-box and consider non-traditional analysis approaches in their own work.
Seminar Room 2 - Badia Fiesolana
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Seminar Room 2 - Badia Fiesolana
This course shows how the creative use of new methods for theoretical and empirical analysis enabled by new computing and communication technologies can advance research fields in social and political sciences. Each week we look at recent advancements in one field of research. The methods include among other things: analysis of large-scale ( Big ) internet data, agent-based modeling, social network analysis, (quasi-)experimental methods using the internet, and Monte Carlo methods. Discussion of the readings is aimed at appreciating the analytical leverage computational methods provide vis-à-vis standard methods for knowledge accumulation in a given area: What can we learn that we would otherwise not have been able to learn? What questions can be answered that were previously considered unanswerable? The objective of the course is to make it natural for students to think out-of-the-box and consider non-traditional analysis approaches in their own work.
- Location:
- Seminar Room 2 - Badia Fiesolana
- Affiliation:
- Department of Political and Social Sciences
- Type:
- Seminar
- Contact:
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Monika Rzemieniecka (EUI - Department of Political and Social Sciences)
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- Organiser:
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Prof. Arnout van de Rijt (EUI - Department of Political and Social Sciences)
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