- Docente: Marco Albertini
- Credits: 4
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
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Corso:
Second cycle degree programme (LM) in
Politics Administration and Organization (cod. 9085)
Also valid for Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Politics Administration and Organization (cod. 9085)
Learning outcomes
The workshops are designed to provide students with skills that can prove useful in their future careers. The objective of the workshop is to help students advancing their skills through practice exercises in informational technology, data analysis, analysis in decision-making techniques (e.g. simulation) in complex organizations.
Course contents
In light of the current health emergency, the course will probably be delivered in remote mode (via MS TEAMS).
The course aims at introducing students to the principles and elements of the approach of computational social sciences. Moreover, a series of specific empirical studies will be presented.
Readings/Bibliography
- Salganik, M.J. (2020) Bit by bit. La ricerca sociale nell'era digitale. Bologna: il Mulino.
- Mayer-Schönberger, V. e Cukier, K. (2014) Big Data: A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work, and Think. Eamon Dolan/Mariner Books.
a list of additional readings will be provided before the beginning of the course
Assessment methods
Presentation of one paper from the list circulated by the instructor and a short final paper.
Office hours
See the website of Marco Albertini