Workshop: Data Mining & Visualising Big Social Data
Event Information
Description
About
In a world where data is becoming increasingly vast and digital, the demand to make sense of and visualise this information becomes increasingly necessary.
Whether you need to mine and visualise data for research into social habits, health, politics, crime or more - this workshop aims to give you the skills to source pubically available data, map and visualise it too.
This half-day workshop will provide you with an introduction into how mine Twitter, Instagram and Youtube for social data, as well as give you the tools and skills to analyse and visualise your data sets.
Course participants will:
- Learn to use simple techniques to mine the public Twitter, Instagram and Youtube APIs
- Learn how to clean your data using Google Spreadsheets and Google Add-ons
- Learn how to use Qualitative software to analyse tweets for co-occurring patterns, topics and trends
- Learn how to use data visualisation software like Gephi and coding languages like D3.js to create interactive networks
- Learn how to map and visualise text and image data collected from Twitter and Instagram onto dynamic and interactive maps that you can embed into your projects
Level: Intermediate (some prior knowledge)
Venue: The workshop will be held at:
Camden City Learning Centre
Charrington Street
London
NW1 1RD
Directions:
- Bus: 29, 46, 88, 134, 168, 214, 253
- Train: Mainline rail links to King's Cross, St Pancras and Euston
- Tube: Mornington Crescent, King's Cross St Pancras, Euston
Walking Directions:
- Walk along Euston Road to British Library (left out of Euston, right out of Kings Cross and St Pancras).
- Turn down Ossulston Street and walk right to the far end - (road changes to Charrington Street at the road block).
- The CLC is on on the left.
Refund Policy:
Understandably, plans change. However if you cannot make it to a workshop, please email me at least 5 days before the scheduled event date. No refunds will be given after this timeframe.
Organiser Sam Martin
Organiser of Workshop: Data Mining & Visualising Big Social Data
Sam Martin is a Digital Sociologist and Data Scientist, conducting research on the way Social Media is being used to manage health and long-term chronic conditions. She has a background in Web Development, creating Apps for social good, Data Visualisation and e-Learning.
She has run workshops in Digital Social Research Methods at Cambridge University and enjoys creating Data Art and teaching in her spare time.
Find out more about Sam via her websites and Twitter account below:
Twitter: @DigitalCoeliac
Research Blog: http://www.digitalcoeliac.com
Mapping Big Social Health Data: https://digitalcoeliac.cartodb.com/maps
Educational Apps: http://www.coeliacsam.com
