Social media data can be vast and understanding which data source works
best for a research project, as well as the ethical considerations it
requires and how to go about extracting and analysing this data, is
fundamental for students to grasp. Working with social media data
requires a specific set of knowledge and skills and this Fix answers
questions such as:
- Can social media data meet my research needs?
- How do I gather and use social media data ethically?
- What social media data do I need to gather?
- How do I build an effective social media sampling strategy?
- How do I extract data from social media platforms?
- What steps should I take to plan my data collection?
Students need help over hurdles at every stage of their research
project. They want simple, powerful, accessible tools that deliver
results fast. They need to meet interim assessment deadlines and prove
that they have successfully passed through multiple stages of their
project, or need to master a stage of understanding in a learning
cascade before they can proceed to the next week in their methods
module.
Their supervisors are increasingly unable to help, but will still be
assessing results. Students need more than YouTube.
Titles in the Little Quick Fix series offer:
- Visual, design-led learning
- Clear, structured, useful pedagogy
- A hand-holding, step-by-step approach for students who are less able,
or less academically prepared by school so far
- Effective self-directed learning with DIY progress tracking
- A stand-in for the busy/unavailable supervisor
