Occurrence | Teaching period |
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A | Spring Term 2022-23 |
Subject content
Have an understanding of the key conceptual ideas concerning data in social media and to be able to apply these concepts to specific examples.
Have an understanding of the part that new types of data and data might play in the future of social media.
To be able to critically engage with data and their integration into social processes, practices and outcomes.
Have a developed understanding of the social, political and cultural context from which data emerge.
Academic and graduate skills
To be able to use concepts to understand social transformations.
To be able to think contextually about processes, infrastructures and power dynamics.
Task | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework | 100 |
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Task | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework | 100 |
Feedback on all work is provided in a variety of ways and you must make the most of all opportunities do
discuss your assessment and study progress:
1. After each open assessment you will receive feedback on the strengths and weaknesses of your
work. This will be available within 4 weeks of the submission deadline
2. You will meet with your supervisor twice a term and you should discuss any concerns that you
have and also present your assessment feedback for further comment
3. You will be asked to comment on the teaching of the modules and results will be discussed at
Teaching Committee
4. You will have five supervision meetings with your dissertation supervisor through the summer
months to enable you to discuss the different aspects of your work.
These will be available on the module sites through the Yorkshare VLE. Most reading materials will be journals or book chapters which will be in pdf format. These can be downloaded and annotated on your work pc if you don t want the expense of printing.
Recommended books will be available in the library for reference only.