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Social Data Analytics
FASS launches social data analytics minor with panel discussion event
Data underpins today’s world. Websites track our virtual movements and shopping habits and social interactions with friends and family. Even in the “real worldâ€�, street cameras track social distancing in public spaces. Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµâ€™s new minor in social data analytics (SDA) is the only degree program of its kind in Canada to provide the skills to effectively navigate, analyze and communicate “big dataâ€� in a social science context.
On August 12th, Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµstudents joined a to hear about the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences’ (FASS’) new social data analytics (SDA) minor, jointly organized by the Departments of Economics, Linguistics, Philosophy and Political Science. They also listened to four Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµalumni from those departments who use social data analytics and social data science in their careers.
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