Current issues and data impact (5 cr)

Objective

You familiarize yourself with the topics from a data perspective. You can search for hot topics and related discussions and conversations about different services. You understand how data can be used to make an impact.

Content

What issues have been and are being talked about? How has the conversation been affected by data? How can I search for data about interesting discussion topics to describe the topic and the data in the discussion? What does social media automation mean?

Course material

Web materials. The course also utilizes large language models (LLMs) so an prior access to a large language model (such as those provided by OpenAI) is beneficial.

Study forms and methods

Individual learning tracks should always be discussed with the lecturers

RDI and work-related cooperation

The course may have assignments made for companies or assignments agreed individually with students.

Student workload

1 cr = 27 hours work

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Final grade is based on the evaluation of the final project(s)