This seminar introduces participants to different approaches of analyzing language in the social sciences, including both quantitative and qualitative methods. Critical text analytics is highlighted as an integrative mixed-methods framework to engage collective meaning-making. Conceptual understanding, practical application, and ethical reflection are jointly cultivated across group discussions, hands-on workshops, and a final report.
(1-hr sessions) Fridays, 8:30-9:30am PHT
(2-hr sessions) Fridays, 8:00-10:00am PHT
Zoom link: https://cmu.zoom.us/j/9568787082
| Session | Date | Topic | Activity | Duration | Homework |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feb 11, 8:30am | Overview and Goal-Setting | Welcome + Orientation! | 1 hr | - |
| 2 | Feb 18, 8:30am | Levels of Language: The Lexical, Semantic, and Discursive | Discussion | 1 hr | Paper Analysis |
| (Due Mar 4) | |||||
| 3 | Mar 4, 8:30am | Designing and Evaluating Linguistic Methods | Discussion | 1 hr | Paper Analysis |
| (Due Mar 11) | |||||
| 4 | Mar 11, 8:30am | Critical Text Analytics as an Integrative Approach | Discussion | 1 hr | Project Sketch |
| (Due Mar 18) |
Download RapidMiner | | 5 | Mar 18, 8:00am | Topic Models on RapidMiner | Hands-On (Wine) | 2 hr | Quanti Draft (Due Apr 1) | | 6 | Apr 1, 8:00am | Computational Storylines: Synthesis and Analysis | Hands-On | 2 hr | Quali Draft (Due Apr 15) | | 7 | Apr 22, 8:00am | Presentation 1 (Wine, Feric, EJ) | Presentation | 2 hr | - | | 8 | Apr 29, 8:00am | Presentation 2 (Junix, Frances, Kaela) | Presentation | 2 hr | - | | 9 | May 6, 8:30am | Ethics of Computational Research | Discussion | 1 hr | Discussion Draft (Due May 13) | | 10 | May 13, 8:30am | Wrap Up | - | 1 hr | Final Reports (Due May 20) |
Levels of Language: The Lexical, Semantic, and Discursive
Designing and Evaluating Linguistic Methods
Critical Text Analytics as an Integrative Approach
Computational Storylines: Synthesis and Analysis
Ethics of Computational Research
Joshua Uyheng, Analytics for Democratization Lab