This course is designed to train students to familiarize a list of essential techniques for media data and social media analytics. It covers a variety of tools that help the learner conduct a range of applications independently, including web scraping, API programming, natural language processing, sentiment analysis, network analysis, digital map, web app development, as well as data visualization. The course is designed and taught in problem-based or project-driven mode which aims to facilitate real life applications in a variety of scenarios in social data analysis.

Assessment: 100% coursework