Learning Outcomes:
On completion of this course, you will have
• Gained an awareness of some of the ways in which technology is employed in humanities research
• Have been introduced to, and developed confidence in using, some of these techniques yourself
• Developed your ability to take general concepts and techniques and find applications within your own research areas
• Honed problem-solving skills in using and applying technology
• Developed an awareness of how major digital projects are constructed, and be able to identify inherent opportunities and limitations in the methodologies employed
Indicative Module Content:
1. Introductions
2. Data Harvesting and Web Scraping
3. Relational Database Principles & Design (LibreOffice)
4. Relational Database Queries (LibreOffice)
5. Data Visualisation including GIS (Microsoft Excel & Tableau)
6. READING WEEK
7. Deep Learning, Neural Networks & Image Recognition
8. Text Analysis and Mining (Sketch Engine)
9. PYTHON: An Introduction
10. Data Management Principles
11. Presentations on Projects