Course

Unit 1

Data collection and management 

Types of social data: Data collection tools and digitalisation (Google form, Survey CTO, Kobo Toolbox, ArcGIS Field Maps); Ethical considerations 

Unit 2

Introduction to Exploratory Data Analysis and Data Visualization

Data cleaning; Descriptive statistics; Univariate analysis; Handling missing data; Types of visualisations; Types of charts and graphs; ethics and principles. 

Unit 3

Introduction to Data Visualisation 

Microsoft Excel; Google Maps; Power BI, Tableau Public; Writing inferences and reports;

Text Books / References

Learning practical digital skills with Google https://applieddigitalskills.withgoogle.com/en/learn

Course Objectives: 

• Gain comprehensive Understanding of Social, psychological, psychosocial and socio-cultural Data.
• Gain proficiency in Data Collection Tools and understand the ethical consideration behind the tools.

• Introduce the principles of exploratory data analysis (EDA) and provide a foundation in data cleaning, descriptive statistics, and basic analysis. 
• Introduce various data visualisation techniques, including handling missing data, types of visualisations, and the ethical principles associated with data visualisation. 

Course Outcomes: 

• CO1: A solid foundation in social data collection, management, exploratory data analysis, and data visualisation, emphasising both theoretical understanding and practical skills using relevant tools
• CO2: Gains hands-on experience with popular data collection tools like Google Forms and Survey CTO
• CO3: Gains hands-on experience with popular data visualisation tools such as Microsoft Excel, Google Maps, and Tableau Public.
• CO4: Ability to write clear and insightful reports based on data analysis and effectively communicate findings.

Skills: 

• Experience in data collection and fundamental analysis 
• Configurations of digitalisation tools like Google Forms and Survey CTO 
• Graphs and plots using Google Spreadsheets and Tableau. 
• Writing data analysis inferences. 

CO PO Mapping