SICSS-JIAS/IPATC

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Daily updates and activities

10:00 - 11:00 An Introduction to Computational Social Science”

11:00 - 12:00 Why SICSS

12:00 - 13:00 SICSS at Age 5: An Interview with Co-Founders Chris Bail and Matt Salganik for SICSS-Howard/Mathematica 2021 (video) (courtesy of SICSS-Howard/Mathematica)

13:00 - 14:00 Introduction and logistics

14:00 - 15:00 Group Discussion

15:00 - 15:15 Assigning to groups

15:15 - 15:30 Debrief and Reflections

10:00 - 12:00 Speaker 1: Bhaso Ndzendze (University of Johannesburg)

12:00 - 13:00 Break or catch up on R resources

13:00 - 15:00 Group meetings: work on book report (optional)

16:00 - 17:00 Speaker 2: Geci Karuri-Sebina (Wits University)

10:00 - 11:00 Digital Innovations and amplifying underrepresented voices in civic tech (video) (courtesy of CTIN and ICSCentre)

15:00 - 17:00 Speaker 1: Sabelo Mhlambi (Berkman-Klein Center for Internet and Society)

14:00 - 15:00 Speaker 1: Adriana Marais (Proudly Human)

15:00 - 16:00 Group meetings (optional)

16:00 - 17:00 Speaker 2: Tendani Chimboza (University of Cape Town)

13:00 - 15:00 Group meetings: finalise book report (optional)

15:00 - 16:00 Break or catch up on R resources

16:00 - 17:00 Speaker: Lindiwe Matlali (teengeeks)

Day off

submit group book report (optional)

Watch Ethics Video Part 1, Video Part 2, Video Addition and Extensions

Materials: Slides Part 1, Slides Part 2, Slides Additions and Extensions

13:00 - 13:15 Logistics and Intro to Group Activity

13:15 - 14:155555 Small group Discussion (Lesson Plan)

14:15 - 15:00 Whole Group Discussion

15:00 - 16:00 Break

16:00 - 17:00 SICSS-Africa + African Descendents Inaugural Joint Panel: Interrogating Data Collection Methods Focused on African and African Descendents Around the World: Problems, Realities and Future Opportunities. REGISTER HERE

Speakers

• Bhaso Ndzendze, Ph.D., Senior Lecturer and Head of Department, Politics and International Relations, University of Johannesburg (slide) (video)
• Evans Osabuohien, Ph.D., Professor of Economics and Head of Department, Economics & Development Studies, Covenant University, Nigeria (slide) (video)
• Lebogang Ramafoko, Executive Director of Oxfam South Africa (video)
• Yahya Shaikh, M.D., Principal Scientist, Connected Health Systems, MITRE (slide) (video)

Moderator

• Susana Edjang, Mason Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School of Government

What is Digital Trace Data Video. Slides.

Strengths and Weakness of Digital Trace Data. Video. Slides. Annotated Code.

Application Programming Interfaces. Video. Slides. Annotated Code.

Screen Scraping. Video. Slides. Annotated Code.

Building Apps and Bots for Social Science Research. Video. Slides. Annotated Code.

13:00 - 14:00 Group Exercise

14:00 - 16:00 Lecture: Timothy Khan Aikins (University of Cape Town)

16:00 - 17:00 Optional Group Work Continuation

What is Digital Trace Data Video. Slides.

Strengths and Weakness of Digital Trace Data. Video. Slides. Annotated Code.

Application Programming Interfaces. Video. Slides. Annotated Code.

Screen Scraping. Video. Slides. Annotated Code.

Building Apps and Bots for Social Science Research. Video. Slides. Annotated Code.

13:00 - 14:30 Lecture: Franklin Tchakounté (University of Ngaoundere)

Collective & Artificial Intelligence for Cybersecurity in Social Spheres: From Art-of-the-Literature to Concrete Paths and Challenges

15:00 - 17:00 Group Exercise

An Introduction to Text Analysis. Video. Slides. Annotated Code.

Text Analysis Basics. Video. Slides. Annotated Code.

Dictionary-Based Text Analysis. Video. Slides. Annotated Code.

Topic Models. Video. Slides. Annotated Code.

Text Networks. Video. Slides. Annotated Code.

Specific Support Consultations/ Catch up with Additional Resources

13:00 - 15:30 Group Work

17:00 - 18:00 Suhem Parack (Twitter) Resources to prepare for the session.

Chapter 5 in Bit by Bit

Watch:

Introduction to Mass Collaboration. Video. Slides.

Human Computation. Video. Slides.

Open Call. Video. Slides.

Distributed Data Collection. Video. Slides.

Nicole Jenkins introduction to the Crown Act: Mass Collaboration Exercise

Black natural hair experiences by Nicole Jenkins and Naniette Coleman

13:00 - 15:30 Group Exercise

15:30 - 16:00 Group Allocation Exercise

Surveys in the Digital Age

Survey Research in the Digital Age. Video. Slides.

Probability and Non-Probability Sampling. Video. Slides.

Computer-Administered Interviews. Video. Slides.

Combining Surveys and Big Data. Video. Slides.

Additions and Extension. Video. Slides.

Experiments in the Digital Age

What, Why, Which Experiments. Video. Slides.

Moving Beyond Simple Experiments. Video. Slides.

Four Strategies for Making Experiments Happen. Video. Slides.

Zero Variable Data and Musiclab. Video. Slides.

3 Rs. Video. Slides.

08:00 - 12:30 Paticipants arrive at Accomodation

13:00 - 14:00 Lunch

14:00 - 16:15 Welcome and Logistics, JIAS Campus Tour, Group Work

17:00 - 18:00 Fireside chat with Chris Bail (SICSS Director)

18:00 - 20:00 Meet and greet dinner with Siphamandla Zondi (IPATC, University of Johannesburg)

09:00 - 10:00 Lecture: Emmanuel Olamijuwon (SICSS Covenant)

10:00 - 12:30 Group Work

13:00 - 13:30 Lunch

14:00 - 15:00 Lecture: Vukosi Marivate (University of Pretoria)

15:00 - 16:00 Group Work with Vukosi Marivate

16:00 - 17:00 Group Work

09:00 - 10:00 Lecture: Chenai Chair (Moz://a Foundation)

10:00 - 12:00 Lecture: Tapiwa Chagonda (University of Johannesburg)

13:00 - 14:00 Lunch

14:00 - 17:00 Group Work

09:00 - 10:00 Group Work

10:00 - 11:00 Lecture: Odilile Ayodele (University of Johannesburg)

13:00 - 14:00 Lunch

14:00 - 17:00 Group Work

16:00 - 17:00 International Civil Society Centre: Digital Dialogue #5 ‘Hacking for Good?’ (register here) (optional)

09:00 - 11:00 Final Presentations

11:00 - 12:00 Discussion session: Sibongiseni Thotsejane (University of Cape Town)

13:00 - 14:00 Lunch

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