Computational Thinking and Social Science
eBook - ePub

Computational Thinking and Social Science

Combining Programming, Methodologies and Fundamental Concepts

  1. 384 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Computational Thinking and Social Science

Combining Programming, Methodologies and Fundamental Concepts

About this book

Whilst providing a fundamental understanding of computational social science, this book delves into the tools and techniques used to build familiarity with programming and gain context into how, why and when they are introduced. The overall focus is on helping you understand and design computational social science research, alongside delving into hands-on coding and technical instruction.

Key features include: 
  • Further reading 
  • Exercises accompanied by sample code 
  • Programming examples in Scratch, Python and R
  • Key concepts  
  • Chapter summaries 
With experience in course design and teaching, Matti Nelimarkka has a deep understanding of learning techniques within computational social sciences, with the main aim of blending researching, thinking and designing together to gain a grounded foundation for coding, programming, methodologies and key concepts.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Publisher Note
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Contents
  7. Extended Contents
  8. Discover this textbook’s online resources!
  9. About the Author
  10. Foreword
  11. Acknowledgements
  12. 1 A New Kind of Social Science Requires New Skills
  13. 2 Computational Thinking, Algorithms, and Writing Code
  14. 3 Data Science
  15. 4 Network Analysis
  16. 5 Data Structures
  17. 6 Simulations and Complex Systems
  18. 7 Interactive Systems
  19. 8 Best Practice for Software Development
  20. 9 Computation and Data: Collection, Storage, and Manipulation
  21. 10 Computational Social Science
  22. 11 Research Ethics in Computational Social Science
  23. 12 Mistakes and Quality of Results in Computational Social Sciences
  24. 13 Integrating Computational Methods into Research
  25. Bibliography
  26. Index