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Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Innovations in Digital Research Methods by Peter Halfpenny, Rob Procter An exciting new introduction to digital social research tools and methods, this book helps readers to manage the huge amounts of data available, and feel confident if they are attempting this sort of research for the first time. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Vast amounts of digital data are now generated daily by people as they go about their lives, yet social researchers are struggling to exploit it. At the same time, the challenges faced by society in the 21st century are growing ever more complex, and demands research that is bigger in scale, more collaborative and multi-disciplinary than ever before. This cutting-edge volume provides an accessible introduction to innovative digital social research tools and methods that harness this data deluge and successfully tackle key research challenges. Contributions from leading international researchers cover topics such as: Qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods researchData managementSocial media and social network analysisModeling and simulationSurvey methodsVisualizing social dataEthics and e-researchThe future of social research in the digital age This vibrant introduction to innovative digital research methods is essential reading for anyone conducting social research today. Author Biography Peter Halfpenny is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of Manchester. He was Executive Director of the ESRC National Centre for e-Social Science from 2004 to 2010, responsible for the overall strategic management of the Centres programme of research, outreach and capacity-building. Peters own research interests are in the integration of computer tools and services into a comprehensive support environment for social science researcher practitioners, and the investigation of the adoption and adaptation of e-Science tools across the social research community. Rob Procter is Professor of Social Informatics in the Department of Computer Science, University of Warwick, where he is deputy head of department and research director of the Warwick Institute for the Science of Cities (WISC), and Exchange Professor, NYU. Previously, he was research director of the ESRC National Centre for e-Social Science, where he contributed to developing innovations in e-Infrastructure, tools and methods in the social sciences. ???????One focus of his current work is methodologies and tools for big social data analytics. Rob led a multidisciplinary team working with the Guardian/LSE on the Reading the Riots project, analysing tweets sent during the August 2011 riots. This won the Data Visualization and Storytelling category of the 2012 Data Journalism Awards and the 2012 Online Media Award for the Best use of Social Media. He is also a co-founder of the Collaborative Online Social Media Observatory (Cosmos), a multidisciplinary group of UK researchers building a platform for social data analytics. Rob is editor of the Health Informatics Journal and advisory board member, Big Data and Society Journal. Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction and Overview - Peter Halfpenny and Rob ProctorChapter 2: The Changing Social Data Landscape - Kingsley Purdam and Mark ElliotChapter 3: Exploiting New Sources of Data - Kingsley Purdam and Mark ElliotChapter 4: Survey Methods: Challenges and Opportunities - Joe MurphyChapter 5: Advances in Data Management for Social Survey - Paul S. LambertChapter 6: Modelling and Simulation - Mark Birkin and Nick MallesonChapter 7: Contemporary developments in statistical software for social scientists - Paul S. Lambert, William J. Browne and Danius T. MichaelidesChapter 8: Text Mining and Social Media: When Quantitative Meets Qualitative, and Software Meets People - Lawrence Ampofo, Simon Collister, Ben OLoughlin and Andrew ChadwickChapter 9: Digital Records and the Digital Replay System - Andy Crabtree, Paul Tennent, Pat Brundell and Dawn KnightChapter 10: Social Network Analysis - Robert Ackland and Jonathan ZhuChapter 11: Visualising Spatial Data and Social Media - Michael Batty, Steven Gray, Andrew Hudson-Smith, Richard Milton, Oliver OBrien and Flora RoumpaniChapter 12: Ethical Praxis in e-Research - R.J. Anderson and Marina JirotkaChapter 13: Sociology and the Digital Challenge - Mike Savage Review From machine learning tweets to ethical considerations of Big Data, this timely book provides a highly interdisciplinary survey of innovative digital research methods. The book uniquely blurs qualitative and quantitative approaches to provide refreshingly forward-looking insights for those new to digital research, but also for those more experienced in the field. -- Dhiraj Murthy This very-up-to-date volume provides an accessible introduction to innovative digital social research tools and methods that harness this "data deluge" and successfully tackle key research challenges. It provides a highly interdisciplinary survey of innovative digital research methods and uniquely blurs qualitative and quantitative approaches to provide insights for those new to digital research, but also for those more experienced in the field. Contributions from leading international researchers cover topics such as qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods research, and data management. -- Karl M van Meter Review Quote From machine learning tweets to ethical considerations of Big Data, this timely book provides a highly interdisciplinary survey of innovative digital research methods. The book uniquely blurs qualitative and quantitative approaches to provide refreshingly forward-looking insights for those new to digital research, but also for those more experienced in the field. Details ISBN1446203093 ISBN-10 1446203093 ISBN-13 9781446203095 Format Paperback Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Year 2015 DEWEY 001.42 Media Book Pages 336 Short Title INNOVATIONS IN DIGITAL RESEARC Language English Edited by Peter Halfpenny Illustrations black & white illustrations Publication Date 2015-06-01 UK Release Date 2015-06-01 NZ Release Date 2015-06-01 Author Rob Procter Alternative 9781446203088 Audience Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Publisher Sage Publications Ltd Imprint Sage Publications Ltd AU Release Date 2015-05-31 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERY No matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. 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