Universität Wien

150098 UE From Text to Data: Quantitative Content Analysis (2024W)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 15 - Ostasienwissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work
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Fr 15.11. 13:15-14:45 Seminarraum Sinologie 1 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-10

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Details

max. 25 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

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Thursday 24.10.2024 17:00 - 18:30: Hofburg, Batthyanystiege, 1. Stock, Besprechungsraum 1, https://tfm.univie.ac.at/en/about-us/locations-and-maps/
Thursday 16.01.2025 17:00 - 18:30: Hofburg, Batthyanystiege, 1. Stock, Besprechungsraum 1, https://tfm.univie.ac.at/en/about-us/locations-and-maps/

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Aims, contents and method of the course

This course is designed to teach quantitative content analysis and its application to a research question in China studies. The goal of quantitative content analysis is to systematically capture the contents of a text corpus and describe their characteristics quantitatively. In this exercise, all steps of this method will be carried out by the participants under the guidance of the course instructor. This includes formulating a research question related to the scientific literature, determining a text corpus appropriate to the research question, developing a coding scheme, applying it to the corpus, and reporting the results.

First, basic concepts of social science methods, the concepts and techniques of quantitative content analysis, and examples of its application in China studies will be taught. Then, in small groups, participants will apply quantitative content analysis to a joint project under the instructor's guidance, present their results, and prepare a final report. By the end of the course, participants will have gained an overview of the method of quantitative content analysis and will be able to apply it independently.

Assessment and permitted materials

Active participation: 15%
Presentations: 25%
Timely and complete submission of partial tasks (development of the coding scheme, coding, analysis, final report, poster, etc.): 60%

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Active and regular participation. If more than 3 class sessions are missed, a positive completion of the course is not possible. A positive grading of the semester performance is only possible if all partial performances (see above) are positively evaluated.

Examination topics

Presentation(s), assigned project tasks

Reading list

Bryman, Alan. 2012. Social Research Methods. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press.
Neuendorf, Kimberly A. 2017. The Content Analysis Guidebook. Thousand Oaks: SAGE.

Association in the course directory

Sozialwissenschaftliche Methoden in der Sinologie (M6); Social Science Research Methods in Chinese Studies; UE GG/PR

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