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Topics in Learning Sciences (351-0-22)

Topic

Text Mining for Education, Organizations, and Soci

Instructors

Bruce L Sherin

Meeting Info

Annenberg Hall G02: Mon, Wed 11:00AM - 12:20PM

Overview of class

This course is an introduction to the methods of text mining for students across the School of Education and Social Policy. Students will learn to write short programs to apply text mining to existing data corpora. In addition we will read about prior applications of text mining in the social sciences. No prior experience with programming is required. Students can reach out to Bruce Sherin, bsherin@northwestern.edu, if they'd like to learn more about the class.

Enrollment Requirements

Enrollment Requirements: Pre-Registration -- Reserved for SESP Students until the end of preregistration, after which time enrollment will be open to everyone who has taken the prerequisites, if applicable.