Sumários

Overview of the course

12 Dezembro 2023, 18:00 Tiago Lapa


Internet as medium for research.
Challenges and advantages.
Online Questionnaires - key questions.
Design issues in constructing online surveys.
Online Interviews - key questions.
Online research ethics.
Careful and critical use of Inquiry Methods Online.

Ethical principles in online social research

28 Novembro 2023, 20:30 Tiago Lapa


Data collection and regulation: legal and institucional.

Ethics. What is it?

Research opportunities and moral dilemmas.

Distinction between public/private and oppositions between social spaces.

Perspectives on "public" and "private" spaces in online environments.

Core ethical issues: Informed consent, Anonymity and confidentiality.

Vulnerability of participants, among other related issues.

Discussion of ethical guidelines.

Survey design – Qualtrics (review and exercise)

21 Novembro 2023, 20:30 Tiago Lapa


Discussion about the construction of an online survey.
Doing a survey on Qualtrics.
Use of javascript.

New methods: search engines, google trends and analytical tools for online activities

14 Novembro 2023, 20:30 Tiago Lapa


New directions in online research.

Web scrapping the social.

Digital images as a research resource.

Webometrics, Search engines and social networks as social analysis tools.

Mapping and visualization of the space of flows.

"Big Data" and social research.

Social network analysis: tools available online for visualizing structural properties of networks.

The "virtual" fieldwork - Qualitative methods in online environments

7 Novembro 2023, 20:30 Tiago Lapa


Digital ethnography.

Data collected with online qualitative methodological strategies.

Online interviews: Advantages and challenges.

Focus groups using digital platforms.