Sumários

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

8 Novembro 2022, 20:30 Rita Sousa


New directions in online research.

Web scrapping the social.

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

Digital images as a research resource.

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

Mapping and visualization of the space of flows.

The emergence of "Big Data".

The "virtual" fieldwork - Qualitative methods in online environments

25 Outubro 2022, 20:30 Rita Sousa


Digital ethnography.

Data collected with online qualitative methodological strategies.

Online interviews: Advantages and challenges.

Focus groups using digital platforms.

Reliability and validity of data obtained online

11 Outubro 2022, 20:30 Rita Sousa


Ideal conditions for the application of the questionnaire survey.

Results and sampling strategy.

How errors in online surveys can be minimized.

Practical exercise: the construction and calculation of a weight.

Sample calculation and online tools.

Practical exercise: Randomly choosing the members of a sample using Microsoft Excel.

Online questionnaires and sampling methods: probabilistic and non-probabilistic.

Error types.

The welcome message in online surveys.

Online services and tools and factors to consider when choosing a service.

The online survey

4 Outubro 2022, 20:30 Rita Sousa


Construction of research tools on the internet.

The importance and effects (normative and cognitive) of the order of questions.

Recommendations and best practices in the construction of the online questionnaire.

The creation of visual stimuli.

Practical exercise with Google Drive forms.

Inquiry Methods Online: an introduction

27 Setembro 2022, 20:30 Rita Sousa


Online research and methods as a methodological field.

Online research methods: applications, advantages and limitations.

Topics of the course.

Evaluation system of the course.