Undergraduate Module Descriptor

POL3094: Data Analysis in Social Science III

This module descriptor refers to the 2017/8 academic year.

Whilst the module’s precise content will vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some of the following themes:

- Data types and structures in R

- Data manipulation with dplyr

- Data visualisation with ggplot2

- Conditional structures and loops

- Functions

- Reproducible research and effective presentation of statistical results

This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:

Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities	Guided independent study	Placement / study abroad
22	128	0

...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:

Category	Hours of study time	Description
Scheduled Learning & Teaching activities	22	11 x 2 hour lectures / computer lab sessions

Guided independent study	78	Reading and preparation for lectures and lab sessions
Guided independent study	50	Reading, preparation and writing of the statistical report

This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).

http://vle.exeter.ac.uk/