Undergraduate Module Descriptor

SSI3003: Data Analysis in Social Science 3

This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.

Module Content

Syllabus Plan

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 import with readr and data.table
Data manipulation with dplyr
Data visualisation with ggplot2
Iteration
Functions
Reproducible research and effective presentation of statistical results

Learning and Teaching

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 and Teaching Activity	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	Data analysis and writing of the statistical report

Online Resources

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