Key Dates

Virtual Setup Meeting:

October 4, 2019, 15-17.00 German/9-11.00 Boston time.

A zoom link will be sent to pre-registered students for this meeting, which is virtual and can be attended from anywhere.

Block course Cologne:

October 10, 2019: 13:00-17:00, Room 3.03 (Pohlighaus)

October 11, 2019: 10:00-17:00, Room 4.02 (Pohlighaus)

Block course Bamberg:

October 14, 2019: 10.00-17.00, WE5/01.059

October 15, 2019: 10.00-14.00, WE5/01.059

Final Presentations: January 28, 2020, 15:00-18.00

Final Paper Due: February 15, 2020

PRE-WORK FOR BLOCK COURSE

1. Install Condor on your laptop, following the instructions on page 85-88 of Sociometrics.
2. Complete the coolhunting tutorial pages in Sociometrics (p. 89 to 108), doing a Twitter, or Reddit, or YouTube analysis of your choice.
3. Complete the virtual mirroring/e-mail analysis tutorial in Sociometrics (p. 109 to 136), analyzing your own mailbox.

In the virtual setup meeting on October 1, the instructors will answer your questions regarding these topics.

In the block course, be prepared to present in 3 to 5 minutes, and using 3-4 Powerpoint slides the a virtual mirror of your mailbox, and the results of a Web coolhunting of your topic of choice.