INST747

Students will build their ability to understand the complexity of research strategies and apply tools involved in the management and use of digital information in the Age of Big Data. The class will contain class lectures, class discussions, assigned readings, and extensive hands-on experience with student experience in digital curation projects. The research projects are focused around six major themes that will engage students in multiple arenas of research in Big Data. These are: community displacement, refugee narratives, movement of people, citizen internment, racial zoning, and cyberinfrastructure for digital curation. Project participants will have the opportunity to work with external stakeholders.