Teaching Students to Analyze social data with Microsoft Social Engagement: Social Media Analytics Assignment (Post 3 of 4)

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This is post #3 in a four part series about a new assignment that I’m using this semester in my Communication research class (all posts on that class).

That assignment is a 3-part social media analytics project. Each part is related but unique, allowing students to pick up a new skill set. In this post we’ll discuss part 2 of the assignment. If you haven’t read the assignment overview post, and the post about pivot tables in Excel, I encourage you to do so before proceeding. In the first post, you will see a copy of the assignment that is discussed below.
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Teaching Students to Analyze Twitter data with Excel pivot tables: Social Media Analytics Assignment (Post 2 of 4)

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In my last post, I discussed a new assignment that I’m using this semester in my Communication research class (all posts on that class).

That social media analytics project assignment contains 3 parts. Each part is related but unique, allowing students to pick up a new skill set. In this post, post 2 of 4 in the series I’m writing about this assignment, we’ll discuss part 1 of the assignment. If you haven’t read the assignment overview post, I encourage you to do so before proceeding. There you will see a copy of the assignment discussed in the below post.
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The New Social Media Analytics Assignment for my Comm Research Class (Post 1 of 4)

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A few months ago I wrote about how students in my social media class were using Microsoft Social Engagement to track metrics and do some social listening. At the time, I said I’d follow up with a post about how we were using the software in my communication research class. Well, the time has come! But, this post will do more than dive into how we are using Microsoft Engagement in my class. It will share with you a whole new project my research students are doing.

This is post #1 in a 4 part series on a new assignment my students are working on in my communication research class. The assignment spreads over several weeks with a good amount of time in class working in the computer lab. The project is the result of continued and ongoing efforts I’ve been making in a few classes to enhance student education in social media analytics. The project replaces the sentiment analysis assignment I wrote about a few years ago.
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A Roadmap for Teaching Social Media by Karen Freberg (Book Review)

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As many readers of this blog know, I’m a major fan of Dr. Karen Freberg and her leadership and work in the field of social media education.

Last year, Dr. Freberg published A Roadmap for Teaching Social Media: All the assignments, rubrics, and feedback you’ll need to present a strategic social media course. So, of course, when this book came out, I had to get my hands on it.

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Considering assigning your students the HubSpot Academy certification?

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HubSpot Academy Certifications in the Classroom

Long-time readers of this blog know that I use the Hootsuite University certification program in my social media class.

Having students complete industry certifications are a great way to get students gaining hands-on experience with industry tools. Also, they extend the classroom and free up more time in class because many of the certification programs are self directed. That means, students complete them on their own time via following video demonstrations or lectures and completed a certification test or quiz outside of the classroom.

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Are Your Classes Suffering from “Assignment Creep?”

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Are my classes suffering from ‘assignment creep?”

I’ve been thinking about this concept a lot lately as I’ve been teaching some of the same courses for the past few years.

You’ve probably heard of “feature creep.” A quick search of Google reveals this definition from Wikipedia:

“The ongoing expansion or addition of new features in a product, such as in computer software. These extra features go beyond the basic function of the product and can result in software bloat and over-complication rather than simple design.

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How You Are Influenced By People You Don’t Know, Backed by Science (Book Review)

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Review of Connected: How Your Friends’ Friends’ Friends Affect Everything You Feel, Think, and Do by Christakis & Fowler

We’ve all heard of six degrees of separation. The idea, proven through the research of Stanley Milgram, is that any one person is connected to another through 6 or less other individuals.  (If you’d like to see this idea in action, play Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon where you can find if any actor is connected to Mr. Bacon through 6 degrees or less). But to how many degrees of separation does one person influence others?  Here’s a hint. It’s not 6.

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