Big Data and Society 2015 - COMM3409

Examines what the data generated by and about us do, how they are used, who owns them, and if and when linked, filtered through algorithms, search engines or visualized into maps, how they determine actions and material outcomes. Course presentations include: Week 1 - Introduction - Counting Week 2 - Big Data Week 3 - Small Data – Census, Administrative data and Mapping Week 4 - Sorting – Forms, loyalty cards, classification and geodemographics Week 5 - Prediction - Credit, Policing, Algorithmic Governance Week 6 - Sensors – Wearables, LBS, IoT/UbiComp/Smart City Wee