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Virginia Tech

JMC-4064: Social Media Analytics

Description: Introduction to analytic techniques for social media platforms. Quantitative and qualitative analytic techniques. Design, implementation, and analysis of experimental and observational studies of how people use and engage with social media platforms and how platforms themselves can be used to drive engagement with content. History and trending topics in social media use. Ethical issues involving social media and big data.

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Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: COMM-2124

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Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 12

Average GPA: 3.32 (A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 41.32%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.39%

Megan A Duncan202463.6%24.4%7.6%2.0%1.6%0.8%3.436
Brandi A Watkins202149.3%32.4%11.5%4.9%1.8%0.0%3.226

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