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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.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: COMM-2124

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 13

Average GPA: 3.30 (rounds to B+)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 40.84%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.36%

Brandi A Watkins202149.3%32.4%11.5%5.0%1.8%0.0%3.226
Megan A Duncan202461.4%24.8%8.8%2.5%1.8%0.7%3.387

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Fall 2019Summer I 2020Fall 2020Winter 2020Spring 2021Summer I 2021Fall 2021Spring 2022Fall 2022Spring 2023Fall 2023Spring 2024Fall 2024Term050% W