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CLOUD COMPUTING AND BIG DATA
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Knowledge and understanding (Conoscenza e capacità di comprensione). Students will acquire a precise knowledge and understanding of fundamental concepts in the field of cloud computing, chiefly through a guided exploration of the main technological solutions available from the public Cloud, focusing on resources and services oriented to data storage, analysis, visualization and machine learning. Applying knowledge and understanding (Capacità di applicare conoscenza e comprensione). Based on the operating knowledge acquired, students will develop an effective "toolset" of practical, application-oriented skills in leveraging the Cloud to cater for the typical needs of a data scientist: i.e. processing large datasets with a view to revealing meaningful patterns and relationships. Cloud implementations of state-of-the-art tools and frameworks like, e.g., MapReduce/Hadoop or TensorFlow, will be employed Making judgements (Autonomia di giudizio). The student will develop the ability to choose the suitable Cloud-based resource for the Data Science scenario of interest, properly estimating the ensuing costs and performance gains, as well as consciously assessing the tradeoffs involved. Communication skills (Abilità comunicative). The student will acquire the communication skills required to express and discuss, at a rigorous technical level, the benefits and (mostly cost-related) downsides of the Cloud for Data Science applications. In addition, the student will gain the ability, for presentation purposes, to effectively highlight the features of very large datasets by means of cloud-based visualization services. Learning skills (Capacità di apprendimento). Students will become capable of profitably consulting technical documentation concerning Data Science-oriented Cloud services, in order to concretely put them to effective use
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PAPPALARDO Giuseppe
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This course aims at enabling the data scientist to put into practice on the public Cloud principles and methodologies learnt in courses concerned with data storage, processing, analysis, and machine learning. Indeed, in these areas, present day industrial and enterprise applications typically require storage volumes, computing power and bandwidth at a scale impossible or (even for large organizations) impractical to attain with proprietary equipment. In realistic Data Science scenarios, it is therefore hardly avoidable for the data scientist to resort to the Cloud, i.e. storage and computing services offered by third-party providers over the public Internet, with a pay-per-use cost model.
In a nutshell, quoting reference [2], we may say that: “The Cloud turbocharges Data Science” .
Google Cloud is the platform of choice, for its ease of use and free availability to students.
SQL on Google Cloud and BigQuery:performing structured queries on BigQuery and Cloud SQL. Importing data from CSV files.
Processing big data with a Google cloud shell: installing and using a Unix-based shell
Data acquisition into Google Cloud: downloading selected data from a large public data set over the internet, and processing it with Google App Engine.
Google Cloud Dataflow: processing a real-time, real-world data set, and storing the results on the cloud. Case study: real-time geospatial data.
Visualization with Google Data Studio: Visualizing data stored in Google Cloud SQL. Visualizing Real Time Geospatial Data.
Google Datalab for Data Analysis: loading text data into Google BigQuery; rapid exploratory data analysis with Google Cloud Datalab notebooks.
Google Cloud AI Platform: using Google AI Platform to perform queries and present the data.
Evaluating a Data Model: partitioning a data set into a training set and a test set; evaluating various predictive models.
Machine Learning with Spark on Google Cloud Dataproc. Implementing logistic regression through machine learning on Apache Spark running on a Google Cloud Dataproc. Developing a model from a multivariable dataset.
Machine Learning with TensorFlow: developing and evaluating prediction models.
MapReduce e Hadoop on Google Cloud: exploiting parallelism and machine clusters.
Google Inc. Student Training: Kick-Start Your Cloud Trainings. https://edu.google.com/programs/students/training. Lakshmanan, V. Data Science on the Google Cloud Platform. O'Reilly Media, Inc. 2018. Lecture notes, to be made available through theStudiumportal or the University's Teams platform.
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BIG DATA SENSING, COMPRESSION AND COMMUNICATION
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Data is growing and has grown very fast in the last years.”Big Data” analytics is challenging today because of the unprecedented large data volumes. In this course, we will describe the structure of data generated in big data sensing applications, by distinguishing the type and structure of data. Then we will discuss SoA methodologies which can be used to compress this data based on its intrinsic features; finally, communication protocols for remotely delivering this data will be described and detailed. In this way students will be provided with communication engineering competences allowing them to actively communicate with experts in various fields by providing focused and competent data analysis for every application, such as in scientific, technological or business fields. Students will also be able to exploit the competences gained for design processes of collection, compression and communication of heterogeneous big data. This course will be of interest for students attending all paths for the following reasons: For “Business and economics data scientists”, this course will allow to complement their business competences being able also to communicate with technical experts in the field. For students in “Data driven applications for the IoT” and “Data for sciences”, this is a fundamental course to well understand the intrinsic nature of IoT big data.
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MODELLING AND ANALYSIS FOR COMPLEX SYSTEMS
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Knowledge and understanding. Students will learn the fundamental concepts of stationary processes and time series, how to estimate the features of a process, the main structures of prediction models, how to identify models starting from time series and how to validate models. Applying knowledge and understanding. Students will be able to identify linear and non-linear models starting from time series by using popular software tools, such as MATLAB toolboxes, and validate their performances. Case studies will be proposed by using various kinds of dataset. Making judgements. Students will be able to judge on the potential and limits of the model identification theory proposed in the course. Communication skills. Students will be able to illustrate the basic aspects of model identification theory, interact and collaborate in teams with other experts. Learning skills. Students will be able to autonomously extend their knowledge, drawing on the vast literature available in the field of time series model identification.
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NUNNARI Giuseppe
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Stationary Processes and Time Series. Stationary Process, White Process, MA Process, AR Process, ARMA Process, Spectrum of a Stationary Process, Spectrum Process and Diagrams, Maximum Frequency in Discrete Time, White Noise Spectrum, Complex Spectrum, ARMA Model, Variance of an ARMA Process, Fundamental Theorem of Spectral Analysis, Spectrum Drawing, Representations of a Stationary Process.
Estimation of Process Characteristics. General Properties of the Covariance Function. Covariance Function of ARMA Processes. Estimation of the Mean. Estimation of the Covariance Function. Estimation of the Spectrum. Whiteness Test.
Prediction. A fake Predictor. Practical Determination of the Fake Predictor. Spectral Factorization. Whitening Filter. Optimal Predictor from Data. Prediction of an ARMA Process. ARMAX Process. Prediction of an ARMAX Process.
Model Identification. The Identification Problem. A General Identification Problem. Static and Dynamic Modeling . External Representation Models. Box and Jenkins Model. ARX and AR Models. ARMAX and ARMA Models. Multivariable Models. Internal Representation Models. The model Identification Process. The Predictive Approach. ARX and AR Model. ARMAX and ARMA models, ARIMA and SARIMA models.
Identification of Input-Output Models. Estimating AR and ARX Models. The Least Squares Method. Identifiability. Estimating ARMA and ARMAX Models. Estimating the Uncertainty in Parameter Estimation. Recursive Identification . Recursive Least Squares . Extended Least Squares. Robustness of Identification Methods. Prediction Error and Model Error. Frequency Domain Interpretation.
Heteroskedasticity: structure and identification of ARCH and GARCH models.
Multivariate Timeseries models: Structure and identification of Multivairate ARMA process.
S. Bittanti, Model Identification and Data Analysis, Wiley, 2019. N. H. Chan, Time series - Application to finance with R and S-Plus, Wiley, 2010.
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DATA AND METHODS FOR PUBLIC POLICIES EVALUATION
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CREDIT RISK MANAGEMENT
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Knowledge and understanding (Conoscenza e capacità di comprensione). Basic knowledge related to the recognition and management of financial risks from the core of the management processes of financial intermediaries. Applying knowledge and understanding (Capacità di applicare conoscenza e comprensione). On completion, the student will be able to apply the measurement models of the main risks analyzed (credit risk, operational risk, interest rate risk on the banking book, liquidity risk) Making judgements (Autonomia di giudizio). The ability to research, analyze and process public data and information also collected through scientific researches, with specific reference to the strategies up to the study of the problems concerning the assessment processes of the specific risks that banks incur in the activity of lending. Communication skills (Abilità comunicative). On completion, the student will be able to communicate the results obtained, the problems encountered and the lessons learned, also based on independent judgment. Learning skills (Capacità di apprendimento). On completion, the student will be able to individuate the components of credit risk, the organizational aspects of credit risk management and to choose the assessment tools for the diagnosis of credit risk.
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MURIANA FRANCESCO
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The reference context of credit risk management; Credit risk assessment and market relationship segmentation; The conceptual basis of credit risk management; The organizational and process aspects of corporate lending; The competitive diagnosis of the sector; The competitive diagnosis of the company; The performance evaluation of the company: information from the risk center; Historical analysis: reclassification of accounts and analysis by indices; The historical analysis: financial flows and financial dynamics of the company; From historical analysis to review analysis: the prospective evaluation of the company.
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ANALYSIS OF QUESTIONNAIRE DATA
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conoscenza e comprensione (Conoscenza e capacità di comprensione). Il corso fornirà i principali concetti e tecniche per la progettazione di questionari e l'analisi dei dati dei dati raccolti. Al termine, gli studenti acquisiranno conoscenze su: i) progettazione di un'indagine statistica; ii) tecniche per la progettazione del questionario; iii) metodi per l'analisi statistica dei dati raccolti e per la fornitura di report statistici. Applicare conoscenza e comprensione (Capacità di applicare conoscenza e comprensione). Al termine, gli studenti saranno in grado di: i) progettare un'indagine statistica; ii) analizzare i dati raccolti attraverso metodi e modelli statistici adeguati; iii) fornire un report statistico di sintesi dei principali risultati. Autonomia di giudizio. Al termine, gli studenti saranno in grado di scegliere un modello statistico adatto, applicare metodi statistici solidi ed eseguire le analisi utilizzando il software statistico R e/o SAS. Abilità comunicative (Abilità comunicative). Al termine, gli studenti saranno in grado di presentare i risultati delle analisi statistiche attraverso opportuni report e quali conclusioni si possono trarre dalle analisi. Capacità di apprendimento (Capacità di apprendimento). Al termine, gli studenti apprenderanno le principali tecniche statistiche per l'analisi dei dati del questionario e utilizzeranno software come R e/o SAS per effettuare analisi e modelli di dati.
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COMMIS GIULIA
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Methods of Data Collection. Introduction to Survey Research Methods. Component of Surveys. Survey Delivery Approaches. Sampling Techniques.
Design of Questionnaires. Define research aims. Identify the population and sample. Designing Questions. Types of measures and Questions. Types of error in surveys. Evaluating survey questions.
Preparing Survey Data for Analysis. Formatting a Data File. Coding and Data Entry. Data Cleaning. Lab in R and/or in SAS.
Statistical Analyses of Questionnaire Data. Description of responses. Description of Relationships between variables. Latent Class Analysis. Item Response Theory. Lab in R and/or in SAS.
Falissard B. (2012), Analysis of Questionnaire Data with R, CRC Press, Boca Raton
Bartolucci F., Bacci S., Gnaldi M. (2016), Statistical Analysis of Questionnaires, CRC Press, Boca Raton
Fowler F. J. (2009), Survey Research Methods, SAGE Publications, Thousand Oaks, California
Lecture notes and slides
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DATA ANALYSIS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH
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Il corso fornisce conoscenze specifiche sui metodi e tecniche per affrontare i principali temi di Sanità Pubblica. In particolare, al termine del corso, gli studenti dovranno possedere: i) buona conoscenza degli strumenti e dei metodi necessari alla formulazione di quesiti e obiettivi della propria ricerca; ii) conoscenza approfondita dei metodi statistici e degli strumenti informatici per l'elaborazione del piano di analisi statistica e per l'interpretazione dei risultati; iii) capacità di comunicazione utilizzando il linguaggio proprio della Sanità Pubblica e conoscenza del contesto biomedico. Queste abilità vengono acquisite attraverso lezioni attive e interattive, seminari, laboratori ed esercitazioni e attraverso lo studio del materiale didattico.
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MAUGERI ANDREA GIUSEPPE
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Sanità Pubblica per l'applicazione delle scienze di base alla prevenzione, promozione della salute e politiche sanitarie Metodologia epidemiologica: principi di base Gestione database e analisi statistiche ed epidemiologiche Analisi dati nella ricerca e nella pratiche moderne di Sanità Pubblica Selezione e valutazione del disegno dello studio e dei metodi di analisi appropriati Metodi e approcci per formulare ed esaminare associazioni statistiche tra variabili Interpretazione dell'output delle analisi dei dati Valutazione dei bias Report e comunicazione dei risultati
1. La Torre G. Applied Epidemiology and Biostatistics. SEEd; 2010. ISBN 9788889688496
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DECISION SCIENCES
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1. Conoscenza e capacità di comprensione (knowledge and understanding): Il percorso formativo del corso mira all'acquisizione dei principi teorici e delle principali metodologie applicative per il supporto alla decisione in ambito matematico-economico. La verifica dell'apprendimento è effettuata mediante esercizi da svolgere a casa e correggere in classe, nonché un esame finale, scritto e/o orale. Durante l'intero percorso formativo si effettua un controllo accurato e continuo della comprensione e dell'effettiva acquisizione da parte degli studenti delle conoscenze trasmesse, stimolandone una proficua ed attiva partecipazione. 2. Capacità di applicare conoscenza e comprensione (applying knowledge andunderstanding): La metodologia didattica è orientata anche all'acquisizione operativa ("saper fare") degli strumenti analitici e concettuali proposti durante l’insegnamento della disciplina, mirando allo sviluppo di una capacità critica dello studente nei confronti delle tematiche trattate, in un continuo processo di interazione di analisi-sintesi. Particolare attenzione è rivolta anche all’attività operativa dei futuri laureati, a volte chiamati ad affrontare nella professione problematiche similari a quelle oggetto del corso, spesso in differenti contesti, anche trasversali ed interdisciplinari. 3. Autonomia di giudizio (making judgements): Lo sviluppo di un'autonoma capacità critica nel contesto delle tematiche trattate è uno dei principali obiettivi formativi dell’insegnamento. Una buona acquisizione delle conoscenze teoriche e delle capacità operative previste nel programma dell’insegnamento non è sufficiente per una completa formazione dello studente, se tale preparazione non è accompagnata dall'acquisizione di un'approfondita, autonoma, socialmente e moralmente responsabile capacità di valutazione, di impostazione e di risoluzione di un problema, proponendo i metodi e le tecniche che si ritengono più adeguati all’analisi della problematica considerata, evidenziandone anche i limiti, spesso nascosti, delle metodologie adottate per modellare fenomeni reali. Invero, poiché uno degli obiettivi è quello di portare gli studenti sulla "frontiera della ricerca" in alcuni campi dell'economia matematica, si mirerà a sviluppare la capacità critica dello studente nella valutazione delle ipotesi poste alla base della modellizzazione. 4. Abilità comunicative (communication skills): Lo studente è messo in condizioni di relazionarsi e di trasferire a terzi, anche non specialisti, con chiarezza espositiva, precisione, padronanza di espressione e linguaggio tecnico appropriato, informazioni, analisi, giudizi di valore, progetti e proposte operative concernenti le decisioni economiche. In particolare, l’insegnamento dovrà mettere lo studente in grado di possedere e saper utilizzare gli strumenti idonei sia ad evidenziare gli aspetti quantitativi di tipici problemi relativi a tali decisioni, che a risolverli dopo la loro formalizzazione matematica. 5. Capacità di apprendimento (learning skills): Si forniscono agli studenti sin dall’inizio delle lezioni opportuni suggerimenti e stimoli per una partecipazione quanto più attiva possibile all'intero processo formativo e per un miglioramento del metodo di studio individuale, ai fini di un più efficace apprendimento della disciplina. Durante il corso delle lezioni si verificherà continuamente, argomento per argomento, se la trasmissione delle conoscenze avviene efficacemente, rivedendo eventualmente anche nel corso dell’anno il metodo di insegnamento, per meglio adeguarlo al raggiungimento concreto di questo importante obiettivo, tenendo anche conto della effettiva composizione dell’aula.
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METHODOLOGY OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
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1. Knowledge and understanding. By the end of the course, students will be able to identify theories, hypotheses, and methods used in empirical political science research. They will understand how big data and data science can contribute to the understanding of political and social problems and dynamics. 2. Applying knowledge and understanding. By the end of the course, students will apply different methods to political science research questions. They will be able to design and carry out a research project that uses innovative (big) data for understanding, describing, real-time monitoring and/or forecasting of political and social behaviour. 3. Making judgements. By the end of the course, students will analyze data to measure concepts, make comparisons, and draw inferences. They will be able to understand suitable and appropriate methodologies and designs for political and social science research. 4. Communication skills. By the end of the course, students will learn how to communicate political science concepts, theories, and methods in writing. They will also be able to present their research projects, findings and implications in front of an audience. 5. Learning skills. By the end of the course, students will learn how to recognise the most suitable method(s) for addressing research questions with the use of big data and data science methods.
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CARAMMIA MARCELLO
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1. Introduction to the scientific study of politics (and to the course). What does political (or social) science mean. Approaching politics scientifically. Contents and structure of the course.
Readings:
• Kellstedt and Whitten 2018 chapter 1
• Toshkov 2016 chapter 1
2. Asking good research questions. Why bother with research questions. Types of research questions. Why good research questions are so important to good science, and how to formulate good research questions.
Readings:
• Toshkov 2016 chapter 2.
• Huntington-Klein 2022 chapter 2
Further readings:
• Roberts Clark, W. (2020) “Asking interesting questions”, in Curini and Franzese, eds. The Sage Handbook of Research Methods in Political Science and International Relations. Thousand Oaks: Sage Pubns Ltd.
• McCauley A and Ruggeri A (2020) “From Questions and Puzzles to Research Projects” , in Curini and Franzese, eds. The Sage Handbook of Research Methods in Political Science and International Relations. Thousand Oaks: Sage Pubns Ltd.
Optional topic: Literature review. Finding, selecting, assessing, organising and presenting science – ‘without getting buried in it’!
Readings:
• Knopf, J.W. (2006) ‘Doing a Literature Review’, PS: Political Science & Politics, 39(1), pp. 127–132. doi:10.1017/S1049096506060264.
• Slides + selective readings to be analysed and discussed in class.
3. Theory. The function of theory in social science – and the difference with theories in natural science. Paradigms, frameworks, theories and models. Developing theories. Assessing theories.
Readings:
• Toshkov 2016 chapter 3
• Kellstedt and Whitten 2018 chapter 2
Further readings:
• Roberts Clark, W. (2020) “Asking interesting questions”, in Curini and Franzese, eds. The Sage Handbook of Research Methods in Political Science and International Relations. Thousand Oaks: Sage Pubns Ltd.
• Kellstedt and Whitten 2018 chapter 2
4. Concepts and operationalisation. The role of concepts in social science, and the challenge of concept definition. Operationalising concepts to make them measurable.
Readings:
• Toshkov 2016 chapter 4.
Further readings:
• Gerring 2012 chapter 5
5. Measuring and describing variables. Measurement strategies and descriptive inference.
Readings:
• Toshkov 2016 chapter 5
• Kellstedt and Whitten 2018 chapter 5
Further readings:
• Gerring 2012 chapter 7
** FIRST STUDENT WORKSHOP. Presentation of research topics/questions for research design proposal.
6. Explanation and causal relations. Types of explanation: laws, probabilistic, functional, intentional and mechanistic explations. Notions of causality and causal inference.
Readings:
• Toshkov 2016 chapter 6
• Huntington-Klein 2022 chapters 6, 7
Further readings:
• Cunningham, chapter 3
• Huntington-Klein 2022 chapters 8, 9
• King, Keohane and Verba, selected chapters
7. Experimental research designs. The basics, goals and logic of experimental research; the design of experimental research; randomised controlled trials and quasi-experiments; analysis and limitations; experiments in political science and public policy research.
Readings:
• Toshkov 2016 chapter 7
8. Large-N research designs: logic and pitfalls. Conditions and strategies for causal inference: naturals experiments, instrumental variables, mediation analysis, conditioning. Common designs for causal inference: time series, cross-sectional, panel, multilevel designs. Estimating causal effects: varieties and size of association; uncertainty and statistical significance; linearity and beyond; limited outcomes. Design: variable and case selection; levels of analysis and observation: measurement error and missing data. Use and limitations.
Readings:
• Toshkov 2016 chapter 8
Further readings:
• Cunningham chapters 4-10
• Huntington-Klein chapters 14-20
** SECOND STUDENT WORKSHOP. Presentation of literature reviews and hypotheses for research design proposal.
9. ‘Standard’ research designs/I. Comparative designs: logic and types of small-n comparative research, most similar/most different designs; qualitative comparative analysis; use and limitations.
Readings:
• Toshkov 2016 chapter 9, 10
Further readings:
• King, Keohane and Verba, selected chapters
** RESEARCH IN FOCUS WORKSHOP. Your turn to present relevant research. See materials in separate document
10. ‘Standard’ research designs/II. Case studies: selecting evidence to observe; conducting case studies research; use and limitations. Mixed and nested designs: selecting and using cases in mixed and nested designs; use and limitations.
Readings:
• Toshkov 2016 chapter 10, 11
• King Keohane and Verba?
Further readings:
• King, Keohane and Verba, selected chapters
Optional topic. ‘Big data’ research designs. Social networks: understanding and analysing social interactions; statics and dynamics. Social complexity: origins, laws, theories. Simulations.
Readings:
• Cioffi-Revilla 2017 chapters 4-5.
Further readings:
• See readings in Appendix
** THIRD STUDENT WORKSHOP. Presentation of data sources and preliminary design for research design proposal.
APPENDIX. SOME COMPUTATIONAL POLITICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH
• Computational political science: applications of big data science to political science research/I.
• Big data in surveys for the study of elections, public opinion and representation (Warshaw in Alvarez 2016).
• Political event real time data (Beieler et al in Alvarez 2016).
• Network analysis (Sinclair in Alvarez 2016).
• Social media and protests (Tucker et al in Alvarez 2016).
• Social marketing for smart government (Griepentrog in Alvarez 2016).
• Machine learning algorithms for election fraud detection (Levin et al in Alvarez 2016).
• Social media for nowcasting and forecasting elections (Ceron/Curini/Iacus 2017).
• Computational political science: applications of big data science to political science research/II.
• International Trade with Big Data
C. A. Hidalgo, B. Klinger, A.-L. Barab´asi, R. Hausmann. “The Product Space Conditions the Development of Nations.” Science 317.5837 (2007): 482-487
• Lobbying and Campaign Contribution
In Song Kim. “Political Cleavages within Industry: Firm-level Lobbying for Trade Liberalization.” American Political Science Review, 111.1: 1-20.
Stephen Ansolabehere, John M. de Figueiredo, and James M. Snyder. “Why is There so Little Money in U.S. Politics?” Journal of Economic Perspectives, 17.1 (2003): 105-130
• Identifying Behavioral Patterns using Massive Data Reading:
Gary King, Jennifer Pan, and Margaret E Roberts. “How Censorship in China Allows Government Criticism but Silences Collective Expression.” American Political Science Review, 107.2: 326-343.
Pierson, E., Simoiu, C., Overgoor, J., Corbett-Davies, S., Ramachandran, V., Phillips, C., and Goel, S. (2017). “A large-scale Analysis of Racial Disparities in Police Stops across the United States.” arXiv preprint arXiv:1706.05678.
• Measuring Ideological and Political Preferences using Social Network Data
Robert Bond and Solomon Messing. “Quantifying Social Media’s Political Space: Estimating Ideology from Publicly Revealed Preferences on Facebook.” American Political Science Review 109.1 (2015): 62-78.
Pablo Barbera “Birds of the Same Feather Tweet Together: Bayesian Ideal Point Estimation Using Twitter Data.” Political Analysis 23.1 (2014): 76-91
• What do Politicians Do?
Justin Grimmer, Solomon Messing, and Sean Westwood. “How Words and Money Cultivate a Personal Vote: The Effect of Legislator Credit Claiming on Constituent Credit Allocation.” American Political Science Review, 106.4 (2012), 703-719
• Big Administrative Data: Promises and Pitfalls
Connelly, R., Playford, C.J., Gayle, V., Dibben, C., 2016. “The Role of Administrative Data in the Big Data Revolution in Social Science Research.” Social Science Research,
Special issue on Big Data in the Social Sciences 59, 112
Kopczuk, W., Saez, E., Song, J., 2010. “Earnings Inequality and Mobility in the United States: Evidence from Social Security Data Since 1937.” The Quarterly Journal of Economics 125, 91128.
• Machine Learning Algorithms in Society
Kleinberg, Jon, Himabindu Lakkaraju, Jure Leskovec, Jens Ludwig, and Sendhil Mullainathan. 2018. “Human Decisions and Machine Predictions.” The Quarterly Journal of Economics 133 (1):23793
CORE TEXT – THIS IS THE MAIN TEXT WE USE FOR SEMINARS
• Toshkov, D. (2016). Research Design in Political Science. London New York, NY: Palgrave.
SUPPLEMENTARY READINGS – MAIN ONES, SOME CHAPTERS FROM THESE ARE USED FOR SOME SEMINARS (see section on “Detailed course contents” below)
• Cunningham, S. (2021) Causal Inference: The Mixtape. Yale University Press. Available as free bookdown at https://mixtape.scunning.com
• Huntington-Klein, Nick. (2022). The Effect. An Introduction to Research Design and Causality. Routledge & CRC Press. Available as free bookdown at theeffectbook.net
• Kellstedt, P.M. & Whitten, G.D. (2018). The Fundamentals of Political Science Research. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
OTHER SUPPLEMENTARY READINGS – NOT DIRECTLY USED FOR SEMINARS, LISTED FOR YOUR REFERENCE
• Alvarez, R.M. (2016). Computational Social Science: Discovery and Prediction. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.
• Curini, Luigi, and Robert Franzese, eds. (2020). The Sage Handbook of Research Methods in Political Science and International Relations. Thousand Oaks: Sage Pubns Ltd.
• Ceron, A., Curini, L. & Iacus, S.M. (2017). Politics and Big Data: Nowcasting and Forecasting Elections with Social Media. London ; New York, NY: Routledge.
• Cioffi-Revilla, C. (2017). Introduction to Computational Social Science: Principles and Applications (2 edition.). New York, NY: Springer-Verlag
• Jungherr, A. (2015). Analyzing Political Communication with Digital Trace Data: The Role of Twitter Messages in Social Science Research. Cham: Springer Verlag.
• King, G., Keohane, R.O. and Verba, S. (1994) Designing Social Inquiry: Scientific Inference in Qualitative Research. Princeton, N.J: Princeton University Press.
• Lowndes, V., Marsh, D. & Stoker, G. (2017). Theory and Methods in Political Science (4 edition). Basingstoke: Palgrave MacMillan.
NB: Students should not be intimidated by the amount of readings. Before each seminar, you will normally be expected to read one chapter on the ‘general’ topic under discussion, see below. One additional reading will normally be a piece of research (see research in focus below) that we will use to make sense of how ‘general’ questions are addressed ‘in practice’ in applied research.
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PRIVATE LAW FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
(obiettivi)
Knowledge and understanding The course of Private Law for Information Technology aims to analyze the impact of the Internet on legal rules and to identify the regulation of Internet behavior, with particular reference to the relationships between private subjects and to the complexity of the diffusion of artificial intelligence. The course aims also to give the keys to an adequate knowledge and understanding, as well as the normative sources and the relative interpretative principles, of the fundamental institutions of private law strictly connected to the Web in terms of subject regulation and protection of personal data, of the goods and of the circulation of internet rights, of the contract in general and of contracts on line.
2. Applying knowledge and understanding
At the end of the course, the student will be able to understand the legal issues raised by the technological context and to identify the solutions, both by reconstructing and interpreting the different situations and the legally relevant interests in the network on the private level, both by applying in practice the knowledge and tools acquired during the course of lessons and developed with a careful study of the subject.
3. Making judgements
The rapid development of information technology has exacerbated the need for robust personal data protection, the right to which is safeguarded by both European Union (EU) and Council of Europe (CoE) instruments. Safeguarding this important right entails new and significant challenges as technological advances expand the frontiers of areas such as surveillance, communication interception and data storage. This course is designed to familiarise students not specialised in data protection with this emerging area of the law. In particular, the student will be placed in a position to distinguish between positive and negative aspects, advantages and disadvantages associated with data protection regulation and the possible options between alternative forms of protection ready by the legislature. The teaching tends to let the student's ability to understand and explain key case law, summarising major rulings of both the Court of Justice of the European Union and the European Court of Human Rights.
4. Communication skills
The course must put the student in a position to transfer and apply the knowledge gained outside, using an exposure mode logical argument conforms to the main principles of matter and also suits a technically appropriate legal language. In particular, he must be able to provide opinions, advice and assistance on issues object of study.
5. Learning skills
Exceeding the matter must be based on a rigorous assessment in the examination of the achievement by the student of a level of preparation and competence that allows him to approach the study of the other teachings, also not legal, but which may present significant implications with them.
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AMORE GIULIANA
( programma)
Context and background of European data protection law; data protection terminology, principles and rules; data subjects’ rights and their enforcement; international data transfer and flows of personal data; specific types of data and their relevant protection rules; modern challenges in personal data protection (big data, algorithms and artificial intelligence); data and contracts on line.
C. Giakoumopoulos - G. Buttarelli – M. O’Flaherty, Handbook on European data protection law, 2018 edition, EU publications; (and)
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