New courses, for a new world Faculty of Social Sciences

Faculty Overview 1 of 5 faculties ⅓ of student population Interdisciplinary projects Broad subject range

Departments Architecture Landscape Architecture East Asian Studies Law Economics Management School Education Politics Geography Sociological Studies Information School Sheffield Methods Institute Journalism Studies Urban Studies and Planning

Faculty Overview Architecture Landscape Architecture East Asian Studies Law Economics Management School Education Politics Geography Sociological Studies Information School Sheffield Methods Institute Journalism Studies Urban Studies and Planning

BA Digital Media & Society Professor Helen Kennedy

Faculty of Social Sciences BA Hons Digital Media & Society

True or False? 1. If a social media platform or app has a privacy policy, it means it will protect your privacy (eg it won’t share your information with other websites or companies). One slide for each statement. Participants hold up GREEN card if they agree, RED card if they disagree. Take a note of balance of responses – on a white board? FALSE – privacy statements tell you what a company does; it doesn’t guarantee protections

True or False? 2. Police use social media data mining to predict who is likely to commit a crime. If you end up on their ‘heat list’, they’ll pay you a visit to warn you that you’re being watched. It’s true – this has happened in the US, eg Chicago

Good or Bad? 3. Instagram banned eating disorder hashtags (eg #anorexia, #proana, #thinspiration) … Three choices of card – GREEN if you think this is a good thing, RED if you think it is a bad thing, or ORANGE if you are neutral / have no opinion

Good or Bad? 4. … and users worked around the ban, creating variants (eg #thinspo became #thinspooooo).

Why Digital Media and Society? Digital media are transforming society Are digital media good or bad for society? Digital media penetrate all sectors … … therefore there’s lots to think about … … and lots of jobs! Underlined / bold departments contribute CORE modules.

BA Hons Digital Media and Society Faculty-wide programme Contributing departments: Sociological Studies (= home department) Information School Sheffield Methods Institute Education Journalism Studies Management Underlined / bold departments contribute CORE modules.

Programme Structure

Themed Routes Journalism (years 1, 2 & 3) Education (years 1, 2 & 3) Marketing (years 2 & 3) not all themed routes are available in all years They operate differently – Journalism & Marketing have pre-requisistes; Education is offered on a pick-and-mix basis

Modules: Types & Examples

Dissertation: Example Topics Self-tracking devices (eg How do the they change behaviour? Who ‘owns’ the data they produce?) Digital media & protest Social media & social change (eg ideal body images; our sense of identity; intimate relationships; integration & segregation)

Work Placement Careers Service & Staff Team: support & extensive connections There is a work placement module in the final year of the BA which enables students to gain experience working in a digital media industry or department of a public/third sector or charitable organization. Members of the staff team and the careers service have extensive links with relevant organisations across Sheffield and in the broader region. These include the small-scale digital agencies based in Sheffield’s Electronic Works, the gaming industry in Sheffield, the city council, museums and other local entreprises (eg former students have done UX placements at a local company called WANdisco and web design/data management placements with a local social enterprise called Regather - http://www.regather.net/) and many digital agencies in the region. Students will be supported by the staff team and the careers service in setting up their placements.

Careers / Next Steps Future study in: eg digital media, digital sociology, internet & society, law, education, journalism, data/information studies, librarianship More digital jobs than all other categories combined in The Guardian media job listings

Careers II Marketing, communications, public engagement (eg social media account manager) in: Local & city councils Museums, galleries, theatres Charities Information governance and policy (eg data protection officer) in: Health, education, media & non-academic research UX (User Experience Design), usability studies, user research, search in: Digital media organisations & agencies Game design companies

Other Experiences @ Sheffield Study Abroad Sheffield Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) ‘Real life’ University research projects Achieve More Global Opportunities in the Social Sciences (GLOSS) International experience: policy initiatives, international development, research

Any questions?

BA Quantitative Social Science Dr Andrew Bell

Quantitative Social Sciences Dr. Andrew Bell, Sheffield Methods Institute @andrewjdbell

Why does this degree exist? “The British Academy is deeply concerned that the UK is weak in quantitative skills, in particular but not exclusively in the social sciences and humanities. This deficit has serious implications for the future of the UK’s status as a world leader in research and higher education, for the employability of our graduates, and for the competitiveness of the UK’s economy.” “Society Counts”. British Academy, 2012 Dr. Andrew Bell andrew.j.d.bell@sheffield.ac.uk @andrewjdbell

Why does this degree exist? Dr. Andrew Bell andrew.j.d.bell@sheffield.ac.uk @andrewjdbell

Why does this degree exist? Dr. Andrew Bell andrew.j.d.bell@sheffield.ac.uk @andrewjdbell

Why does this degree exist? Dr. Andrew Bell andrew.j.d.bell@sheffield.ac.uk @andrewjdbell

Why does this degree exist? Dr. Andrew Bell andrew.j.d.bell@sheffield.ac.uk @andrewjdbell

Why does this degree exist? People in this country have had enough of experts” (Michael Gove, June 2016) Dr. Andrew Bell andrew.j.d.bell@sheffield.ac.uk @andrewjdbell

Why does this degree exist? People in this country have had enough of experts” (Michael Gove, June 2016) Dr. Andrew Bell andrew.j.d.bell@sheffield.ac.uk @andrewjdbell

Enter Q-step A multi-million pound investment across 15 universities Social Science degrees that emphasise quantitative skills Quantitative Social Sciences (BA) is our Q-step offer See Q-step prospectus for what the different universities offer Dr. Andrew Bell andrew.j.d.bell@sheffield.ac.uk @andrewjdbell

Quantitative Social Sciences (BA) Study a range of modules across the social sciences (Geography/Urban Planning, Sociology/Politics/Criminology, Management) But also core methods modules across the three years: e.g. in year 1: Data Visualisation Survey Design Data Analysis Research Project Design Dr. Andrew Bell andrew.j.d.bell@sheffield.ac.uk @andrewjdbell

Quantitative Social Sciences (BA) What makes it different (compared to other ‘standard’ social science degrees and other Q-step degrees) Focus on research and research skills Interdisciplinary A ‘home’ in the Sheffield Methods Institute Dr. Andrew Bell andrew.j.d.bell@sheffield.ac.uk @andrewjdbell

Applied Social Sciences (BA) Note: we also run another degree Similar structure, but with more of a focus on qualitative methods as well as quantitative. Dr. Andrew Bell andrew.j.d.bell@sheffield.ac.uk @andrewjdbell

Job Opportunities Very employable degree - we teach very employable skills Placements available Partners such as YouGov, Linney and others Advisory group of employers to help us teach the skills that graduates need Dr. Andrew Bell andrew.j.d.bell@sheffield.ac.uk @andrewjdbell

Job Opportunities Dr. Andrew Bell andrew.j.d.bell@sheffield.ac.uk

Job Opportunities Dr. Andrew Bell andrew.j.d.bell@sheffield.ac.uk

Bringing Quants into the school classroom Even where students not coming to our degree, there are ways to introduce quants to students in the social science classrooms… Dr. Andrew Bell andrew.j.d.bell@sheffield.ac.uk @andrewjdbell

Bringing Quants into the school classroom Google Trends https://trends.google.com/trends/hottrends/visualize?nrow=4&ncol=4&pn=p9 https://www.google.com/trends/explore#q=hangover%2C%20bacon&cmpt=q&tz=Etc%2FGMT-1 https://www.google.co.uk/trends/explore#q=hangover%2C%20bacon&date=today%203-m&cmpt=q&tz=Etc%2FGMT-1 Dr. Andrew Bell andrew.j.d.bell@sheffield.ac.uk @andrewjdbell

Bringing Quants into the school classroom Gapminder http://www.gapminder.org/tools/#_locale_id=en;&chart-type=bubbles Dr. Andrew Bell andrew.j.d.bell@sheffield.ac.uk @andrewjdbell

Bringing Quants into the school classroom Why Numbers Matter video series https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfcfWl4oIvSRzF_bE8Snz2jqdYZX1CRKN Dr. Andrew Bell andrew.j.d.bell@sheffield.ac.uk @andrewjdbell

Follow @shefmethods on Twitter Visit www.sheffield.ac.uk/smi Want to know more Follow @shefmethods on Twitter Visit www.sheffield.ac.uk/smi Read our fliers Ask me questions! Dr. Andrew Bell andrew.j.d.bell@sheffield.ac.uk @andrewjdbell

Summer School 11th - 14th July Year 11 pupils 4 day residential experience Interactive workshops from all 14 departments Social activities Fully funded