Current Semester

Bao Truong
Time: Thursdays, 4. DS
Location: VMB/0E02/U
Module: INF-BAS3 (Software- und Web-Engineering)
Language: English
Assessment: oral exam
This seminar introduces students to the basic computational ideas behind algorithmic curation and explores their broader social consequences, from recommendation systems to filter bubbles and polariza...
Philipp Lorenz-Spreen
Time: Thursdays 4 DS
Location: HSZ/0103/U
Module: Sociology Department
Language: English
Assessment: Homework + Term Paper
Social media generates new types of data for quantifying human behavior, but also raises interesting research questions about the interaction between technology and society.
In this course, we will le...
Kamil Fuławka
Time: Thursdays, 5. DS
Location: APB/E010
Module: INF-BAS3 (Software- und Web-Engineering)
Language: English
Assessment: oral exam
This seminar explores how psychological concepts can be systematically studied in digital content using LLM-based annotation workflows, from construct operationalization to prompt engineering and eval...
Sami Nenno , Philipp Lorenz-Spreen
Time: (Lecture) Mondays, 4. DS and (Exercise) 5. DS
Location: VMB/0302 (Lecture), APB/E010 (Exercise)
Module: INF-BAS3 (Software- und Web-Engineering)
Language: English
Assessment: oral exam
The lecture will introduce you to social science research questions and findings, while the exercise will give you the practical skills to answer social questions yourself using computational tools.

Past Semesters

Philipp Lorenz-Spreen
Time: Do (4)
Location: ABS/2-10/U
Module: Sociology Department
Language: English
Assessment: report
Social media generates new types of data for quantifying human behavior, but also raises interesting research questions about the interaction between technology and society.
In this course, we will le...
Philipp Lorenz-Spreen
Time: Do (4)
Location: FAL 07/08
Module: Sociology Department
Language: English
Assessment: report
Social media generates new types of data for quantifying human behavior, but also raises interesting research questions about the interaction between technology and society.
In this course, we will le...
Kamil Fuławka
Time: Thursdays, 5. DS
Location: BAR/0I89
Module: INF-BAS3 (Software- und Web-Engineering)
Language: English
Assessment: oral exam
Online platforms generate vast amounts of behavioral data, including subjective ratings (e.g., likes, stars, reactions) and objective engagement metrics (e.g., views, clicks, watch time).
This course ...
Sami Nenno , Philipp Lorenz-Spreen
Time: (Lecture) Mondays, 3. DS and 5. DS
Location: APB/E001
Module: INF-BAS3 (Software- und Web-Engineering)
Language: English
Assessment: oral exam
The lecture will introduce you to social science research questions and findings, while the exercise will give you the practical skills to answer social questions yourself using computational tools.