Welcome and Introduction

  • By following the Code of Conduct you will help create a welcoming and supportive environment for all people
  • You can use the Etherpad document alongside the lesson website to complete written exercises
  • This training will help you think critically about ethics and methods when using web data about music

Overview of Music Research using Web Data

  • There is a lot of published research using web data about music with a variety of established methods
  • Music and internet scholarship is interdisciplinary and can take many different forms, with a range of potential benefits and challenges
  • Researchers should be wary of the context of techno-optimism and consider work in critical data studies

The Law and You

  • Data mining is not an ethically neutral process
  • Social media platforms collect and process a significant amount of user data, potentially including information with legal protections
  • Researchers should carefully consider their research methods with regard to the law and platform policies

Protecting Users

  • Use .md files for episodes when you want static content
  • Use .Rmd files for episodes when you need to generate output
  • Run sandpaper::check_lesson() to identify any issues with your lesson
  • Run sandpaper::build_lesson() to preview your lesson locally

Protecting You

  • Use .md files for episodes when you want static content
  • Use .Rmd files for episodes when you need to generate output
  • Run sandpaper::check_lesson() to identify any issues with your lesson
  • Run sandpaper::build_lesson() to preview your lesson locally

Inclusion and Representation

  • Use .md files for episodes when you want static content
  • Use .Rmd files for episodes when you need to generate output
  • Run sandpaper::check_lesson() to identify any issues with your lesson
  • Run sandpaper::build_lesson() to preview your lesson locally

Storing Data Carefully

  • Designing research projects should involve careful consideration of what kind of data to collect, how much data to collect, how to store it, and how long to store it
  • The principle of data minimisation encourages you to collect and store less data
  • The dynamic nature of internet data suggests it might be better to collect and store more data
  • FAIR principles of data management are embedded in university research contexts and should also be carefully considered

Doing Better with Data 1: Access

  • Use .md files for episodes when you want static content
  • Use .Rmd files for episodes when you need to generate output
  • Run sandpaper::check_lesson() to identify any issues with your lesson
  • Run sandpaper::build_lesson() to preview your lesson locally

Doing Better with Data 2: Reflexivity

  • Use .md files for episodes when you want static content
  • Use .Rmd files for episodes when you need to generate output
  • Run sandpaper::check_lesson() to identify any issues with your lesson
  • Run sandpaper::build_lesson() to preview your lesson locally

Designing More Responsible Research

  • Use .md files for episodes when you want static content
  • Use .Rmd files for episodes when you need to generate output
  • Run sandpaper::check_lesson() to identify any issues with your lesson
  • Run sandpaper::build_lesson() to preview your lesson locally