Social Scientific Data Analysis and Communication

Become data-literate in a data-driven society.

Build the essential skills in data analysis and communication that is highly sought-after in today’s workforce.

Understanding and applying the affordances and limitations of information are highly sought-after skills in our contemporary data rich and data driven society.

You’ll become data literate and learn to 'speak' and use social scientific data in rigorous and compelling ways. You’ll expand your capacity to understand, assess and apply diverse data types, sources and analytic methods and communicate the meaning and value of data to others.

With an emphasis on utilising data in work contexts to identify social patterns and drive organizational practices, decision making, reporting and engagement with stakeholders, you’ll graduate with key skills in understanding social scientific qualitative and quantitative data.

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Courses

Graduate Certificate in Social Scientific Data Analysis and Communication

Duration: 0.5 years

Delivery mode:
In person
Online plus placement/intensive

Location:
Bedford Park

Availability:
Full-time
Part-time

Start dates:
March

SATAC code: 2GC677

Annual indicative fees (2024):
$12,500 (Full fee paying)

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Why study Social Scientific Data Analysis and Communication at Flinders?

Understanding social scientific data and being data-literate is valued in most, if not all, professions.
Learn how to use data in work contexts to identify social patterns and drive organizational practices, decision making, reporting and engagement with stakeholders.
Taught by leading teaching and research specialists
Flinders is No. 1 in Australia in Humanities, Culture and Social Sciences for overall quality of educational experience (The Good Universities Guide 2021 (postgraduate))
Flinders is no. 1 in SA in Humanities, Culture and Social Sciences for skills development, student support and teaching quality overall quality of educational experience (The Good Universities Guide 2022 (postgraduate), public SA-founded universities only).

What you will study

The course is designed to develop your capacity to interpret and apply data in different organisational contexts. The topics are designed to build your skills in creating ‘good’ data, using data to inform decision making and presenting data in compelling ways. There is an opportunity to gain a micro-credential 'Interpreting and Communicating Social Science Data' in this course.

Course topics

Social Scientific Research: Design, Methods and Ethics
Knowing the Social World
Business communication
Industry or Community Placement

Practical experience

This course offers practical experience in analysing, interpreting and communicating social scientific data through an industry placement or intensive project. Students will apply knowledge and skills to conduct independent research on workplace challenges and opportunities.