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SFU to launch social data analytics minor in Spring 2021
News September 8, 2020Written by: Nathan Tok, Peak Associate A new social data analytics (SDA) minor will be catered to students in the faculty of arts and social sciences. According to the SDA website, the program is the first in Canada to teach students how to harness the concepts of big data through the social sciences. There are no prerequisites or minimum GPA necessary for program application or entry. The program emphasizes big data and its components of “communications, ethics, [and] statistics.” Applications to the program are open to anyone, but are based on grades and coursework, a statement of interest, and whether…
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Philosophy doesn’t suck
EIC May 19, 2015Like many a real-life love affair, I never meant to fall for philosophy. We got off to a rocky start. Wasn’t this the discipline for pretentious neckbeards who would rather stare blankly at a ceiling than write a research essay?…
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