Our discussion of computational social science and its promises and challenges has remained rather abstract. It is time to turn to CSS as a practice. For this, let's have a look at the typical CSS project pipeline.

While CSS projects come in a stunning variety of data sets used, methods employed, and questions asked, more often than not, these projects share a pipeline of tasks, problems, and decisions that is typical for CSS. Examining this pipeline allows us to think about engaging in CSS as a practice, while at the same time providing you with a blueprint for potential research projects that might lie in your future. 

Chapters:

00:00 - Introduction
01:25 - Research design

05:38 - Data collection

08:41 - Data preparation

10:00 - Linking signals in data to phenomena of interest

12:30 - Data analysis 

16:33 - Presentation
21:33 - Conclusion

Script to episode with references and further readings:

http://digitalmedia.andreasjungherr.de/css.html#the-computational-social-science-project-pipeline