DIGHT 260
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Tools for Text Processing and Analysis
College of Humanities
Course Description
Introduction to tools and techniques suited for use with text analysis, including basic text encoding, text preparation, basic regular expression, and concordance programs.
When Taught
Fall
Min
3
Fixed/Max
3
Fixed
3
Fixed
0
Title
Text Representation in Computers
Learning Outcome
Students will understand how text is represented in computers (e.g., ASCII, Unicode, emojis) and how to resolve issues with character encodings and fonts.
Title
Regular Expressions and Wildcards
Learning Outcome
Students will construct regular expressions and wildcards to search for patterns to reformat text and add markup.
Title
Basic Scripting
Learning Outcome
Students will be familiar with a scripting language and know how to modify templates for analyzing text files.
Title
Text Analysis Tools
Learning Outcome
Students will use tools to analyze texts for word frequency, keywords, collocations, n-grams, and other patterns.
Title
Corpus Design and Creation
Learning Outcome
Students will develop a WordCruncher corpus to facilitate research and text analysis.
