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851-0739-02L 2 Credits DS , DR , MSC D-ITET , D-INFK , D-MATH , D-GESS

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Sequencing Legal DNA: NLP for Law and Political Economy (Course Project)

Lecturers & Examiners: Prof. Dr. Elliott Ash

This is the optional course project for "Building a Robot Judge: Data Science for the Law." Please register only if attending the lecture course or with consent of the instructor. Some programming experience in Python is required, and some experience with text mining is highly recommended.

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Abstract

This is the companion course for extra credit for a course project, for the course "Sequencing Legal DNA: NLP for Law and Political Economy".

Objective

Students will be introduced to a broad array of tools in natural language processing (NLP). They will learn to evaluate and apply NLP tools to a variety of problems. The applications will focus on social-science contexts, including law, politics, and the news media. Topics include text classification, topic modeling, transformers, model explanation, and bias in language.

General Information

Language: English
Levels: DS , DR , MSC
Frequency: Yearly recurring

Examination

Type: graded semester performance

Course Components

Type	Title	Time & Place	Hours
lecture	Sequencing Legal DNA: NLP for Law and Political Economy (Course Project) Mondays, 12am - 2pm	No time listed	28 h semesterly

Offered In

GESS Science in Perspective (Only the courses listed below will be recognized as "GESS Science in Perspective" courses. Further below you will find courses under the category "Type B courses Reflections about subject specific methods and content" as well as the language courses. During the Bachelor’s degree Students should acquire at least 6 ECTS and during the Master’s degree 2 ECTS. Students who already took a course within their main study program are NOT allowed to take the course again.)
- Type A: Enhancement of Reflection Competence (Suitable for all students. Students who already took a course within their main study program are NOT allowed to take the course again.)
  - Law
- Type B: Reflection About Subject-Specific Methods and Contents (Subject-specific courses: Recommended for bachelor students after their first-year examination and for all master- or doctoral students. Students who already took a course within their main study program are NOT allowed to take the same course again. All these courses are listed under the category “Typ A”, this means, every student can enroll in these courses.)
  - D-INFK
  - D-ITET
  - D-MTEC
Doctoral Department of Humanities, Social and Political Sciences (More Information at: )
- Doctoral and Post-Doctoral Courses
Data Science Master
- Interdisciplinary Electives