This module provides research methods training for students on the MA programme in Media, Data and Society. It gives an overview of the foundations of research design and of both survey-based and computational approaches to social media research. Successful students will gain both the skills needed to understand published research and the confidence to conduct their own. The teaching will be workshop-based, combining lecture content and hands-on practice. Assessment is by a combination of written exam and a short piece of social media analysis coursework. No previous experience of survey research methods or computer programming is assumed.