Social Network Analysis

2024/2025

Учебный год

ENG

Обучение ведется на английском языке

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Кредиты

Кто читает:

Департамент социологии

Статус:

Курс по выбору

Когда читается:

2-й курс, 4 модуль

Преподаватель

Сафонова Мария Андреевна

Course Syllabus

Abstract

The course is basic course in social network analysis with special attention to exemplary empirical studies, including intra-organizational networks, creative networks, criminal networks, networks of political mobilizations etc.

Learning Objectives

• receive an overview of exemplary empirical studies designed with SNA methodology

Expected Learning Outcomes

• abilities (a) to apply methods of social network analysis to sociological data and (b) develop research design within social network analysis framework

Course Contents

• Basic concepts of social network analysis
• Centrality and centralization
• Cohesion
• Ego-networks
• Community structure
• Equivalent positions and block-modelling
• Multiplex and two-mode networks
• Statistics and modelling in SNA

Assessment Elements

• Lab grade
  seminar project presentations
• Seminar grade
  home reading presentations during classes & class discussions
• Final exam
  a written research report discussing network measures & their interpretations
• Discussion

Interim Assessment

• 2024/2025 4th module
  0.22 * Discussion + 0.2 * Final exam + 0.29 * Lab grade + 0.29 * Seminar grade

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

• Luke, D. A. (2015). A User’s Guide to Network Analysis in R. Cham: Springer. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1114415

Recommended Additional Bibliography

• Etaner-Uyar, A. S., & Gündüz-Ögüdücü, S. (2014). Social Networks: Analysis and Case Studies. Wien: Springer. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=812923

Authors

• Safonova Mariia Andreevna