Editing Communication and Social Networks (Spring 2024) (section)

== Reading Review Assignments ==

In a flipped class like this, it's really important that folks come prepared to discuss, work through misunderstandings, etc. In order to provide some accountability and space for reflection, each week you will have a review/reflection assignment about the readings and video.

I'm calling this a "3-2-1 Assignment". I'd like you to:

* Write down three concepts that you learned or connections that you made from this week's reading and lecture.
* Write down two questions you have or things that you don't quite understand.
* Share one question that you think would make for a good discussion question.

You should submit your assignment on Brightspace. 

Take the discussion question (which can be based on the concepts you learned, or the things you don't understand), and submit it (and up to one other question) that you think would be interesting to discuss on Monday by noon. <b>Post your questions on the shared Google Doc at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AK4MhWLVwDuxqvTwLomN7hu4aLpo59n5qXgEap8SBNc/edit?usp=sharing</b>; try to group similar questions together.

Questions should engage with the readings and either connect to other concepts or to the "real world". Here are some good example questions:

* The readings this week talked a lot about how network ties get created. I made a list of my closest friends and I realized that most of them only became friends after we happened to be in the same groups over and over again. What role does repetition have in forming ties?
* I was confused by the reading on social capital. What's the difference between social capital and power? And if they are the same, then why not just call it "network power"?
* Imagine you were asked to analyze the network of a big company to help them to identify people who deserve a raise. What measures would you use to identify them? What would you not use?