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= Course Information = | = Course Information = | ||
:'''COM 411: Communication and Social Networks''' | :'''COM 411: Communication and Social Networks''' | ||
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:'''Instructor:''' [https://jeremydfoote.com Jeremy Foote] | :'''Instructor:''' [https://jeremydfoote.com Jeremy Foote] | ||
:'''Email:''' jdfoote@purdue.edu | :'''Email:''' jdfoote@purdue.edu | ||
:'''[[User:Jdfoote/OH|Office Hours]]:''' | :'''[[User:Jdfoote/OH|Office Hours]]:''' Tuesdays; 2:00–4:00pm and by appointment | ||
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There will be a number of homework assignments. At the beginning of the class, these will be designed to help you to grasp foundational network concepts. As the class progresses, more and more of them will be analyzing and visualizing networks in R. | There will be a number of homework assignments. At the beginning of the class, these will be designed to help you to grasp foundational network concepts. As the class progresses, more and more of them will be analyzing and visualizing networks in R. | ||
== Exams == | == Exams == | ||
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== Final Project == | == Final Project == | ||
Students will work on a [[/Final project|Final Project]] that explains how network analysis and a network approach can benefit an organization. | |||
A number of intermediate assignments through the semester will help you to gain the skills and data necessary to be successful. | A number of intermediate assignments through the semester will help you to gain the skills and data necessary to be successful. | ||
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'''NOTE''' This section may be modified throughout the course to meet the class's needs. Check back in weekly. | '''NOTE''' This section may be modified throughout the course to meet the class's needs. Check back in weekly. | ||
== Week 1: Introductions and the network perspective == | == Week 1: Introductions and the network perspective == | ||
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'''Class Schedule:''' | '''Class Schedule:''' | ||
* R Lab 2 - Creating Networks | * R Lab 2 - [https://github.com/jdfoote/Communication-and-Social-Networks/raw/fall-2022/week_4/creating_networks.Rmd Creating Networks] | ||
== Week 4: Small group networks == | == Week 4: Small group networks == | ||
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'''Assignment Due:''' | '''Assignment Due:''' | ||
* [[#Discussion Questions|Discussion questions]] | * [[#Discussion Questions|Discussion questions]] | ||
* R Lab 2 - Creating Networks | * R Lab 2 - [https://github.com/jdfoote/Communication-and-Social-Networks/raw/fall-2022/week_4/creating_networks.Rmd Creating Networks] (right-click, save to your computer, and open in RStudio) | ||
** [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/598504/viewContent/10350308/View Homework explanation video] | ** [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/598504/viewContent/10350308/View Homework explanation video] | ||
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* Networks and group outcomes | * Networks and group outcomes | ||
August 15 | |||
* Work on R Lab 3 - [https://github.com/jdfoote/Communication-and-Social-Networks/raw/fall-2022/week_5/mutating_and_filtering.Rmd Mutating and filtering] | |||
== Week 5: Ego networks and network perception == | == Week 5: Ego networks and network perception == | ||
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'''Assignment Due:''' | '''Assignment Due:''' | ||
* [[#Discussion Questions|Discussion questions]] | * [[#Discussion Questions|Discussion questions]] | ||
* R Lab 3 - [https://github.com/jdfoote/Communication-and-Social-Networks/raw/fall-2022/week_5/mutating_and_filtering.Rmd Mutating and Filtering] | |||
* Turn in your [[Self Assessment Reflection]] on Brightspace | * Turn in your [[Self Assessment Reflection]] on Brightspace | ||
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'''Class Schedule:''' | '''Class Schedule:''' | ||
* Ego Network Activity | * Ego Network Activity | ||
* R Lab | * R Lab 4 - [https://github.com/jdfoote/Communication-and-Social-Networks/raw/fall-2022/week_6/ggraph_intro.Rmd R Intro to ggraph] | ||
== Week 6: Power, centrality, and hierarchy == | == Week 6: Power, centrality, and hierarchy == | ||
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'''Assignment Due:''' | '''Assignment Due:''' | ||
* R Lab | * R Lab 4 - [https://github.com/jdfoote/Communication-and-Social-Networks/raw/fall-2022/week_6/ggraph_intro.Rmd R Intro to ggraph] | ||
* [[#Discussion Questions|Discussion questions]] | * [[#Discussion Questions|Discussion questions]] | ||
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'''Class Schedule:''' | '''Class Schedule:''' | ||
* R Lab | * R Lab 5 - [https://github.com/jdfoote/Communication-and-Social-Networks/raw/fall-2022/week_7/aesthetics.Rmd Aesthetics in ggraph] | ||
== Week 7: Social Capital, structural holes, and weak ties == | == Week 7: Social Capital, structural holes, and weak ties == | ||
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'''Assignment Due:''' | '''Assignment Due:''' | ||
* R Lab | * R Lab 5 - [https://github.com/jdfoote/Communication-and-Social-Networks/raw/fall-2022/week_7/aesthetics.Rmd Aesthetics in ggraph] | ||
* [[#Discussion Questions|Discussion questions]] | * [[#Discussion Questions|Discussion questions]] | ||
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* Kadushin, C. (2012). [https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/purdue/reader.action?docID=829477&ppg=175 Networks as Social Capital], in Kadushin, C. (2012). Understanding Social Networks. Theories, Concepts and Findings. Oxford: Oxford University Press. | * Kadushin, C. (2012). [https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/purdue/reader.action?docID=829477&ppg=175 Networks as Social Capital], in Kadushin, C. (2012). Understanding Social Networks. Theories, Concepts and Findings. Oxford: Oxford University Press. | ||
* Putnam, R.D. (1995). [https://muse.jhu.edu/article/16643 Bowling Alone: America's Declining Social Capital]. Journal of Democracy 6(1), 65-78. | * Putnam, R.D. (1995). [https://muse.jhu.edu/article/16643 Bowling Alone: America's Declining Social Capital]. Journal of Democracy 6(1), 65-78. | ||
* (Optional) Bourdieu, P. (1986). [https://www.marxists.org/reference/subject/philosophy/works/fr/bourdieu-forms-capital.htm The forms of capital]. In J. Richardson (Ed.) Handbook of Theory and Research for the Sociology of Education (New York, Greenwood), 241-258. | * (Optional) Bourdieu, P. (1986). [https://www.marxists.org/reference/subject/philosophy/works/fr/bourdieu-forms-capital.htm The forms of capital]. In J. Richardson (Ed.) Handbook of Theory and Research for the Sociology of Education (New York, Greenwood), 241-258. | ||
* (Optional) Rainie, L. and Perrin, A. (2019). [https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/07/22/key-findings-about-americans-declining-trust-in-government-and-each-other/ Key findings about Americans’ declining trust in government and each other]. Pew Research Center. | * (Optional) Rainie, L. and Perrin, A. (2019). [https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/07/22/key-findings-about-americans-declining-trust-in-government-and-each-other/ Key findings about Americans’ declining trust in government and each other]. Pew Research Center. | ||
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'''Class Schedule:''' | '''Class Schedule:''' | ||
* | * R Lab 6 - [https://github.com/jdfoote/Communication-and-Social-Networks/raw/fall-2022/week_8/power_visualization.Rmd Visualizing Power] | ||
== Week 8: Small worlds == | == Week 8: Small worlds == | ||
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'''Assignment Due:''' | '''Assignment Due:''' | ||
* R Lab | * R Lab 6 - [https://github.com/jdfoote/Communication-and-Social-Networks/raw/fall-2022/week_8/power_visualization.Rmd Visualizing Power] | ||
* [[#Discussion Questions|Discussion questions]] - Just one question this week | * [[#Discussion Questions|Discussion questions]] - Just one question this week | ||
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'''Assignment Due:''' | '''Assignment Due:''' | ||
* [[/Social Search Assignment|Social Search Assignment]] | * [[/Social Search Assignment|Social Search Assignment]] | ||
* [[#Discussion Questions|Discussion questions]] | * [[#Discussion Questions|Discussion questions]] | ||
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'''Class Schedule:''' | '''Class Schedule:''' | ||
* [[/Six Degrees of Wikipedia Activity|Six Degrees of Wikipedia Activity]] | * [[/Six Degrees of Wikipedia Activity|Six Degrees of Wikipedia Activity]] | ||
== Week 10: Social influence and diffusion == | == Week 10: Social influence and diffusion == | ||
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'''Assignment Due:''' | '''Assignment Due:''' | ||
* Turn in your [[Self Assessment Reflection]] on Brightspace | * Turn in your [[Self Assessment Reflection]] on Brightspace | ||
* | * [[Communication and Social Networks (Fall 2022)/Dutch School Data Visualization challenge|Dutch School Data Visualization | ||
Challenge]] | |||
* [[#Discussion Questions|Discussion questions]] | * [[#Discussion Questions|Discussion questions]] | ||
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* [[#Discussion Questions|One discussion question]] | * [[#Discussion Questions|One discussion question]] | ||
* Submit two exam questions on Brightspace | * Submit two exam questions on Brightspace | ||
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'''Class Schedule:''' | '''Class Schedule:''' | ||
* R Lab 7 - Finding and visualizing groups in networks | * R Lab 7 - [https://github.com/jdfoote/Communication-and-Social-Networks/raw/fall-2022/week_11/groups_in_networks.Rmd Finding and visualizing groups in networks] (Right-click, save, and open in RStudio). | ||
== Week 12: | == Week 12: Technology and networks == | ||
November 8 | November 8 | ||
'''Assignment Due:''' | '''Assignment Due:''' | ||
* R Lab 7 - Finding and visualizing groups in networks | * R Lab 7 - [https://github.com/jdfoote/Communication-and-Social-Networks/raw/fall-2022/week_11/groups_in_networks.Rmd Finding and visualizing groups in networks] | ||
* [[#Discussion Questions|Discussion questions]] | * [[#Discussion Questions|Discussion questions]] | ||
'''Lecture Video:''' | '''Lecture Video:''' | ||
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* Chris Bail, et al. (2018). [https://www.pnas.org/content/115/37/9216 Exposure to opposing views on social media can increase political polarization]. PNAS. | * Chris Bail, et al. (2018). [https://www.pnas.org/content/115/37/9216 Exposure to opposing views on social media can increase political polarization]. PNAS. | ||
== Collective behavior == | November 10 | ||
* Exam review | |||
== Week 13: Collective behavior == | |||
November 15 | November 15 | ||
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* Becker, J., Brackbill, D., & Centola, D. (2017). [https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1615978114 Network dynamics of social influence in the wisdom of crowds]. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 201615978. | * Becker, J., Brackbill, D., & Centola, D. (2017). [https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1615978114 Network dynamics of social influence in the wisdom of crowds]. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 201615978. | ||
* [https://youtu.be/sdI-b5mfjH4 Video discussion with Dr. Becker] (watch after reading paper) | * [https://youtu.be/sdI-b5mfjH4 Video discussion with Dr. Becker] (watch after reading paper) | ||
November 17 | November 17 | ||
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November 22 | November 22 | ||
'''Assignment Due:''' | '''Assignment Due:''' | ||
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'''Class Schedule:''' | '''Class Schedule:''' | ||
* R Lab 8 - Calculating network statistics | * R Lab 8 - [https://github.com/jdfoote/Communication-and-Social-Networks/raw/fall-2022/week_15/network_stats.Rmd Calculating network statistics] | ||
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== Week 15: Networked racism == | == Week 15: Networked racism == | ||
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'''Assignment Due:''' | '''Assignment Due:''' | ||
* R Lab 8 - Calculating network statistics | * R Lab 8 - [https://github.com/jdfoote/Communication-and-Social-Networks/raw/fall-2022/week_15/network_stats.Rmd Calculating network statistics] | ||
* Rough draft of [[/Final project|Final Project]] on Brightspace and sent to your "peers" | |||
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December 1 | December 1 | ||
No class - work on Final Project | No class - work on Final Project | ||
* (Optional) [https://github.com/jdfoote/Communication-and-Social-Networks/raw/fall-2022/week_16/advanced_visualizations.Rmd Advanced network visualizations in R] | |||
== Week 16: Network Visualization Principles == | == Week 16: Network Visualization Principles == | ||
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'''Class Schedule:''' | '''Class Schedule:''' | ||
* Review principles of good network visualizations | * Review principles of good network visualizations | ||
** Put examples at https://padlet.com/jdfoote1/networks (I will explain in class) | ** Put examples at https://padlet.com/jdfoote1/networks (I will explain in class) | ||
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== Attendance == | == Attendance == | ||
I try very hard to make our meeting times valuable to you and I expect that you attend. That being said, | I try very hard to make our meeting times valuable to you and I expect that you attend. That being said, we are in the midst of a pandemic, so '''if you feel sick or think that you might have COVID, please do not come to class'''. If you need to miss class, then it is your responsibility to seek out support from classmates for notes, handouts, and other information. | ||
Only I can excuse a student from a course requirement or responsibility. When conflicts can be anticipated, such as for many University-sponsored activities and religious observations, please inform me of the situation as far in advance as possible. For unanticipated or emergency conflicts, when advance notification is not possible, contact me as soon as possible on Discord or by email. In cases of bereavement, quarantine, or isolation, the student or the student’s representative should contact the Office of the Dean of Students via email or phone at 765-494-1747. Our course on Brightspace includes a link to the Dean of Students under 'Campus Resources.' | Only I can excuse a student from a course requirement or responsibility. When conflicts can be anticipated, such as for many University-sponsored activities and religious observations, please inform me of the situation as far in advance as possible. For unanticipated or emergency conflicts, when advance notification is not possible, contact me as soon as possible on Discord or by email. In cases of bereavement, quarantine, or isolation, the student or the student’s representative should contact the Office of the Dean of Students via email or phone at 765-494-1747. Our course on Brightspace includes a link to the Dean of Students under 'Campus Resources.' |