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= Course Information = | = Course Information = | ||
:'''COM 411: Communication and Social Networks''' | :'''COM 411: Communication and Social Networks''' | ||
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I will also check Discord at least once a day. I encourage you to post questions there, and to use it as a space where we can help and instruct each other. In general, you should contact me there. I am also available by email. You can reach me at [mailto:jdfoote@purdue.edu jdfoote@purdue.edu]. I try hard to maintain a boundary between work and home and I typically respond only on weekdays during business hours. | I will also check Discord at least once a day. I encourage you to post questions there, and to use it as a space where we can help and instruct each other. In general, you should contact me there. I am also available by email. You can reach me at [mailto:jdfoote@purdue.edu jdfoote@purdue.edu]. I try hard to maintain a boundary between work and home and I typically respond only on weekdays during business hours. | ||
= Assignments = | = Assignments = | ||
''Note'': Edited after the move to online classes to remove second exam and explain final project. | |||
There will be multiple types of assignments, designed to encourage learning in different ways. | There will be multiple types of assignments, designed to encourage learning in different ways. | ||
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* Reciprocity | * Reciprocity | ||
* Triadic closure | * Triadic closure | ||
== Week 4: Small group networks == | == Week 4: Small group networks == | ||
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* Turn in your [[Self Assessment Reflection]] on Brightspace | * Turn in your [[Self Assessment Reflection]] on Brightspace | ||
* [https://github.com/jdfoote/Communication-and-Social-Networks/raw/spring-2021/week_4/creating_networks.Rmd R Lab 2] (right-click, save to your computer, and open in RStudio) | * [https://github.com/jdfoote/Communication-and-Social-Networks/raw/spring-2021/week_4/creating_networks.Rmd R Lab 2] (right-click, save to your computer, and open in RStudio) | ||
'''Readings:''' | '''Readings:''' | ||
* Krackhardt, D., & Hanson, J. R. (1993). [https://hbr.org/1993/07/informal-networks-the-company-behind-the-chart Informal networks: The company behind the chart]. Harvard business review, 71(4), 104-111. | * Krackhardt, D., & Hanson, J. R. (1993). [https://hbr.org/1993/07/informal-networks-the-company-behind-the-chart Informal networks: The company behind the chart]. Harvard business review, 71(4), 104-111. | ||
* Katz, N., Lazer, D., Arrow, H., & Contractor, N. (2004). [ | * Katz, N., Lazer, D., Arrow, H., & Contractor, N. (2004). [http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1046496404264941 Network theory and small groups]. Small Group Research, 35(3), 307–332. | ||
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'''Readings:''' | '''Readings:''' | ||
* Hanneman, R. A., & Riddle, M. (2005). Introduction to social network methods. University of California. ([https://faculty.ucr.edu/~hanneman/nettext/C9_Ego_networks.html Chapter 9]) | * Hanneman, R. A., & Riddle, M. (2005). Introduction to social network methods. University of California. ([https://faculty.ucr.edu/~hanneman/nettext/C9_Ego_networks.html Chapter 9]) | ||
* Marsden, P. V. (1987). | * Marsden, P. V. (1987). Core Discussion Networks of Americans. American Sociological Review, 52(1), 122–131. https://doi.org/10.2307/2095397 | ||
* | * Research: You Have Fewer Friends than You Think. (2016, May 12). Harvard Business Review. https://hbr.org/2016/05/research-you-have-fewer-friends-than-you-think | ||
* Smith, E. B., Menon, T., & Thompson, L. (2012). | * Smith, E. B., Menon, T., & Thompson, L. (2012). Status Differences in the Cognitive Activation of Social Networks. Organization Science, 23(1), 67–82. https://doi.org/10.1287/orsc.1100.0643 | ||
'''Class Schedule:''' | '''Class Schedule:''' | ||
== Week 6: Power, centrality, and hierarchy == | == Week 6: Power, centrality, and hierarchy == | ||
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'''Assignment Due:''' | '''Assignment Due:''' | ||
* [[#Discussion Questions|Discussion questions]] | * [[#Discussion Questions|Discussion questions]] | ||
'''Readings:''' | '''Readings:''' | ||
* Hanneman, R. A., & Riddle, M. (2005). Introduction to social network methods. [https://faculty.ucr.edu/~hanneman/nettext/C10_Centrality.html Chapter 10: Centrality and Power] | * Hanneman, R. A., & Riddle, M. (2005). Introduction to social network methods. [https://faculty.ucr.edu/~hanneman/nettext/C10_Centrality.html Chapter 10: Centrality and Power] | ||
* Healy, K. (2013). [https://kieranhealy.org/blog/archives/2013/06/09/using-metadata-to-find-paul-revere/ Using Metadata to find Paul Revere]. | * Healy, K. (2013). [https://kieranhealy.org/blog/archives/2013/06/09/using-metadata-to-find-paul-revere/ Using Metadata to find Paul Revere]. | ||
* | * Holliday, Audrey, Campbell, & Moore, (2016). [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4898141/ Identifying well-connected opinion leaders for informal health promotion] | ||
'''Class Schedule:''' | '''Class Schedule:''' | ||
== Week 7: Social Capital, structural holes, and weak ties == | == Week 7: Social Capital, structural holes, and weak ties == | ||
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'''Readings:''' | '''Readings:''' | ||
* Granovetter, M. S. (1973). The Strength of Weak Ties. American Journal of Sociology, 78(6), 1360–1380. https://doi.org/10.1086/225469 | |||
* Granovetter, M. S. (1973). | |||
* 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. | ||
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'''Class Schedule:''' | '''Class Schedule:''' | ||
== Week 8: Small worlds == | == Week 8: Small worlds == | ||
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* Turn in your [[Self Assessment Reflection]] on Brightspace | * Turn in your [[Self Assessment Reflection]] on Brightspace | ||
* [[/Social Search Assignment|Social Search Assignment]] | * [[/Social Search Assignment|Social Search Assignment]] | ||
* [[#Discussion Questions|Discussion questions]] | * [[#Discussion Questions|Discussion questions]] | ||
'''Readings:''' | '''Readings:''' | ||
* Travers, J. and Milgram, S. (1969). [https://www.jstor.org/stable/2786545 An experimental study of the small world problem]. ''Sociometry'', 32(4):425-443 | |||
* (Optional but short) Dodds, P. S., Muhamad, R., & Watts, D. J. (2003). [https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1081058 An Experimental Study of Search in Global Social Networks]. ''Science'', 301(5634), 827. | |||
* Travers, J. and Milgram, S. (1969). [https://www | |||
* (Optional but short) Dodds, P. S., Muhamad, R., & Watts, D. J. (2003). [https:// | |||
'''Class Schedule:''' | '''Class Schedule:''' | ||
* Small worlds | |||
* Finish discussion about social capital | |||
* Introduce more advanced visualization methods in R | |||
* Begin working through Chapters 2 and 3 [https://campus.datacamp.com/courses/network-analysis-in-r Network Analysis in R] | |||
== Week 9: Scale-free networks and the friendship paradox == | == Week 9: Scale-free networks and the friendship paradox == | ||
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'''Assignment Due:''' | '''Assignment Due:''' | ||
* [[#Discussion Questions|Discussion questions]] | * [[#Discussion Questions|Discussion questions]] | ||
'''Readings:''' | '''Readings:''' | ||
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c867FlzxZ9Y Networks are everywhere with Albert-László Barabási] | * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c867FlzxZ9Y Networks are everywhere with Albert-László Barabási] | ||
* Christakis, N. A., & Fowler, J. H. (2010). Social Network Sensors for Early Detection of Contagious Outbreaks. PLOS ONE, 5(9), e12948. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0012948 | * Christakis, N. A., & Fowler, J. H. (2010). Social Network Sensors for Early Detection of Contagious Outbreaks. PLOS ONE, 5(9), e12948. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0012948 | ||
* Feld, Scott L. (1991), "Why your friends have more friends than you do", American Journal of Sociology, 96 (6): 1464–1477. https://doi.org/10.1086%2F229693 | |||
'''Class Schedule:''' | '''Class Schedule:''' | ||
* Guest lecture by Scott Feld | * Guest lecture by Scott Feld | ||
== Week 10: Social influence and diffusion == | == Week 10: Social influence and diffusion == | ||
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* Chapter 4, "[http://everythingisobvious.com/wp-content/themes/eio/assets/EIO_chapter4.pdf Special People]", in Watts, D. J. (2011). Everything is Obvious: Once you know the answer. New York, NY: Crown Business. | * Chapter 4, "[http://everythingisobvious.com/wp-content/themes/eio/assets/EIO_chapter4.pdf Special People]", in Watts, D. J. (2011). Everything is Obvious: Once you know the answer. New York, NY: Crown Business. | ||
* [https://youtu.be/D9XF0QOzWM0 Duncan Watts on Common Sense] | * [https://youtu.be/D9XF0QOzWM0 Duncan Watts on Common Sense] | ||
* [Optional] Centola, D., & Macy, M. (2007). [https:// | * [Optional] Centola, D., & Macy, M. (2007). [https://doi.org/10.1086/521848 Complex Contagions and the Weakness of Long Ties]. American Journal of Sociology, 113(3), 702–734. | ||
* [Optional] Christakis, N. A., & Fowler, J. H. (2012). | * [Optional] Christakis, N. A., & Fowler, J. H. (2012). Social contagion theory: Examining dynamic social networks and human behavior. Statistics in Medicine, 32, 556–577. | ||
'''Other Resources:''' | '''Other Resources:''' | ||
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March 30 | March 30 | ||
'''Weekly lecture:''' | |||
* [[#Discussion Questions|Discussion questions]] | |||
* Submit two exam questions | |||
* Guest Lecture by Ryan Gallagher | |||
'''Assignment Due:''' | '''Assignment Due:''' | ||
* [https://github.com/jdfoote/Communication-and-Social-Networks/raw/master/activities/groups_in_networks.Rmd Finding and visualizing groups in networks] (Right-click, save, and open in RStudio). | |||
* [https://github.com/jdfoote/Communication-and-Social-Networks/raw/ | |||
'''Readings:''' | '''Readings:''' | ||
* | * Hanneman, R. A., & Riddle, M. (2005). Introduction to social network methods. [https://faculty.ucr.edu/~hanneman/nettext/C11_Cliques.html Chapter 11: Cliques and sub-groups] | ||
''' | '''Other Resources:''' | ||
== Week 12: Technology and networks == | == Week 12: Technology and networks == | ||
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'''Readings:''' | '''Readings:''' | ||
* | * Kleinberg, J. (2007). The wireless epidemic. Nature, 449(7160), 287–288. https://doi.org/10.1038/449287a | ||
* Kleinberg, J. (2012). [https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-29952-0_8 The Convergence of Social and Technological Networks]. In M. Agrawal, S. B. Cooper, & A. Li (Eds.), Theory and Applications of Models of Computation. | |||
* Kleinberg, J. (2012). [https:// | |||
== Week 13: Collective behavior == | == Week 13: Collective behavior == | ||
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April 13 | April 13 | ||
[https://jeremydfoote.com/teaching/2020/comm_and_soc_networks/dark_side_week_13/#/ Slides] | |||
'''Assignment Due:''' | '''Assignment Due:''' | ||
* [[#Discussion Questions| | * [[#Discussion Questions|Discussion questions]] | ||
* Take-home exam | * Take-home exam | ||
* Keep working on the [[Communication_and_Social_Networks_(Spring_2020)/Final_project | final project]] | * Keep working on the [[Communication_and_Social_Networks_(Spring_2020)/Final_project | final project]] | ||
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'''Readings:''' | '''Readings:''' | ||
* 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. | ||
* Do [http://ncase.me/crowds/ The Wisdom or Madness of Crowds Simulation] | * Do [http://ncase.me/crowds/ The Wisdom or Madness of Crowds Simulation] | ||
== Week 14: Networks and collaboration == | == Week 14: Networks and collaboration == | ||
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'''Assignment Due:''' | '''Assignment Due:''' | ||
* | * First draft of [[Communication_and_Social_Networks_(Spring_2020)/Final_project | final project]] to peer for feedback | ||
'''Readings:''' | '''Readings:''' | ||
* Read the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wealth_of_Networks Wikipedia Article about The Wealth of Networks] | * Read the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wealth_of_Networks Wikipedia Article about The Wealth of Networks] | ||
* Skim section two of Benkler, Y. (2002). [https:// | * Skim section two of Benkler, Y. (2002). [https://doi.org/10.2307/1562247 Coase’s Penguin, or, Linux and "The Nature of the Firm."] The Yale Law Journal, 112(3), 369. | ||
== Week 15: Networked racism == | == Week 15: Networked racism == | ||
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'''Assignment Due:''' | '''Assignment Due:''' | ||
* Peer feedback on final project | * Peer feedback on final project | ||
'''Readings:''' | '''Readings:''' | ||
== Week 16: Finals week == | == Week 16: Finals week == |