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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 | ||
:''' | :'''Office Hours:''' Thursdays; 3:00-5:00pm and by appointment | ||
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* Other readings: Other readings will be made available on Brightspace. | * Other readings: Other readings will be made available on Brightspace. | ||
== Other suggested books == | == Other suggested books == | ||
* Barabasi, A- | * Barabasi, A-‐L. (2002). Linked: The new science of networks. Cambridge, MA: Perseus. | ||
* Scott, J. (2000). Social network analysis: A handbook (2nd edition). London: Sage Publications. | * Scott, J. (2000). Social network analysis: A handbook (2nd edition). London: Sage Publications. | ||
* Watts, D. J. (2004). Six degrees: The science of a connected age. WW Norton & Company. | * Watts, D. J. (2004). Six degrees: The science of a connected age. WW Norton & Company. | ||
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Your first place to look for help should be each other. By asking and answering questions on Discord, you will not only help to build a repository of shared information, but to reinforce our learning community. | Your first place to look for help should be each other. By asking and answering questions on Discord, you will not only help to build a repository of shared information, but to reinforce our learning community. | ||
I will also hold office hours | I will also hold office hours Thursday afternoons on Discord. If you come with a programming question, I will expect that you have already tried to solve it yourself in multiple ways and that you have discussed it with a classmate (e.g., on Discord). This policy lets me have time to help more students, but it's also a useful strategy. Often [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber_duck_debugging just trying to explain your code] can help you to recognize where you've gone wrong. | ||
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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To make sure that everyone has an opportunity to participate and to encourage you to do the assignments, I will randomly select students to discuss readings or to explain portions of homework assignments and labs. | To make sure that everyone has an opportunity to participate and to encourage you to do the assignments, I will randomly select students to discuss readings or to explain portions of homework assignments and labs. | ||
You will also be required to submit 1-2 discussion questions on Discord before our Tuesday sessions. | |||
== Homework/Labs == | == Homework/Labs == | ||
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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. | ||
= Grades = | = Grades = | ||
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== Extra Credit for Participating in Research Studies == | == Extra Credit for Participating in Research Studies == | ||
The Brian Lamb School of Communication uses an online program that expedites the process of recruiting, signing up, and granting extra credit to students for participating in research studies. The program is called the Research Participation System, and it provides an easy online method for you to sign up for research studies, to keep track of the studies you have completed, and to view how many credits you have earned for each study. You can access the system online at any time, from any computer with a standard web browser. By participating in studies done within the Brian Lamb School of Communication, you can learn first hand how a study is conducted, you can contribute to the advancement of the field, and you can improve your grade by earning extra credit. | |||
* You earn a ½ percent credit for every half-hour that you participate in a study. The maximum extra credit that you can earn for this course is 3%, which will be added to your total course points | |||
* If you sign up to participate in a study and fail to show up without canceling your appointment in advance (up to 2 hours before the study), you can be restricted from signing up for any studies for 30 days. You may quickly cancel your appointment online using the Research Participation System. | |||
* Please review the instructions before you sign up for studies; to view the instructions go to https://www.cla.purdue.edu/communication/research/participation/students.html | * Please review the instructions before you sign up for studies; to view the instructions go to https://www.cla.purdue.edu/communication/research/participation/students.html | ||
* You can sign up to participate in studies by logging into http://purdue-comm.sona-systems.com/. | * You can sign up to participate in studies by logging into http://purdue-comm.sona-systems.com/. | ||
= Schedule = | = Schedule = | ||
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* Install R and RStudio on your computer. [https://techvidvan.com/tutorials/install-r/ This tutorial] should help you to succeed. | * Install R and RStudio on your computer. [https://techvidvan.com/tutorials/install-r/ This tutorial] should help you to succeed. | ||
* [[Communication and Social Networks (Spring 2021)/Homework 1|Homework 1]] | * [[Communication and Social Networks (Spring 2021)/Homework 1|Homework 1]] | ||
'''Readings (before class):''' | '''Readings (before class):''' | ||
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* Complex systems and networks | * Complex systems and networks | ||
* Individual and collective behavior | * Individual and collective behavior | ||
== Week 3: How are communication networks formed? == | == Week 3: How are communication networks formed? == | ||
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'''Assignment Due:''' | '''Assignment Due:''' | ||
* [[/Network Representation Assignment|Network Representation Assignment]] | |||
* [[/R Lab 1|R Lab 1]] | * [[/R Lab 1|R Lab 1]] | ||
'''Readings:''' | '''Readings:''' | ||
* Monge, P. R., & Contractor, N. S. (2003). [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/ | * Monge, P. R., & Contractor, N. S. (2003). [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/7389/Home Theories of communication networks]. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. (pp. 298--314) - On Brightspace under Content > Readings | ||
* Feld, S. L. (1981). [https://www.jstor.org/stable/2778746 The focused organization of social ties]. American Journal of Sociology, 86(5), 1015–1035. | * Feld, S. L. (1981). [https://www.jstor.org/stable/2778746 The focused organization of social ties]. American Journal of Sociology, 86(5), 1015–1035. | ||
* McPherson, M., Smith-Lovin, L., & Cook, J. M. (2001). [https://www-jstor-org.ezproxy.lib.purdue.edu/stable/2678628 Birds of a Feather: Homophily in Social Networks]. Annual Review of Sociology, 27, 415–444. | * McPherson, M., Smith-Lovin, L., & Cook, J. M. (2001). [https://www-jstor-org.ezproxy.lib.purdue.edu/stable/2678628 Birds of a Feather: Homophily in Social Networks]. Annual Review of Sociology, 27, 415–444. | ||
'''Class Schedule:''' | '''Class Schedule:''' | ||
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* Reciprocity | * Reciprocity | ||
* Triadic closure | * Triadic closure | ||
== Week 4: Small group networks == | == Week 4: Small group networks == | ||
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'''Assignment Due:''' | '''Assignment Due:''' | ||
* Turn in your [[Self Assessment Reflection]] on Brightspace | * Turn in your [[Self Assessment Reflection]] on Brightspace | ||
'''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. | ||
'''Class Schedule:''' | '''Class Schedule:''' | ||
== Week 5: Ego networks and network perception == | == Week 5: Ego networks and network perception == | ||
[https://jeremydfoote.com/teaching/2020-spring/comm_and_soc_networks/centrality_week_5/ Slides] | |||
February 16 | February 16 | ||
'''Assignment Due:''' | '''Assignment Due:''' | ||
* | * Finish Network Analysis in R, Chapter 1 | ||
* Turn in your best network visualization | |||
'''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:''' | ||
'''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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'''Assignment Due:''' | '''Assignment Due:''' | ||
'''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]] | ||
'''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 == | |||
[https://jeremydfoote.com/teaching/2020-spring/comm_and_soc_networks/tie_formation_week_9/ Slides] | |||
March 16 | March 16 | ||
'''Assignment Due:''' | '''Assignment Due:''' | ||
* | * Summary and questions for Dr. Feld | ||
'''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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* [[Communication and Social Networks (Spring 2021)/Dutch School Data Visualization challenge|Dutch School Data Visualization | * [[Communication and Social Networks (Spring 2021)/Dutch School Data Visualization challenge|Dutch School Data Visualization | ||
Challenge]] | Challenge]] | ||
'''Readings:''' | '''Readings:''' | ||
* 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:''' | |||
* 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 == | ||
April 6 | April 6 | ||
'''Weekly Lecture:''' | |||
'''Assignment Due:''' | '''Assignment Due:''' | ||
* Turn in your [[Self Assessment Reflection]] on Brightspace | * Turn in your [[Self Assessment Reflection]] on Brightspace | ||
'''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:''' | ||
* [ | * Do [http://ncase.me/crowds/ The Wisdom or Madness of Crowds Simulation] and discuss on Flipgrid. | ||
* 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]] | ||
'''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. | ||
== Week 14: Networks and collaboration == | == Week 14: Networks and collaboration == | ||
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'''Assignment Due:''' | '''Assignment Due:''' | ||
'''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:''' | ||
'''Readings:''' | |||
== Week 16: Finals week == | == Week 16: Finals week == |