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= Course Information = | = Course Information = | ||
:'''COM 411: Communication and Social Networks''' | :'''COM 411: Communication and Social Networks''' | ||
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This course will follow "flipped" classroom model. I expect you to learn most of the content of the course asynchronously. The goal of our time together is not to tell you new things, but to consolidate knowledge and to clear up misconceptions. | This course will follow "flipped" classroom model. I expect you to learn most of the content of the course asynchronously. The goal of our time together is not to tell you new things, but to consolidate knowledge and to clear up misconceptions. | ||
The Tuesday meeting will be a collaborative, discussion-centric session. Typically, about | The Tuesday meeting will be a collaborative, discussion-centric session. Typically, about half of each session will be devoted to going over assignments and the other half will be a discussion of the readings and videos from that week. | ||
The Thursday meetings will be more like a lab. Some of these sessions will include synchronous activities; often they will be a time for me to introduce and help with R assignments. Sometimes they will be more of a co-working time, where you can work on assignments and I can be available to answer questions. | The Thursday meetings will be more like a lab. Some of these sessions will include synchronous activities; often they will be a time for me to introduce and help with R assignments. Sometimes they will be more of a co-working time, where you can work on assignments and I can be available to answer questions. | ||
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* 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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== Week 1: Introductions and the network perspective == | == Week 1: Introductions and the network perspective == | ||
August 24 | |||
'''Assignment Due:''' | '''Assignment Due:''' | ||
* [[/Discord Signup|Sign up for Discord]] and introduce yourself | * [[/Discord Signup|Sign up for Discord]] and introduce yourself | ||
* Take [https://forms.gle/ | * Take [https://forms.gle/ANqbnAXxivexukgB7 this very brief survey] | ||
'''Required Readings:''' | '''Required Readings:''' | ||
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August 26 | |||
'''Assignment Due:''' | '''Assignment Due:''' | ||
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== Week 2: Network representations == | == Week 2: Network representations == | ||
August 31 | |||
'''Assignment Due (on Monday):''' | '''Assignment Due (on Monday):''' | ||
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'''Lecture Video (before class):''' | '''Lecture Video (before class):''' | ||
* [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/ | * [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/335123/viewContent/6819548/View Network Data and Network Types Lecture] [19:18] | ||
'''Readings (before class):''' | '''Readings (before class):''' | ||
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September 2 | |||
'''Class Schedule:''' | '''Class Schedule:''' | ||
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September 7 | |||
'''Assignment Due (on Monday):''' | '''Assignment Due (on Monday):''' | ||
* [[/R Lab 1|R Lab 1]] | * [[/R Lab 1|R Lab 1]] | ||
** [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/335123/viewContent/7337413/View Video explanation] | |||
* [[#Discussion_Questions|Discussion Questions]] | * [[#Discussion_Questions|Discussion Questions]] | ||
'''Lecture Video:''' | '''Lecture Video:''' | ||
* [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/ | * [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/335123/viewContent/6819550/View Edge Creation] [12:43] [[https://jeremydfoote.com/Communication-and-Social-Networks/week_3/lecture/tie_formation.html Slides]] | ||
'''Readings:''' | '''Readings:''' | ||
* Monge, P. R., & Contractor, N. S. (2003). [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/208700/viewContent/5245859/View 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. | ||
''Note:'' This week involves reading two academic articles. [[#Reading_Academic_Articles|Read this]] to understand my expectations and some tips for reading and understanding these articles. | ''Note:'' This week involves reading two academic articles. [[#Reading_Academic_Articles|Read this]] to understand my expectations and some tips for reading and understanding these articles. | ||
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September 9 | |||
'''Supplementary R lectures (watch before class):''' | '''Supplementary R lectures (watch before class):''' | ||
* [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/ | * [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/335123/viewContent/6819552/View Why R + Programming principles lecture] [12:53] | ||
* [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/335123/viewContent/6819553/View ggraph explanation video] [12:14] | |||
** [https://jeremydfoote.com/Communication-and-Social-Networks/week_6/ggraph_walkthrough.html webpage for ggraph explanation video] | |||
'''Class Schedule:''' | '''Class Schedule:''' | ||
* | * [https://github.com/jdfoote/Communication-and-Social-Networks/raw/spring-2022/week_4/creating_networks.Rmd R Lab 2] | ||
== Week 4: Small group networks == | == Week 4: Small group networks == | ||
September 14 | |||
'''Assignment Due:''' | '''Assignment Due:''' | ||
* [[#Discussion Questions|Discussion questions]] | * [[#Discussion Questions|Discussion questions]] | ||
* | * [https://github.com/jdfoote/Communication-and-Social-Networks/raw/spring-2022/week_4/creating_networks.Rmd R Lab 2] (right-click, save to your computer, and open in RStudio) | ||
** [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/ | ** [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/335123/viewContent/6819549/View Homework explanation video] | ||
'''Lecture video:''' | '''Lecture video:''' | ||
* [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/ | * [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/335123/viewContent/7373077/View Networks in small groups] [14:43] [[https://jeremydfoote.com/Communication-and-Social-Networks/week_4/lecture/small_groups.html Slides]] | ||
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* Informal networks | * Informal networks | ||
* Networks and group outcomes | * Networks and group outcomes | ||
== Week 5: Ego networks and network perception == | == Week 5: Ego networks and network perception == | ||
September 21 | |||
'''Assignment Due:''' | '''Assignment Due:''' | ||
* [[#Discussion Questions|Discussion questions]] | * [[#Discussion Questions|Discussion questions]] | ||
* Turn in your [[Self Assessment Reflection]] on Brightspace | * Turn in your [[Self Assessment Reflection]] on Brightspace | ||
'''Lecture:''' | '''Lecture:''' | ||
* [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/ | * [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/335123/viewContent/6819551/View Ego networks and network perceptions lecture] [17:14] [[https://jeremydfoote.com/Communication-and-Social-Networks/week_5/lecture/ego_nets.html Slides]] | ||
'''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). [https://www-jstor-org.ezproxy.lib.purdue.edu/stable/2095397 Core Discussion Networks of Americans]. American Sociological Review, 52(1), 122–131. | * Marsden, P. V. (1987). [https://www-jstor-org.ezproxy.lib.purdue.edu/stable/2095397 Core Discussion Networks of Americans]. American Sociological Review, 52(1), 122–131. | ||
* | * [https://hbr.org/2016/05/research-you-have-fewer-friends-than-you-think Research: You Have Fewer Friends than You Think]. (2016, May 12). Harvard Business Review. | ||
* Smith, E. B., Menon, T., & Thompson, L. (2012). [https://pubsonline-informs-org.ezproxy.lib.purdue.edu/doi/full/10.1287/orsc.1100.0643 Status Differences in the Cognitive Activation of Social Networks]. Organization Science, 23(1), 67–82. | * Smith, E. B., Menon, T., & Thompson, L. (2012). [https://pubsonline-informs-org.ezproxy.lib.purdue.edu/doi/full/10.1287/orsc.1100.0643 Status Differences in the Cognitive Activation of Social Networks]. Organization Science, 23(1), 67–82. | ||
September 23 | |||
'''Class Schedule:''' | '''Class Schedule:''' | ||
* | * [https://github.com/jdfoote/Communication-and-Social-Networks/raw/spring-2022/week_6/power_visualization.Rmd R Lab 3] | ||
== Week 6: Power, centrality, and hierarchy == | == Week 6: Power, centrality, and hierarchy == | ||
Due to Dr. Foote's illness, Sept. 28 discussion moved to Sept. 30 | |||
September 28 | |||
'''Assignment Due:''' | '''Assignment Due:''' | ||
* | * [https://github.com/jdfoote/Communication-and-Social-Networks/raw/spring-2022/week_6/power_visualization.Rmd R Lab 3] (Right-click, save, open in RStudio, and knit) | ||
** [https://jeremydfoote.com/Communication-and-Social-Networks/week_6/ggraph_walkthrough.html Introduction to tidygraph and ggraph]. Now that you've been at it for a while review this walkthrough that I wrote to help you to figure out how all of the different pieces work in tidygraph and ggraph. | |||
* [[#Discussion Questions|Discussion questions]] | * [[#Discussion Questions|Discussion questions]] | ||
'''Video lecture:''' | '''Video lecture:''' | ||
* [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/ | * [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/335123/viewContent/7413870/View Centrality measures] [18:44] [[https://jeremydfoote.com/Communication-and-Social-Networks/week_6/lecture/centrality.html Slides]] | ||
'''Readings:''' | '''Readings:''' | ||
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September 30 | |||
'''Class Schedule:''' | '''Class Schedule:''' | ||
== Week 7: Social Capital, structural holes, and weak ties == | == Week 7: Social Capital, structural holes, and weak ties == | ||
October 5 | |||
'''Assignment Due:''' | '''Assignment Due:''' | ||
* [[#Discussion Questions|Discussion questions]] | * [[#Discussion Questions|Discussion questions]] | ||
'''Lecture Video:''' | '''Lecture Video:''' | ||
* [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/ | * [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/335123/viewContent/6819554/View Capital and Social Capital] [16:02] [[https://jeremydfoote.com/Communication-and-Social-Networks/week_7/lecture/social_capital.html Slides]] | ||
'''Readings:''' | '''Readings:''' | ||
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* (Optional) Burt, R. S. (2000). [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0191308500220091 The network structure of social capital]. Research in Organizational Behavior, 22, 345–423. | * (Optional) Burt, R. S. (2000). [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0191308500220091 The network structure of social capital]. Research in Organizational Behavior, 22, 345–423. | ||
'''Class Schedule:''' | |||
* R Review | |||
** Go through the [https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jdfoote/Communication-and-Social-Networks/spring-2022/resources/tidygraph_tutorial.Rmd Tidygraph Tutorial] in groups | |||
== Week 8: Small worlds == | |||
October 12 | |||
OCTOBER BREAK - NO CLASS | |||
October 14 | |||
'''Assignment Due:''' | '''Assignment Due:''' | ||
* [[#Discussion Questions|Discussion questions]] - Just one question this week | * [[#Discussion Questions|Discussion questions]] - Just one question this week | ||
'''Lecture Video:''' | '''Lecture Video:''' | ||
* [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/ | * [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/335123/viewContent/6819555/View Small worlds video] [18:45] [[https://jeremydfoote.com/Communication-and-Social-Networks/week_8/lecture/small_worlds.html Slides]] | ||
'''Readings:''' | '''Readings:''' | ||
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* (Optional but short) Dodds, P. S., Muhamad, R., & Watts, D. J. (2003). [https://science-sciencemag-org.ezproxy.lib.purdue.edu/content/301/5634/827 An Experimental Study of Search in Global Social Networks]. ''Science'', 301(5634), 827. | * (Optional but short) Dodds, P. S., Muhamad, R., & Watts, D. J. (2003). [https://science-sciencemag-org.ezproxy.lib.purdue.edu/content/301/5634/827 An Experimental Study of Search in Global Social Networks]. ''Science'', 301(5634), 827. | ||
'''Class Schedule:''' | '''Class Schedule:''' | ||
== Week 9: Scale-free networks and the friendship paradox == | == Week 9: Scale-free networks and the friendship paradox == | ||
October 19 | |||
'''Assignment Due:''' | '''Assignment Due:''' | ||
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'''Lecture Video:''' | '''Lecture Video:''' | ||
* [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/ | * [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/335123/viewContent/7524997/View Scale-free networks and the Friendship Paradox][18:21] [[https://jeremydfoote.com/Communication-and-Social-Networks/week_9/lecture/scale_free_and_friend_paradox.html Slides]] | ||
'''Readings:''' | '''Readings:''' | ||
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* 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 | ||
October 21 | |||
'''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 == | ||
October 26 | |||
'''Weekly lecture:''' | '''Weekly lecture:''' | ||
* [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/ | * [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/335123/viewContent/7547996/View Social Influence and Contagion][22:12] [[https://jeremydfoote.com/Communication-and-Social-Networks/week_10/lecture/influence_and_diffusion.html Slides]] | ||
'''Assignment Due:''' | '''Assignment Due:''' | ||
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October 28 | |||
* Troubled Lands | * Troubled Lands | ||
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== Week 11: Communities and Core-periphery == | == Week 11: Communities and Core-periphery == | ||
November 2 | |||
'''Assignment Due:''' | '''Assignment Due:''' | ||
* [[#Discussion Questions|One discussion question]] | * [[#Discussion Questions|One discussion question]] | ||
* Submit two exam questions on Brightspace | * Submit two exam questions on Brightspace | ||
* [https://github.com/jdfoote/Communication-and-Social-Networks/raw/spring-2022/week_11/groups_in_networks.Rmd Finding and visualizing groups in networks] (Right-click, save, and open in RStudio). | |||
'''Video Lecture:''' | '''Video Lecture:''' | ||
* [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/ | * [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/335123/viewContent/7556414/View Communities and Core-periphery] [23:15] [[https://jeremydfoote.com/Communication-and-Social-Networks/week_11/lecture/communities_in_networks.html Slides]] | ||
'''Readings:''' | '''Readings:''' | ||
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* Barberá, P., Wang, N., Bonneau, R., Jost, J. T., Nagler, J., Tucker, J., & González-Bailón, S. (2015). [https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0143611 The critical periphery in the growth of social protests]. PLoS ONE. | * Barberá, P., Wang, N., Bonneau, R., Jost, J. T., Nagler, J., Tucker, J., & González-Bailón, S. (2015). [https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0143611 The critical periphery in the growth of social protests]. PLoS ONE. | ||
* (Optional) Hanneman, R. A., & Riddle, M. (2005). [http://faculty.ucr.edu/~hanneman/nettext/C11_Cliques.html Cliques and sub-groups]. In Introduction to social network methods. University of California. | * (Optional) Hanneman, R. A., & Riddle, M. (2005). [http://faculty.ucr.edu/~hanneman/nettext/C11_Cliques.html Cliques and sub-groups]. In Introduction to social network methods. University of California. | ||
'''Class Schedule:''' | '''Class Schedule:''' | ||
== Week 12: Technology and networks == | == Week 12: Technology and networks == | ||
November 9 | |||
'''Assignment Due:''' | '''Assignment Due:''' | ||
* [[#Discussion Questions|Discussion questions]] | * [[#Discussion Questions|Discussion questions]] | ||
'''Lecture Video:''' | '''Lecture Video:''' | ||
* [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/ | * [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/335123/viewContent/7947991/View Technology and networks] [19:38] | ||
'''Readings:''' | '''Readings:''' | ||
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November 11 | |||
* | * How does the Internet work? | ||
== Week 13: Collective behavior == | == Week 13: Collective behavior == | ||
November 16 | |||
'''Assignment Due:''' | '''Assignment Due:''' | ||
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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) | ||
* Do [http://ncase.me/crowds/ The Wisdom or Madness of Crowds Simulation] | |||
November 18 | |||
* Take-home exam is due | * Take-home exam is due | ||
== Week 14: Networks and collaboration == | == Week 14: Networks and collaboration == | ||
November 23 | |||
Asynchronous class - Happy Thanksgiving! | |||
'''Assignment Due:''' | '''Assignment Due:''' | ||
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'''Lecture video:''' | '''Lecture video:''' | ||
* [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/ | * [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/335123/viewContent/8035051/View Networks and Collaboration][17:19] | ||
'''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://www-jstor-org.ezproxy.lib.purdue.edu/stable/1562247 Coase’s Penguin, or, Linux and "The Nature of the Firm."] The Yale Law Journal, 112(3), 369. | * Skim section two of Benkler, Y. (2002). [https://www-jstor-org.ezproxy.lib.purdue.edu/stable/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 == | ||
November 30 | |||
'''Assignment Due:''' | '''Assignment Due:''' | ||
* Rough draft of [[/Final project|Final Project]] on Brightspace and sent to your "peers" | * Rough draft of [[/Final project|Final Project]] on Brightspace and sent to your "peers" | ||
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December 2 | |||
No class - work on Final Project | No class - work on Final Project | ||
== Week 16: Network Visualization Principles == | == Week 16: Network Visualization Principles == | ||
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No class - work on Final Project | No class - work on Final Project | ||
== Week 16.5: Finals week == | |||
'''Assignment Due:''' | |||
* [[Communication and Social Networks (Spring 2022)/Final project|Final Project]] - Due Wednesday, December 15 | |||
* Turn in your [[Final self reflection]] on Brightspace | |||
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* Skim [https://kateto.net/network-visualization Static and dynamic network visualization with R] by Katya Ognyanova | * Skim [https://kateto.net/network-visualization Static and dynamic network visualization with R] by Katya Ognyanova |