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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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'''Lecture Video (before class):''' | '''Lecture Video (before class):''' | ||
* [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/459167/ | * [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/459167/Home Network Data and Network Types Lecture] [19:18] | ||
'''Readings (before class):''' | '''Readings (before class):''' | ||
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'''Lecture Video:''' | '''Lecture Video:''' | ||
* [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/459167/ | * [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/459167/Home 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/459167/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. | ||
''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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'''Supplementary R lectures (watch before class):''' | '''Supplementary R lectures (watch before class):''' | ||
* [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/459167/ | * [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/459167/Home Why R + Programming principles lecture] [12:53] | ||
'''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 == | ||
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'''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/459167/Home Homework explanation video] | ** [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/459167/Home Homework explanation video] | ||
'''Lecture video:''' | '''Lecture video:''' | ||
* [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/459167/ | * [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/459167/Home Networks in small groups] [14:43] [[https://jeremydfoote.com/Communication-and-Social-Networks/week_4/lecture/small_groups.html Slides]] | ||
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February 3 | February 3 | ||
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'''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/459167/ | * [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/459167/Home 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. | ||
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'''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 == | ||
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'''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/459167/ | * [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/459167/Home Power, centrality, and hierarchy] [18:44] [[https://jeremydfoote.com/Communication-and-Social-Networks/week_6/lecture/centrality.html Slides]] | ||
'''Readings:''' | '''Readings:''' | ||
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'''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:''' | ||
* [[#Discussion Questions|Discussion questions]] | * [[#Discussion Questions|Discussion questions]] | ||
'''Lecture Video:''' | '''Lecture Video:''' | ||
* [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/459167/ | * [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/459167/Home 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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'''Class Schedule:''' | '''Class Schedule:''' | ||
* R | * 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 == | == Week 8: Small worlds == | ||
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'''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/459167/ | * [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/459167/Home 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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'''Class Schedule:''' | '''Class Schedule:''' | ||
== Week 9: Scale-free networks and the friendship paradox == | == Week 9: Scale-free networks and the friendship paradox == | ||
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'''Lecture Video:''' | '''Lecture Video:''' | ||
* [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/459167/ | * [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/459167/Home 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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'''Weekly lecture:''' | '''Weekly lecture:''' | ||
* [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/459167/ | * [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/459167/Home 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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* [[#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/459167/ | * [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/459167/Home 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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'''Class Schedule:''' | '''Class Schedule:''' | ||
== Week 12: Technology and networks == | == Week 12: Technology and networks == | ||
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'''Assignment Due:''' | '''Assignment Due:''' | ||
* [[#Discussion Questions|Discussion questions]] | * [[#Discussion Questions|Discussion questions]] | ||
'''Lecture Video:''' | '''Lecture Video:''' | ||
* [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/459167/ | * [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/459167/Home Technology and networks] [19:38] | ||
'''Readings:''' | '''Readings:''' | ||
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April 7 | April 7 | ||
* | * How does the Internet work? | ||
== Week 13: Collective behavior == | == Week 13: Collective behavior == | ||
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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] | |||
April 14 | April 14 | ||
* Take-home exam is due | * Take-home exam is due | ||
== Week 14: Networks and collaboration == | == Week 14: Networks and collaboration == | ||
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'''Lecture video:''' | '''Lecture video:''' | ||
* [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/459167/ | * [https://purdue.brightspace.com/d2l/le/content/459167/Home Networks and Collaboration][17:19] | ||
'''Readings:''' | '''Readings:''' | ||
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'''Class Schedule:''' | '''Class Schedule:''' | ||
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'''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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No class - work on Final Project | No class - work on Final Project | ||