SOC 3412H is also offered in Fall 2023
SOC 3412H is also offered in Fall 2022
Spring 2016 | SOC 3412H Section 001: Honors: Social Networking: Theories and Methods (68234)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- A-F only
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Honors
- Meets With:
SOC 3412 Section 001
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
Tue,
Thu 02:30PM - 03:45PM
UMTC, West Bank
Anderson Hall 230
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Introduces theories/methods for studying social networks, ties connecting people, groups, organizations. Friendship, communication, small group, health, sexual, corporate, social movement, public policy, innovation diffusion, criminal/terrorist, internet networks. Honors students are expected to demonstrate greater depth of discussion, depth and to a degree length of writing assignments, presentations, and leadership of the students.
- Class Notes:
- Click this link for more detailed information http://classinfo.umn.edu/?knoke001+SOC3412H+Spring2016
- Class Description:
- This course introduces students to theories and methods for studying social networks, the ties connecting people, groups, organizations, and nations. Topics include friendship, communication, small group, health, sexual, corporate, social movement, public policy, innovation diffusion, criminal and terrorist, and Internet networks. We investigate network analysis as a distinctive perspective from which to view, understand, and act in an increasingly interdependent world. This course gives student skills to see different sides of controversial issues, develop their critical reasoning abilities, and form ethical standards to participate in society as thoughtful, well-informed, and engaged citizens. Students will be learn how to read, interpret, and create social network diagrams, and to understand how these maps reveal detailed connections among social actors. Students will learn how to perform some basic network analyses of previously collected datasets, using a computer package. Computer programming skill is NOT a prerequisite. Honors students are expected to demonstrate greater depth of discussion, depth and to a degree length of writing assignments, presentations, and leadership of the students. This course meets the Universities Technology and Society CLE Theme requirement.
- Grading:
- Course grade is determined by highest scores on 4 of 5 social network data analysis assignments (60%) and a course paper not to exceed 3,000 words (40%).
- Exam Format:
- No exams
- Class Format:
- Lecture & discussions on Tuesdays, data analysis laboratory on Thursdays.
- Workload:
- One article + one chapter from a textbook on social network data analysis per week.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/68234/1163
- Syllabus:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/knoke001_SOC3412H_Spring2016.pdf
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 12 October 2015
ClassInfo Links - Spring 2016 Sociology Classes