Spring 2019  |  SOC 3412 Section 001: Social Networking: Theories and Methods (55608)

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
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/22/2019 - 05/06/2019
Mon, Wed 11:15AM - 12:30PM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 317
Enrollment Status:
Closed (80 of 80 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Network analysis spans a diverse range of phenomena from ego-centric ties, to small work-team sociograms, to organizational relations, to trade and military alliances among nation states. This course introduces undergraduate students to theories and methods for studying social networks, the ties connecting people, groups, and organizations. Topics include friendship, communication, small group, health, sexual and romantic, corporate, social movement, public policy, innovation diffusion, criminal and terrorist, and Internet networks.' prereq: [SOC 1001] recommended, Sociology majors/minors must register A-F
Class Notes:
23 seats reserved for sociology BS majors through 11/27/2018. Click this link for more detailed course information: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?hamil639+SOC3412+Spring2019
Class Description:
This course introduces undergraduate students to theories and methods for studying social networks, the ties connecting people, groups, and organizations. The principles that students learn in this course will enable them to study advanced network topics of their choosing.

About half of the class meetings will be devoted to learning and practicing network analysis methods. Students will learn how to perform some basic network analyses of previously collected datasets, using the UCINET computer package. We'll also explore network visualizations using NetDraw, a spatial plotting program. Computer programming skill is not a prerequisite for this course

The course is conducted in lecture, discussion, and lab formats. Class meetings consist of three types of activities: (1) an overview of the main aspects of a topic, in a formal presentation by the instructor; (2) open discussions among all participants of key issues, applications to empirical research, and potential directions for future developments; and (3) laboratory sessions in network data analysis methods, led by the instructor and TA. Labs will be held on Wednesdays. Students should bring their laptops to the lab sessions to analyze network data.
Grading:
4 Assignments, 20 points each / 80 points total / 80% of overall grade

8 in-class assignments, 2.5 points each / 20 points total / 20% of overall grade

Exam Format:
There are no exams. Students will be assessed on four UCINET data assignments throughout the semester.
Class Format:
The class will be a combination of lecture and lab sections.
Workload:
Students should expect to read approximately 15-30 pages per week.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/55608/1193
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
2 October 2018

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