University of Groningen - Social Network Analysis: The Networks Connecting People
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Social Network Analysis: The Networks Connecting People at FutureLearn Overview
Social Network Analysis: The Networks Connecting People
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Duration | 3 weeks |
Total fee | ₹2,205 |
Mode of learning | Online |
Credential | Certificate |
Social Network Analysis: The Networks Connecting People at FutureLearn Highlights
Social Network Analysis: The Networks Connecting People
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- Learner will be able to Assess situations where ?small scale tribal mechanisms? such as local norms have an impact on global network dynamics.
Complete 90% of course steps and all of the assessments to earn your certificate.
Social Network Analysis: The Networks Connecting People at FutureLearn Course details
Social Network Analysis: The Networks Connecting People
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Skills you will learn
More about this course
- This brand-new course from computational social science experts at University College Groningen and the University of Warsaw explores how networks form, and how they impact the spreading of different types of information in society.
- On this course, you will get to grips with the basics of social network theory, before considering how different social exchanges impact network structures and dynamics of opinion and product choice.
- You will learn how the way we communicate, and even share viruses, is shaped by social network structures that existed in our tribal history, and have expanded in modern society.
- You will learn how social influences play out in larger networks, as you explore what impact small scale tribal mechanisms, like local norms, have on global network dynamics.
- This course has been designed as a collaboration between University College Groningen, the University of Warsaw, and Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society.
- Warsaw and Groningen are experts in CSS, and this course offers students the chance to learn from four leading social science scholars.
Social Network Analysis: The Networks Connecting People at FutureLearn Curriculum
Social Network Analysis: The Networks Connecting People
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Living in communities
Welcome to Social Networks!
Welcome to the tribe!
Key Concepts: Nodes and Links
An Early Social Computational Model
Small worlds
Wrapping up Week 1
The larger agricultural society and hubs
How many people do we know in a network?
How popularity grows
How do hubs function as superspreaders in society?
More than viruses: sharing information
Obeying the norm
Wrapping up Week 2
Global society and social influences
Expanding networks in our recent history
Influencers and their impact on society
Wrap up - Understanding network dynamics
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