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| − | Note: in the following schedule, all reading assignments refer to [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/54455029 ESNAP] (available in the SUB bookstore, and also [http://www.library.ualberta.ca/permalink/opac/4268325/WUAARCHIVE online]) unless otherwise stated. Most of these readings are specified using the book's section numbers rather than page numbers. Click on dates for the day's outline (these are fluid, especially beforehand). | + | Note: in the following schedule, all reading assignments refer to [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/54455029 ESNAP] (available in the SUB bookstore, and also [http://www.library.ualberta.ca/permalink/opac/4268325/WUAARCHIVE online]) unless otherwise stated. Most of these readings are specified using the book's section numbers rather than page numbers. Click on dates for the day's outline (these are fluid, especially beforehand). Principal topics are in boldface. |
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|[[MCSN Thursday,08-Sep-11 |Thursday, 08-Sep-11]] | |[[MCSN Thursday,08-Sep-11 |Thursday, 08-Sep-11]] | ||
| − | |Course introduction | + | |'''Course introduction.''' |
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|[[MCSN Tuesday, 13-Sep-11 | Tuesday, 13-Sep-11]] | |[[MCSN Tuesday, 13-Sep-11 | Tuesday, 13-Sep-11]] | ||
Revision as of 13:26, 12 July 2011
Note: in the following schedule, all reading assignments refer to ESNAP (available in the SUB bookstore, and also online) unless otherwise stated. Most of these readings are specified using the book's section numbers rather than page numbers. Click on dates for the day's outline (these are fluid, especially beforehand). Principal topics are in boldface.
| Thursday, 08-Sep-11 | Course introduction. |
| Tuesday, 13-Sep-11 | Social structure.Read Preface, p. 1, and sections 1.1 to 1.3.2 |
| Thursday, 15-Sep-11 | Read sections 1.3.3 to 1.5; hand in 1.6 |
| Tuesday, 20-Sep-11 | Attributes and Relations. Read 2.1-2.4; hand in 1.7. |
| Thursday, 22-Sep-11 | Quiz. Read 2.5-2.7; hand in 2.8 |
| Tuesday, 27-Sep-11 | Cohesive Subgroups. Read p. 59 and 3.1-3.4; hand in 2.9. |
| Thursday, 29-Sep-11 | Read 3.5-3.7; hand in 3.8. |
| Tuesday, 04-Oct-11 | Self-guided in-class project day: cohesive subgroups. |
| Thursday, 06-Oct-11 | Self-guided in-class project day: cohesive subgroups. |
| Tuesday, 11-Oct-11 | Sentiments and Friendship. Read 4.1-4.4; hand in 3.9 and self-guided project writeup. |
| Thursday, 13-Oct-11 | Quiz. Read 4.5-4.6; hand in 4.7. |
| Tuesday, 18-Oct-11 | Affiliations and 2-mode nets. Read 5.1-5.4; hand in 4.8 |
| Thursday, 20-Oct-11 | Read 5.5-5.6; hand in 5.7. |
| Tuesday, 25-Oct-11 | Centrality. Read p. 121, and Chapter 6.1-6.5; hand in 5.8 |
| Thursday, 27-Oct-11 | Hand in project proposal (4 paragraphs: Aim, Qs, hypotheses, methods) and 6.6. |
| Tuesday, 01-Nov-11 | Brokers and Bridges. Read 7.1-7.4; hand in 6.7. |
| Thursday, 03-Nov-11 | Quiz. Read 7.5-7.6; hand in 7.7. |
| Tuesday, 08-Nov-11 | Diffusion. Read 8.1-8.3; hand in 7.8 |
| Thursday, 10-Nov-11 | No class - Remembrance Day holiday. But read 8.4-8.5. |
| Tuesday, 15-Nov-11 | Prestige. Read p. 185, and 9.1-9.7; hand in 8.6, 8.7. |
| Thursday, 17-Nov-11 | Self-guided in-class project day: prestige. |
| Tuesday, 22-Nov-11 | Ranking. Read 10.1-10.6; hand in 9.8, 9.9. |
| Thursday, 24-Nov-11 | Student presentations; hand in 10.7, 10.8. |
| Tuesday, 29-Nov-11 | Student presentations. |
| Thursday, 01-Dec-11 | Self-guided in-class project day: composition. |
| Tuesday, 06-Dec-11 | Student presentations and performance. |
| Friday, 16-Dec-11 | Final papers due (hardcopy to 382 FAB, electronically to michaelf@ualberta.ca) |
