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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). Principal topics are in boldface. | + | 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. Some optional readings are also listed. Wasserman and Faust contains more rigorous explanations of all the topics in ESNAP; I haven't marked these as optional readings, but feel free to refer to their ''Social Network Analysis: Methods and Applications'' as needed. ESNAP questions are generally due on Thursdays, along with a web example; assignments are due on Tuesdays. |
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|[[MCSN Thursday, 15-Sep-11 | Thursday, 15-Sep-11]] | |[[MCSN Thursday, 15-Sep-11 | Thursday, 15-Sep-11]] | ||
| − | |Read sections 1.3.3 to 1.5; hand in 1.6 | + | |Read sections 1.3.3 to 1.5; hand in 1.6; come to class prepared with a Pajek example drawn from the Web, and illustrating chapter content. |
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|[[MCSN Tuesday, 20-Sep-11 | Tuesday, 20-Sep-11]] | |[[MCSN Tuesday, 20-Sep-11 | Tuesday, 20-Sep-11]] | ||
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|[[MCSN Thursday, 22-Sep-11 |Thursday, 22-Sep-11 ]] | |[[MCSN Thursday, 22-Sep-11 |Thursday, 22-Sep-11 ]] | ||
| − | |Quiz. Read 2.5-2.7; hand in 2.8 | + | |Quiz. Read 2.5-2.7; hand in 2.8; come to class prepared with a Pajek example drawn from the Web, and illustrating chapter content. |
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|[[MCSN Tuesday, 27-Sep-11 | Tuesday, 27-Sep-11]] | |[[MCSN Tuesday, 27-Sep-11 | Tuesday, 27-Sep-11]] | ||
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|[[MCSN Thursday, 29-Sep-11 |Thursday, 29-Sep-11 ]] | |[[MCSN Thursday, 29-Sep-11 |Thursday, 29-Sep-11 ]] | ||
| − | |Read 3.5-3.7; hand in 3.8. | + | |Read 3.5-3.7; hand in 3.8; come to class prepared with a Pajek example drawn from the Web, and illustrating chapter content.. |
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|[[MCSN Tuesday, 04-Oct-11 | Tuesday, 04-Oct-11]] | |[[MCSN Tuesday, 04-Oct-11 | Tuesday, 04-Oct-11]] | ||
Revision as of 15:21, 13 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. Some optional readings are also listed. Wasserman and Faust contains more rigorous explanations of all the topics in ESNAP; I haven't marked these as optional readings, but feel free to refer to their Social Network Analysis: Methods and Applications as needed. ESNAP questions are generally due on Thursdays, along with a web example; assignments are due on Tuesdays.
| 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; come to class prepared with a Pajek example drawn from the Web, and illustrating chapter content. |
| 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; come to class prepared with a Pajek example drawn from the Web, and illustrating chapter content. |
| 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; come to class prepared with a Pajek example drawn from the Web, and illustrating chapter content.. |
| 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) |
