Difference between revisions of "MCSN Thursday,08-Sep-11"
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* Welcome | * Welcome | ||
* Course introduction | * Course introduction | ||
| + | * What is music culture? Broad definition: | ||
| + | ** social: relations and practices | ||
| + | ** cultural: discourses and meanings | ||
| + | ** sonic | ||
* What is a social network? | * What is a social network? | ||
* Issues in SNA | * Issues in SNA | ||
| − | ** | + | ** Theory of Graphs, and its applications to social groups |
*** What is a graph? Some terms. | *** What is a graph? Some terms. | ||
**** Node, vertex | **** Node, vertex | ||
**** Link, edge, arc | **** Link, edge, arc | ||
| + | *** Social groups as graphs (social networks) | ||
** Methods | ** Methods | ||
*** Data collection | *** Data collection | ||
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*** Software: Pajek: download and install | *** Software: Pajek: download and install | ||
** Ethics | ** Ethics | ||
| − | * Applications to ethnomusicology (brainstorming) | + | * MCSN: Applications to ethnomusicology (brainstorming) |
* Course mechanics: | * Course mechanics: | ||
** Wiki | ** Wiki | ||
Revision as of 12:41, 5 September 2011
- Welcome
- Course introduction
- What is music culture? Broad definition:
- social: relations and practices
- cultural: discourses and meanings
- sonic
- What is a social network?
- Issues in SNA
- Theory of Graphs, and its applications to social groups
- What is a graph? Some terms.
- Node, vertex
- Link, edge, arc
- Social groups as graphs (social networks)
- What is a graph? Some terms.
- Methods
- Data collection
- Data analysis
- Statistical measures
- Exploration vs hypothesis testing
- Software: Pajek: download and install
- Ethics
- Theory of Graphs, and its applications to social groups
- MCSN: Applications to ethnomusicology (brainstorming)
- Course mechanics:
- Wiki
- Tuesdays: more lecturing, presenting material, answering questions.
- Thursdays: more review, demos, discussions, brainstorming...
- Self-guided days
- Pajek: practice makes perfect
- participation, including attendance, and demos (Thurs).
- chapter exercises, questions (due Thurs), assignments (due Tues)
- grading; late and missed work policies
- Homework
