Introduction to Network Analysis
QAC 241
Fall 2023
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01
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| Crosslisting:
CIS 241 |
| Course Cluster and Certificates: Applied Data Science Certificate |
This is an interdisciplinary hands-on course examining the application of network analysis in various fields. It will introduce students to the formalism of networks, software for network analysis, and applications from a range of disciplines (history, sociology, public health, business, political science). We will review the main concepts in network analysis and learn how to use the software (e.g., network analysis and GIS libraries in R) and will work through practice problems involving data from several sources (Twitter, Facebook, airlines, medical innovation, historical data). Upon completion of the course, students will be able to conduct independent research in their fields using network analysis tools. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS QAC |
| Course Format: Laboratory Course | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (CADS)(DATA-MN)(HRAD-MN)(PSYC) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 50% - 74% |
| SECTION 01 | | Special Attributes: CQC |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Textbook:
McCulloh, Ian, Helen Armstrong and Anthony Johnson, Social Network Analysis with Applications, John Wiley and Sons, 2013, available online through Wesleyan library: http://site.ebrary.com/lib/wesleyan/detail.action?docID=10719150
Articles:
Feng, Yang. Are you connected? Evaluating information cascades in online discussion about the #RaceTogether campaign. Computers in Human Behavior, Vol. 54, 2016, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0747563215300625
Barabasi, Albert-Lazlo et al., Network medicine: a network-based approach to human disease, Nature Review Genetics, Vol. 12(1), 2011, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nrg2918
Shirley, Mark and Steve Rushton, The impacts of network topology on disease spread. Ecological Complexity, Vol. 2(3), 2005, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1476945X05000280
Dunne, Jennifer et al., Compilation and Network Analyses of Cambrian Food Webs, PLoS Biol Vol. 6(4), 2008, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371%2Fjournal.pbio.0060102
Nash, Rebecca et al., Investing in people: the role of social networks in the diffusion of a large-scale fraud, Social Networks, Vol. 35(4), 2013, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378873313000567
Grund, Thomas, Network structure and team performance: the case of English Premier League soccer teams, Social Networks, Vol. 34(4), 2012, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378873312000500
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Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
PLEASE NOTE: Only graded courses can satisfy the requirements for the data analysis minor and the applied data science certificate. Courses completed with a CR/U grading mode will not satisfy the requirements of the two programs. |
| Instructor(s): Oleinikov,Pavel V Times: .M.W... 01:20PM-02:40PM; Location: OLIN014; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: 0 | JR major: 0 | | |
| Seats Available: -4 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 6 | JR non-major: 7 | SO: 6 | FR: 0 |
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