MEB434 Social network analysis

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2018
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Lukáš Lehotský, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Petr Ocelík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Břetislav Dančák, Ph.D.
Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Olga Cídlová, DiS.
Supplier department: Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Wed 12:00–13:40 M117
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/15
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Course objectives
The course introduces students to (meta)theoretical assumptions and methodological apparatus of social network analysis. Each class consists of a lecture which introduces theoretical background and “mechanics” of a given concept or method, and a workshop where students use this knowledge through practical tasks.
Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to set-up SNA-defined research design, specify appropriate techniques and rigorously use them. The emphasis will be put on the practical use of this knowledge.
Syllabus
  • Organizational session / R modular architecture, data import
  • Objects in R
  • Data manipulation 1
  • Data manipulation 2
  • Introduction to SNA: main assumptions and concepts
  • Relational data: notations, matrices, and diagrams
  • Network topology: connectedness, distances, and motifs
  • Centrality: degree, closeness, betweenness
  • Centralization: degree, closeness, betweenness
  • Cohesive subgroups: triadic census, cliques, and communities
  • Research design and data collection
  • Data visualization
  • Exploratory SNA
  • Inferential SNA
Literature
  • ROBINS, Garry. Doing social network research : network-based research design for social scientists. First published. Los Angeles: Sage, 2015, xiv, 261. ISBN 9781446276136. info
  • BORGATTI, Stephen P., Martin G. EVERETT and Jeffrey C. JOHNSON. Analyzing social networks. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage, 2013, viii, 296. ISBN 9781446247419. info
  • ADLER, Joseph. R in a nutshell. 2nd ed. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly, 2012, xix, 699. ISBN 9781449312084. info
Teaching methods
lectures, workshops, readings, assignments
Assessment methods
assignments grading
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2019.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2018, recent)
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