2022/2023

Social Network Analysis

Type: Mago-Lego

Delivered by: Department of Sociology

When: 4 module

Open to: students of all HSE University campuses

Instructors: Valeria A. Ivaniushina

Language: English

ECTS credits: 3

Contact hours: 32

Course Syllabus

Abstract

This course will introduce students to social media analysis and approaches to studying the dynamics of human behavior through the study of social media. The course begins by introducing the basic concepts and motives for modeling social phenomena as a network. Then the characteristics of social networks are considered: connectedness, resilience, centrality and density of networks. Students then move on to study the evolution of social networks, which leads to the question of analyzing the variability of collective behavior. Specific examples will be considered of how social networks can influence social change (the growth of social movements, changes in cultural norms, etc.)