Sociologia | THEORIES AND METHODS FOR THE ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL NETWORKS

cod. 0312300064

THEORIES AND METHODS FOR THE ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL NETWORKS

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	DIPARTIMENTO DI STUDI POLITICI E SOCIALI
	EQF6
	SOCIOLOGY
	2022/2023

CURRICULUM ECONOMICO

	OBBLIGATORIO
	YEAR OF COURSE 3
	YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2019
	SPRING SEMESTER

TEACHING UNITS

	SSD	CFU	HOURS	ACTIVITY	TYPE OF ACTIVITY
	SECS-S/05	6	40	LESSONS	COMPULSORY SUBJECTS, CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CLASS

EXAMS

Exam	Date	Session
TEORIE E METODI PER L'ANALISI DELLE RETI	08/06/2023 - 11:30	SESSIONE ORDINARIA
TEORIE E METODI PER L'ANALISI DELLE RETI	26/06/2023 - 12:30	SESSIONE ORDINARIA
TEORIE E METODI PER L'ANALISI DELLE RETI	17/07/2023 - 12:30	SESSIONE ORDINARIA

	Objectives
	AIMS THE COURSE AIMS ARE: TO ILLUSTRATE THE MAIN THEORIES AND METHODS PROPOSED IN THE LITERATURE FOR THE ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL NETWORKS, TO ACQUIRE SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE IN THE COLLECTION OF DATA IN THE PRESENCE OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF NETWORKS, TO PROVIDE INTERPRETATIONS OF THE SOCIAL PHENOMENA ANALYZED AND TO INTRODUCE STUDENTS TO THE USE OF SPECIFIC SOFTWARE FOR THE ANALYSIS OF NETWORK DATA IN DIFFERENT APPLICATION FIELDS. THEORIES RELATED TO KEY CONCEPTS, SUCH AS HOMOPHILY, SOCIAL CIRCLES, SMALL WORLDS, STRENGTH OF WEAK TIES, TRIADIC CENSUS AND NETWORK CLOSURE, STRUCTURAL HOLES AND BROKER ROLES ARE DEEPENED TO UNDERSTAND THE NETWORK STRUCTURES DEFINED FOR THE STUDY OF VARIOUS SOCIAL PHENOMENA. KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING THE STUDENT WILL ACQUIRE THE ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND NETWORK STRUCTURES IN DIFFERENT APPLICATION FIELDS, TO USE STATISTICAL TOOLS FOR THE ANALYSIS OF NETWORK DATA AND TO APPLY THESE TECHNIQUES IN PRESENCE OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF NETWORKS. APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING THE KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED BY THE STUDENT WILL TRANSLATE INTO THE ABILITY TO ANALYZE NETWORK DATA FROM SECONDARY AND PRIMARY SOURCES, TO DESIGN SURVEYS FOR THE COLLECTION OF NETWORK DATA AND TO WRITE RESEARCH REPORTS FOR A CRITICAL INTERPRETATION OF THE SOCIAL PHENOMENA INVESTIGATED

AIMS

THE COURSE AIMS ARE: TO ILLUSTRATE THE MAIN THEORIES AND METHODS PROPOSED IN THE LITERATURE FOR THE ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL NETWORKS, TO ACQUIRE SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE IN THE COLLECTION OF DATA IN THE PRESENCE OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF NETWORKS, TO PROVIDE INTERPRETATIONS OF THE SOCIAL PHENOMENA ANALYZED AND TO INTRODUCE STUDENTS TO THE USE OF SPECIFIC SOFTWARE FOR THE ANALYSIS OF NETWORK DATA IN DIFFERENT APPLICATION FIELDS.

THEORIES RELATED TO KEY CONCEPTS, SUCH AS HOMOPHILY, SOCIAL CIRCLES, SMALL WORLDS, STRENGTH OF WEAK TIES, TRIADIC CENSUS AND NETWORK CLOSURE, STRUCTURAL HOLES AND BROKER ROLES ARE DEEPENED TO UNDERSTAND THE NETWORK STRUCTURES DEFINED FOR THE STUDY OF VARIOUS SOCIAL PHENOMENA.

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING

THE STUDENT WILL ACQUIRE THE ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND NETWORK STRUCTURES IN DIFFERENT APPLICATION FIELDS, TO USE STATISTICAL TOOLS FOR THE ANALYSIS OF NETWORK DATA AND TO APPLY THESE TECHNIQUES IN PRESENCE OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF NETWORKS.

APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING

THE KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED BY THE STUDENT WILL TRANSLATE INTO THE ABILITY TO ANALYZE NETWORK DATA FROM SECONDARY AND PRIMARY SOURCES, TO DESIGN SURVEYS FOR THE COLLECTION OF NETWORK DATA AND TO WRITE RESEARCH REPORTS FOR A CRITICAL INTERPRETATION OF THE SOCIAL PHENOMENA INVESTIGATED

	Prerequisites
	STATISTICS

	Contents
	THE COURSE FOCUSES ON: - MAIN THEORIES DEVELOPED FOR THE ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL NETWORKS - CLASSIFICATION OF THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF NETWORK - METHODS FOR THE COLLECTION OF NETWORK DATA - METHODS FOR THE ANALYSIS OF NETWORK DATA - EXAMPLES OF APPLICATIONS IN SOCIAL FIELD - SOFTWARE FOR SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS

	Teaching Methods
	THE COURSE CONSISTS OF 40 HOURS AND INCLUDES CLASSROOM LECTURES, SEMINARS, AND LABORATORY SESSIONS.

	Verification of learning
	THE EXAMINATION CONSISTS OF TWO PARTS: A WRITTEN TEST AND AN ORAL INTERVIEW. THE WRITTEN TEST AIMS AT ASSESSING THE ABILITY TO APPLY THE ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND THE ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTS. THE WRITTEN TEST TAKES 60 MINUTES AND IT IS STRUCTURED IN EXERCISES ABOUT THE TOPICS DEVELOPED DURING THE LECTURES. THE ORAL INTERVIEW TAKES AROUND 20 MINUTES WITH A DISCUSSION ON THE THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL TOPICS PRESENTED DURING THE LECTURES TO ASSESS THE LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE AND THE ABILITY AND THE QUALITY OF ORAL EXPOSITION.

Verification of learning

THE EXAMINATION CONSISTS OF TWO PARTS: A WRITTEN TEST AND AN ORAL INTERVIEW.

THE WRITTEN TEST AIMS AT ASSESSING THE ABILITY TO APPLY THE ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND THE ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTS. THE WRITTEN TEST TAKES 60 MINUTES AND IT IS STRUCTURED IN EXERCISES ABOUT THE TOPICS DEVELOPED DURING THE LECTURES.

THE ORAL INTERVIEW TAKES AROUND 20 MINUTES WITH A DISCUSSION ON THE THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL TOPICS PRESENTED DURING THE LECTURES TO ASSESS THE LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE AND THE ABILITY AND THE QUALITY OF ORAL EXPOSITION.

	Texts
	TEXTS - SALVINI A. (2017), L'ANALISI DELLE RETI SOCIALI. RISORSE E MECCANISMI, PISA UNIVERSITY PRESS (CHAPTERS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 AND APPENDIX) - SALVINI A. (2007), ANALISI DELLE RETI SOCIALI. TEORIE, METODI, APPLICAZIONI. FRANCOANGELI, MILANO (CHAPTERS 1 AND 5) - M. R. D'ESPOSITO, G. GIORDANO, M. P. VITALE (EDS) ANALISI DELLE RETI SOCIALI: PER CONOSCERE UNO STRUMENTO, UNO STRUMENTO PER CONOSCERE. RUBBETTINO, SOVERIA MANNELLI (ONE CHAPTER) FURTHER READINGS - HANNEMAN, ROBERT A., MARK RIDDLE. 2005. INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL NETWORK METHODS. RIVERSIDE, CA: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, RIVERSIDE (PUBLISHED IN DIGITAL FORM AT HTTP://FACULTY.UCR.EDU/~HANNEMAN/) - SCOTT J. (2010) SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS: A HANDBOOK 2ND EDITION, SAGE - VASCA F., RICCI D., BERNANDO C. (2022) ANALISI NUMERICA DELLE RETI SOCIALI: UNA GUIDA OPERATIVA ALL'USO DI MATLAB E R.

Texts

TEXTS

- SALVINI A. (2017), L'ANALISI DELLE RETI SOCIALI. RISORSE E MECCANISMI, PISA UNIVERSITY PRESS (CHAPTERS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 AND APPENDIX)

- SALVINI A. (2007), ANALISI DELLE RETI SOCIALI. TEORIE, METODI, APPLICAZIONI. FRANCOANGELI, MILANO (CHAPTERS 1 AND 5)

- M. R. D'ESPOSITO, G. GIORDANO, M. P. VITALE (EDS) ANALISI DELLE RETI SOCIALI: PER CONOSCERE UNO STRUMENTO, UNO STRUMENTO PER CONOSCERE. RUBBETTINO, SOVERIA MANNELLI (ONE CHAPTER)

FURTHER READINGS

- HANNEMAN, ROBERT A., MARK RIDDLE. 2005. INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL NETWORK METHODS. RIVERSIDE, CA: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, RIVERSIDE (PUBLISHED IN DIGITAL FORM AT HTTP://FACULTY.UCR.EDU/~HANNEMAN/)

- SCOTT J. (2010) SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS: A HANDBOOK 2ND EDITION, SAGE

- VASCA F., RICCI D., BERNANDO C. (2022) ANALISI NUMERICA DELLE RETI SOCIALI: UNA GUIDA OPERATIVA ALL'USO DI MATLAB E R.