Sociologia | TEORIE E METODI PER L'ANALISI DELLE RETI SOCIALI

cod. 0312300064

TEORIE E METODI PER L'ANALISI DELLE RETI SOCIALI

	0312300064
	DIPARTIMENTO DI STUDI POLITICI E SOCIALI
	EQF6
	SOCIOLOGY
	2021/2022

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

	Objectives
	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 FILEDS THROUGH THE THEORIES PRESENTED, TO USE STATISTICAL TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES 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.

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 FILEDS THROUGH THE THEORIES PRESENTED, TO USE STATISTICAL TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES 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 - METHOD OF COLLECTION OF NETWORK DATA - METHODS FOR THE ANALYSIS OF NETWORK DATA - EXAMPLES OF APPLICATIONS IN THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC FIELD - SOFTWARE FOR THE ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL NETWORKS

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

	Verification of learning
	THE EXAM IS DEEMED TO BE PASSED SUCCESSFULLY IF THE FINAL GRADE IS EQUAL TO OR HIGHER THAN 18/30. IN THE EVENT OF A FULL GRADE (30/30), THE EXAMINATION BOARD MAY GRANT HONOURS (LODE). THE EXAMINATION CONSISTS OF TWO PARTS: A WRITTEN TEST, OR IN ALTERNATIVE A PROJECT WORK, AND AN ORAL INTERVIEW. THE WRITTEN TEST (OR THE PROJECT WORK) AIMS AT ASSESSING THE ABILITY TO APPLY THE ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND THE ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTS. THE WRITTEN TEST TAKES ABOUT 90 MINUTES AND IT IS STRUCTURED IN EXERCISES ABOUT THE TOPICS DEVELOPED DURING THE COURSE. THE PROJECT WORK CONSISTS OF A TECHNICAL REPORT WITH THE ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF NETWORK DATA COLLECTED ON A SOCIAL PHENOMENON. THE ORAL INTERVIEW TAKES ABOUT 20 MINUTES WITH A DISCUSSION ON THE THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL TOPICS PRESENTED DURING THE COURSE TO ASSESS THE LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE AND THE ABILITY AND THE QUALITY OF ORAL EXPOSITION.

Verification of learning

THE EXAM IS DEEMED TO BE PASSED SUCCESSFULLY IF THE FINAL GRADE IS EQUAL TO OR HIGHER THAN 18/30. IN THE EVENT OF A FULL GRADE (30/30), THE EXAMINATION BOARD MAY GRANT HONOURS (LODE).

THE EXAMINATION CONSISTS OF TWO PARTS: A WRITTEN TEST, OR IN ALTERNATIVE A PROJECT WORK, AND AN ORAL INTERVIEW.

THE WRITTEN TEST (OR THE PROJECT WORK) AIMS AT ASSESSING THE ABILITY TO APPLY THE ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND THE ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTS.
THE WRITTEN TEST TAKES ABOUT 90 MINUTES AND IT IS STRUCTURED IN EXERCISES ABOUT THE TOPICS DEVELOPED DURING THE COURSE.
THE PROJECT WORK CONSISTS OF A TECHNICAL REPORT WITH THE ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF NETWORK DATA COLLECTED ON A SOCIAL PHENOMENON.

THE ORAL INTERVIEW TAKES ABOUT 20 MINUTES WITH A DISCUSSION ON THE THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL TOPICS PRESENTED DURING THE COURSE 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 - SALVINI A. (2007), ANALISI DELLE RETI SOCIALI. TEORIE, METODI, APPLICAZIONI. FRANCOANGELI, MILANO (CAPITOLI 1, 5) FURTHER READINGS - SCOTT J. (2002) L’ANALISI DELLE RETI SOCIALI, EDIZIONE ITALIANA A CURA DI ENRICA AMATURO. CAROCCI, ROMA - SALVINI A. (2017), CONNETTERE. L'ANALISI DELLE RETI NEL SERVIZIO SOCIALE, EDIZIONI ETS, PISA

Texts

TEXTS

- SALVINI A. (2017), L'ANALISI DELLE RETI SOCIALI. RISORSE E MECCANISMI, PISA UNIVERSITY PRESS

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

FURTHER READINGS

- SCOTT J. (2002) L’ANALISI DELLE RETI SOCIALI, EDIZIONE ITALIANA A CURA DI ENRICA AMATURO. CAROCCI, ROMA

- SALVINI A. (2017), CONNETTERE. L'ANALISI DELLE RETI NEL SERVIZIO SOCIALE, EDIZIONI ETS, PISA