Schedule & Readings
Books and Materials
Easley, David and John Kleinberg. Networks, Crowds, and Markets: Reasoning About a Highly Connected World. Cambridge UP, 2010. (NCM)
Ahnert, Ruth, et al. The Network Turn: Changing Perspectives in the Humanities. Cambridge UP, 2020. (NT)
Class Schedule
| Date | Topics & Slides | Readings | Assignments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jan. | Introduction to the course | ||
| 31 Jan. & 2 Feb. | Basics: Working with Network Data & The History of Network Analysis | NT Intro, Ch. 1 & 2 | |
| 7 & 9 Feb. | Basics: Network Metrics & Centrality, The Small World | NCM Ch. 2 | |
| 14 & 16 Feb. | Visualization: Static & Interactive | NT Ch. 4 | |
| 21 & 23 Feb. | Community Structure: Strong & Weak Ties, Triadic Closure | NCM Ch. 3 | |
| 28 Feb. & 2 Mar. | Community Structure: Homophily, Community Detection | NCM Ch. 4 | Viz Assignment Due Tuesday at 12:50pm |
| 7 & 9 Mar. | Special Networks: Signed Networks & Structural Balance | NCM Ch. 5 | |
| 14 & 16 Mar. | Special Networks: Directed Networks & the Web | NCM Ch. 13 | |
| 21 & 23 Mar. | NO CLASS: Spring Break | ||
| 28 & 30 Mar. | Work on Project 1 | ||
| 4 & 6 Apr. | Special Networks: Multipartite, Dynamic & Multilayer Networks | Project 1 Due Tuesday at 12:50pm | |
| 11 & 13 Apr. | Behavior: Cascades | NCM Ch. 19 | |
| 18 & 20 Apr. | Behavior: Epidemics | NCM Ch. 21 | |
| 25 & 27 Apr. | Behavior: Search Algorithms & Citation Analysis | NCM Ch. 14 | |
| 2 & 4 May | Behavior: Modeling with Networks | ||
| 9 May | Work on Project 2 & Wrap-Up | Video Presentations Due | |
| 12 May 2-5pm | Panel Presentations | Project 2 Due at 2pm |