Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
STAT-0026
Organization's ID:
#511
Organization:
Statistics.com
Location:
Online
Length:
4 weeks (60 hours)
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Upper-Division Baccalaureate 3 Social Network Analysis
Description

Objective:

The course objective is to teach managers in organizations that have or plan to have their own social networks a mix of quantitative and qualitative methods to describe, measure and analyze a social network environment. Students learn how to identify influential individuals, track the spread of information through networks, and how to use these techniques on real problems.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Measure attributes of networks.
  • Sample from networks that would be too large for analysis taken as a whole.
  • Visualize networks of connections among entities or people.
  • Measure attributes of users and ties among them.
  • Generate and study hypotheses about networks.
  • Analyze propagation of things through networks.

General Topics:

  • Network Analysis Basics
  • The Social Network
  • Analytics
  • Applications
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Discussion
  • Lectures
  • Practical Exercises
  • Textbook readings

Methods of Assessment:

  • Other
  • Graded practical exercises and discussion forums

Minimum Passing Score:

73%
Supplemental Materials