Аспирантура 2021/2022

Методы сетевого анализа с R в социальных науках

Статус: Курс по выбору

Направление: 39.06.01. Социологические науки

Кто читает: Департамент социологии

Когда читается: 2-й курс, 1 семестр

Формат изучения: без онлайн-курса

Охват аудитории: для своего кампуса

Преподаватели: Кускова Валентина Викторовна

Язык: английский

Кредиты: 4

Контактные часы: 36

Course Syllabus

Abstract

The program of the course builds up the minimum requirements to the knowledge and skills of an PhD student and determines the content and types of classes and assessment. The program is designed for teachers of this discipline, learning assistants and students of sociology and political science PhD programs. The program is developed according to: • Educational Program of NRU HSE • University Academic Plan of NRU HSE for PhD level education, confirmed in 2018.

Learning Objectives

• The goal of the course is ensure that PhD students understand topics and principles of network analysis.

Expected Learning Outcomes

• To provide students with an understanding of the basic principles of network analysis and lay the foundation for future learning in the area.
• • To develop and/or foster critical reviewing skills of published empirical research using network analyt-ic methods.
• • To develop student familiarity, through hands-on experience, with the major network modeling pro-grams, so that they can use them and interpret their output.
• • To explore the advantages and disadvantages of various network analytic tools and methods, and demonstrate how they relate to other methods of analysis.
• • To provide students with an understanding of the basic principles of network analysis and lay the foundation for future learning in the area.

Course Contents

• Network Approach in Social Science Research
• Network Data, Matrices, Graphic Representation of Social Networks, and Basic Network Measures
• Personal Ties and Social Support
• Position Analysis in Social Networks
• Ties that Benefit
• Social Networks in Society
• Network models in R

Assessment Elements

• Homework x5
• Seminars x10
• Quizzes x10
• Final Project
• Homework x5
• Seminars x10
• Quizzes x10
• Final Project

Interim Assessment

• 2021/2022 1st semester
  0.5 * Final Project + 0.2 * Seminars x10 + 0.2 * Homework x5 + 0.1 * Quizzes x10

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

• Gibson, J. L. (2001). Social Networks, Civil Society, and the Prospects for Consolidating Russia’s Democratic Transition. American Journal of Political Science (Wiley-Blackwell), 45(1), 51. https://doi.org/10.2307/2669359
• McPherson, M., Smith-Lovin, L., & Brashears, M. E. (2006). Social Isolation in America: Changes in Core Discussion Networks over Two Decades. American Sociological Review, 71(3), 353–375. https://doi.org/10.1177/000312240607100301

Recommended Additional Bibliography

• Marsden, P. V. (1987). Core Discussion Networks of Americans. American Sociological Review, 52(1), 122–131. https://doi.org/10.2307/2095397
• McPherson, M., Smith-Lovin, L., & Cook, J. M. (2001). BIRDS OF A FEATHER: Homophily in Social Networks. Annual Review of Sociology, 27, 415. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.soc.27.1.415