Soc 186 Adv Social Network Analysis; Stanford University

SOC 186: Advanced Social Network Analysis

Winter Quarter 2008/2009

First class: Tuesday, January 6th, 2009, 12:50-2:05pm, in Bldg. 200 Rm 30.

About the instructor

Welcome! This course addresses how social scientists think about networks. See the syllabus and coursework site for more information.

Topics include theories of social order, small worlds, scientific computing, network sampling, and network dynamics.

Concepts covered in this course have lots of interesting applications, like generating buzz for a new product, finding relevant information/contacts to help in job searching, or why music preferences are different in different parts of the country.