You’ll need to prepare written homework during most of the weeks in the course. Students who don’t like to write should think twice before taking this course. You can prepare these pieces of work at home and review your work until you’re ready to submit them. The remainder of your course grade will be based on class discussion and the completeness of 8 pieces of homework. We’ll only have two take-home exams, counting for one-fifth of your final grade. Students with test anxiety should consider taking this course. If you’re interested in building specific skills in sociological analysis while providing and getting weekly feedback, this is the course for you. This is not a course designed for students who tend to drop in and out of focus. I will ask for your reflections and participation during nearly every week - including this week! You will be graded for the extent of your participation during each week. If on the other hand you’re interested in avoiding participation in class discussion, you also should think twice before taking this course. Building specific, measurable skill in social networks analysis is the primary aim of this course. If you’re looking for a course in which grades are based solely on the extent of your participation in discussion, you will be disappointed by this social networks course and should think twice before taking the course. Social network analysis is one of the hottest fields of research, spawning dozens of books, hundreds of research articles and new professional specializations. Students who are curious, self-directed, and interested in one of the newest social science fields should consider taking this course. We’ll take every step together, right from the beginning.įor the Curious, the Interested, the Self-Directed You don’t need to have any prior experience with social networks to take this course. However, anyone is welcome review the course materials available at the course’s public web page. You must be a registered student in order to gain official course credit in this class, to submit assignments for review, and to gain access to the course Blackboard page (available through my.uma.edu). Only Registered Students Gain Credit - Everyone Welcome to Review Course Materials If you’re thinking of taking the course but not sure, or if you’re thinking about dropping the course but not sure, I hope that the advice below helps you make your decision. But stepping back a bit from my own enthusiasm, I know that of course there are students who will enjoy this class more and students who will enjoy it less. After all, I’m teaching a course in social networks because I believe that the subject matters. In the abstract, like most professors, I think everyone ought to take the course I’m teaching. Who Should Take This Course? Who Shouldn’t Take This Course? In the video, I not only greet you, but consider the question of why you ought to take this course.Īt the beginning of a course in social networks, it’s fair to ask the question, “What is a Social Network, Anyway?” Here’s a quick two-minute answer to get you started:įor a more thorough answer, don’t forget this week’s introductory reading, “ What is a Social Network?” All reading assignments are listed in the syllabus. In that spirit, please view the following video, sent to welcome you at the beginning of our course. If there’s an audio clip you encounter in a lecture, be sure to listen to it. All forms of information should be reviewed by you. The lecture format we’ll use for this online course will involve multiple forms of media, including images, videos and text. Hello, and welcome to Communications/Sociology 375: Social Networks! My name is James Cook, I’m an Assistant Professor of Social Science at the University of Maine at Augusta, and I’ll be your instructor during the length of this course.
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