Visualizing Social Networks

In this project-based course, you will be given an opportunity to learn how to collect social network data from digital platforms and design social network graphs. Visualizations of social networks provide crucial insights into the cultural dynamics of online communities. The research skills which you can acquire during mini-research projects are invaluable to media studies and digital anthropology.

Projekti eesmärk

The overall aim of this course is to experiment with techniques of visualizing social networks and to understand how network visualizations can inform strategies for campaigns on digital platforms.

The main learning goals for project participants include:

  •  to increase data literacy
  • to distinguish between different theoretical perspectives of social network analysis
  • to become familiar with the basic vocabulary of social network analysis
  • to learn how social network data can be retrieved from the Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) of digital platforms
  • to learn the central procedures for “cleaning” social network data
  • to learn how to design insightful network graphs with cutting-edge network visualization software
  • to understand the different stages of managing a mini-research project

Rühma liikmed

Kirjandus-, visuaalkultuuri ja filmiteooria (2)
Informaatika (1)
Sotsiaalne ettevõtlus (1)
Digitaalsed õpimängud (1)
Obscure Memes VK

Participants

A
Anna Botalova
D
Daniel Golubkov
D
Dinara Permyakova
J
Juan Pablo Ortiz Quero
A
Ahmed Mohamed Said Anwar Elshenawy

Rühma liikmed

Informaatika (1)
Kommunikatsioonijuhtimine (3)
Organisatsioonikäitumine (1)
Map Of Tenet

Participants

A
Andreas Malleus
Y
Yuhao Cao
M
Mari-Ann Kiis
A
Anna Murulauk
J
Jia Liu

Rühma liikmed

Kommunikatsioonijuhtimine (1)
Poliitika ja valitsemine (1)
Reklaam ja suhtekorraldus (2)
Rakendusinformaatika (1)
Rahvusvahelised suhted (1)
Avatud ühiskonna tehnoloogiad (1)
Spotify

Participants

Y
Yaroslav Yevchuk
O
Olusanjo Michael Oyelakin
A
Anastasia Voznjuk
O
Olga Malkina
R
Rene Reede
I
Isaac Odion Iyayi
J
Jamshid Massomy

Rühma liikmed

Digitaalsed õpimängud (1)
Informaatika (2)
Poliitika ja valitsemine (1)
Avatud ühiskonna tehnoloogiad (1)
Gamedev on Reddit

Participants

I
Iryna Selina
M
Marianne Aruste
O
Olamilekan Hammed Ibitoye
R
Rohid Safi
S
Sander Hanni