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## Summary Session 6, 23 October 2024

In the six session of the course, we explored the fundamentals of social network analysis through the practical example of a wedding guest list. This exercise introduced us to mapping social relationships by identifying connections among family members and friends, helping us understand social structures in a simple, visual way. We identified individuals as "nodes," representing people connected through various social ties, and used "attributes" like age, hobbies, or relationships to guide seating arrangements and determine connections within tables. We examined the roles of "breakers" in social networks. Brokers connect different groups by passing information between them, while breakers control the flow of information, deciding whether to spread or stop it. The course taught us about two main types of networks “affiliation networks” where things stay still and “interaction networks” where things are always moving. We also learned that networks can have one type of connection and that’s named “Unipartite” or two types “Bipartite” based on what’s being linked together. Additionally, we reviewed the importance of network visualization for orientation and categorization, understanding aspects like diameter, density, and betweenness centrality. At the end, we did a hands-on activity in groups. we used Palladio, a digital tool for visualizing and analyzing data, to create and analyze our networks. My group applied the wedding example, experimenting with various attributes and connections to see how they affect the overall network structure.
In the sixth session of the course, we explored the fundamentals of social network analysis through the practical example of a wedding guest list. This exercise introduced us to mapping social relationships by identifying connections among family members and friends, helping us understand social structures in a simple, visual way. We identified individuals as "nodes," representing people connected through various social ties, and used "attributes" like age, hobbies, or relationships to guide seating arrangements and determine connections within tables. We examined the roles of "breakers" in social networks. Brokers connect different groups by passing information between them, while breakers control the flow of information, deciding whether to spread or stop it. The course taught us about two main types of networks “affiliation networks” where things stay still and “interaction networks” where things are always moving. We also learned that networks can have one type of connection and that’s named “Unipartite” or two types “Bipartite” based on what’s being linked together. Additionally, we reviewed the importance of network visualization for orientation and categorization, understanding aspects like diameter, density, and betweenness centrality. At the end, we did a hands-on activity in groups. we used Palladio, a digital tool for visualizing and analyzing data, to create and analyze our networks. My group applied the wedding example, experimenting with various attributes and connections to see how they affect the overall network structure.

This course taught me how Social Network Analysis clarifies complex social systems and I especially enjoyed the hands-on activity with Palladio, which deepened my understanding of network visualization.

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