SPEDM114 Social Network Analysis

Filozofická fakulta
podzim 2025

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Rozsah
3 bloková setkání v průběhu semestru (3x 8 hodin). 5 kr. Ukončení: z.
Vyučováno kontaktně
Vyučující
Tomáš Lintner, Ph.D. (přednášející)
Garance
Tomáš Lintner, Ph.D.
Ústav pedagogických věd – Filozofická fakulta
Kontaktní osoba: Mgr. Helena Juřicová
Předpoklady
The course expects enrolled students to have a basic grasp of statistics and social theory.
Omezení zápisu do předmětu
Předmět je určen pouze studentům mateřských oborů.
Cíle předmětu
This intensive course introduces students to methods and tools for applying social network analysis (SNA) in diverse educational settings. It covers the use of SNA in classrooms, social pedagogy (e.g., examining peer support networks in marginalized communities), and adult education (e.g., analyzing professional learning networks among adult educators).

The course aims to equip students with the skills to independently conduct social network analysis in these contexts, recognizing both its value and its limitations. Students will learn to work with different types of relational data, including friendships, interactions, and negative ties such as bullying or exclusion.

Through a combination of theoretical insights and hands-on applications, students will gain expertise in planning, collecting, cleaning, analyzing, and interpreting network data. The course will also emphasize the ethical considerations and methodological challenges of working with social networks in educational and social settings.
Výstupy z učení
By the end of this course, students will:

• Have acquired a comprehensive understanding of the key concepts, theories, and methodologies used in SNA.
• Be able to apply SNA methods to various educational contexts.
• Develop the ability to plan and conduct an independent social network study, including defining research questions, selecting appropriate network measures, and interpreting findings.
• Gain proficiency in collecting, cleaning, and analyzing relational data using specialized SNA software and tools.
• Be able to critically evaluate the added value, challenges, and limitations of SNA in educational and social research.
• Understand the different types of relationships studied in SNA, including positive ties (friendships, collaborations) and negative ties (bullying, exclusion), and their implications in educational and social settings.
• Be able to communicate SNA findings effectively through visualizations, reports, and presentations tailored to academic and applied audiences.
• Demonstrate awareness of the ethical considerations involved in social network research, including issues of privacy, informed consent, and data protection.
Osnova
  • SESSION 1: Introduction to SNA, thinking in networks, and its applications | Ethnics | Data collection | Data wrangling | Basic individual- and network-level network-based indices: density, clustering, homophily, centralities & centralization
  • SESSION 2: Visualizing networks | Interpreting networks
  • SESSION 3: Project presentations
Literatura
    povinná literatura
  • Carrington et al. (2005). Models and methods in social network analysis.
  • Grunspan et al. (2017). Understanding Classrooms through Social Network Analysis: A Primer for Social Network Analysis in Education Research.
  • Bastian et al. (2022). Gephi Tutorial.
    doporučená literatura
  • Csárdi et al. (2024). igraph Reference Manual.
  • Froehlich et al. (2020). Linking Quantitative and Qualitative Network Approaches: A Review of Mixed Methods Social Network Analysis in Education Research.
Výukové metody
• three whole-day, in-person sessions
• online materials

Students are expected to spend approximately 150 hours for this subject (5 ECTS credits):
24 hours – direct teaching
46 hours – readings and self-study
76 hours – project preparation
4 hours – project presentation preparation
Metody hodnocení
• compulsory attendance of all in-person session
• individual projects
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
Další komentáře
Předmět je vyučován každoročně.
Výuka probíhá blokově.
Poznámka k četnosti výuky: 3 bloková setkání v průběhu semestru (3x 8 hodin).
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