COMM 481: Social Networks

» Measurement from Social Network Blog - y8
The article, “Auditing Information Structures in Organizations: A Review of Data Collection Techniques for Network Analysis” looks at the strengths and weaknesses of data-collection techniques in regards to organizational communication. The article, w... [Read More]

» new measures from Social Network Blog - y1
In their article, Zwijze-Koning and DeJong go over the different communication audit currently present in the field for the study of communication within organizations. They present the diverse facts of organizational communication, and both advantages... [Read More]

» Methodologies and The Benefits of Multiple Generators from Social Network Blog - r10
Zwijze-Koning’s article discusses the variety of methodologies used for network analysis. They include sociometric questioning, diary research, observation research, analysis of archival records, ECCO analysis, and the small-world technique. The articl... [Read More]

» Generators from Social Network Blog - g18
The articles that we read this week all discussed various measures of social capital. The Zwije-Koning and De Jong article discussed the various different methods of network data analysis. They addressed the techniques of sociometric questioning (the m... [Read More]

» The Follies of Measuring Social Capital from Social Network Blog - g16
In the "Position-Generator..." authors Lin, Hsung, and Fu operationalize social capital and evaluate the measurement methodology of a position generator. Social capital is defined as the resources embedded, accessible, and mobilized in a social structu... [Read More]

» How should we measure that? from Social Network Blog - r32
This week's readings show just how difficult it is to find a satisfying, standard measuring tool in social research experiments and how different situations call for varying measures. We see that each measure has important strengths and flaws and that... [Read More]

» You Can’t Have it All…. from Social Network Blog - g10
This week’s readings provide informative studies of error, limitations and bias associated with various measures of network composition and social capital in network analysis. The first reading, “Auditing Information Structures in Organizations: A Revi... [Read More]

» Difficulties of Finding the Right Methodology from Social Network Blog - y10
This weeks readings concentrated on areas of network analysis regarding measurement and showed the difficulty of coming up with the most reliable and valid methodology, as each has its own strengths and weaknesses in different areas. The Zwijze-Koning ... [Read More]

» 525,600 minutes from Social Network Blog - r14
525,600 minutes - how do you measure, measure a year? In daylights, in sunsets, in midnights, in cups of coffee. In inches, in miles, in laughter, in strife. This week we looked at different methods of measuring social networks. Zwijze-Koning... [Read More]

» The Perfect Fit: The Search for the Best Methodology from Social Network Blog - y11
Finding ways to analyze and understand social capital is important for our understanding of social networks, in terms of how they form, maintain themselves, and grow. In this week’s readings, four papers discuss the various ways in which social capital... [Read More]

» How do you measure up? from Social Network Blog - g3
The first article by Zwije-Koning and de Jong evaluates network analysis techniques that have been used to understand organizational communication. This article bases its analysis on the questions of: “Which questions about organizational communication... [Read More]

» thank goodness for the extra day. from Social Network Blog - r5
The Position Generator: A catch all term for anything that is social- I like it. I sometimes think that although this is what these authors are hoping to steer clear of, it is what some readers will see to... [Read More]

» Problematic Measures from Social Network Blog - g44
The process of evalulating and developing the theory behind and the measurement of social capital is in its early stages . This weeks readings proved challenging due to the nature of operationalizing social capital. It is interesting that network analy... [Read More]

» The Not so Different Virtual World from Social Network Blog - y35
The chain letter in “Science Fair Project Overwhelms Computer,” is a good example of the far-reaching and instantaneous nature of the Internet, and the ability of the technology to dissiminate information across the globe. A chain letter begins with on... [Read More]

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