CHUNK Learning ("NPS MA4004 Course Resources" unit, particularly Real Networks chunk  )

Real Networks  (PDF)

Introduction to the group activity Due Jan 20th  

Writing academic papers (PDF)

GoogleScholar (PDF)

CHUNK Learning ("Network Science Overview" unit)

Network Science overview, 1st part - ER (PDF) and

Network Science overview, 2nd part - WS (PDF) and

Synthetic Networks WS  (PDF)

Network Science overview, 3rd part - BA (PDF) and

Synthetic Networks BA (PDF)

PPT slide (network introduction) due by 9am 

No CHUNK Learning this week

Holiday

CoCalc Synthetic Networks and Network Analysis

Group presentations: Multilayer Network Activity  (each group has 15 min to present, followed by Q&A). 

Presenters:

Group 1 & Group 2

Information on the activity  

Introduction to the Team  research project (Goal: discussion of project and a similar project's references 1, 2, and 3)

Introduction to Literature review

PPT slide (synthetic networks) due by 9am

CHUNK Learning ("Communities" chunk from "MesoScale" unit)

Community Detection and a generative model (PDF)

Network Profile PPT presentation (network introduction, community detection, with synthetic network slide if there is time)

Presenters: Nick, James, Phil

Team research project (Goal: create Section 2: the literature review, log them in Overleaf/PPT)

PPT slide (community detection) due by 9am

CHUNK Learning  ("Core-Periphery" chunk from "MesoScale" unit)

Core-Periphery k-clique, k-core (PDF)

activity

Network Profile PPT presentation (core-periphery, k-core, k-dense)

Presenters: Mike, Brendan, Aaron, Wes.

Team research project (Goal: finish Sections 1 and 2 in Overleaf; create your first two slides of the presentation)

PPT slide (core-periphery, k-core, k-dense) due by 9am

CHUNK Learning ("Network Centrality" unit)

Centralities: Degree Centrality (PDF)

Centrality: Eigenvector (PDF)

Centralities: Katz (PDF)

Centralities: PageRank (PDF)

Centralities: HITS (PDF)

Network Profile PPT presentation (adjacency driven centrality)

Presenters: Tim, Sean, Nick, James. 

Team research project (Goal: discuss possible methodologies, work on Section 3 in Overleaf; create your 3rd slide presentation)

CHUNK Learning ("Network Centrality" unit)

Centralities Closeness (PDF)

Centralities Betweenness (PDF)

Gephi and Python (PDF)

Network Profile PPT presentation (distance driven centralities)

Presenters: Phil, Mike, Brendan.

Team research project (Goal: decide the methodology and update Section 4 in Overleaf; create slide 4 of the final presentation)

PPT slides (all applicable centralities) due by 9am

CHUNK Learning ("Scale Free, Degree Distribution, Clustering coeff " chunk from the "MacroScale" unit)

Holiday

Scale Free, Degree Distribution  (PDF),

Clustering Coefficient (PDF),

Small world
(PDF)

Network Profile PPT presentation (scale free, degree distribution, small world, clustering)

Presenters: Aaron, Tim,Sean, Wes.

Team research project (Goal: run experiments and update Section 5 in Overleaf; create slide 5 of the final team presentation)

PPT slides (scale free, degree distribution, small world, clustering) due by 9am

CHUNK Learning: "NS Takeaways" chunk from the "MacroScale" unit

Optional: Information propagation in networks: TED talk and Robustness (PDF)

Team research project (Goal: draw results and conclusions. Update Section 6 and create section 7 in Overleaf; Create slides 6 & 7 of the final team presentation)

Prof. Alderson's lecture

Prof. Alderson's lecture

PPT Slide due by 9am (over the points that Prof. Alderson talked)

CHUNK Learning: "Homophily and Assortativity" chunk from the "MacroScale" unit) 

Assortativity/Homophily (PDF)

Node Similarity (PDF)

Prof. Everton's lecture

Team research project presentation and discussions (Team 1)

Team research project presentation and discussions (Team 2)

PPT slides (over your takeaways from Prof Everton's talk) due by 9am

This is the final exam week (no classes this week, your final exam is the team research paper due on the 17th of March)

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Due by March 17th, 9am: final Network Profile Summary - complete PPT deck to include takeaways

Due by March 17th, 9am:  final Team Research Project due (PPT and paper).