NETS 7360 — Research Design for Social Networks
4 semester hoursGraduateLectureusually offered: falltypical days: MBostonTraditional
Analyzes the architecture of research—how to design ethical research projects that empower the researcher to make useful and interesting claims about the world. Topics include design research about social networks and how to measure such varied relational concepts such as friendship, love, and proximity; the effective study of "recycled" data—data not collected for research—such as Twitter, cell phone, or email data, and the ethical constraints in using this data; and how to design data collection so as to make robust causal claims.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 91% | 1.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 36% | 7.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
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Common patterns: M (100% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- David Lazer (100% of students) · reviews
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