SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS

Course Code:
INTL 638
Course Group(s):
Applied Intelligence Electives
Active Term:
Randomly
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Course Description:
Underpinned by the principles of network theory, sociology, and computational social science, the purpose of this course is to expose students to an array of tools, applications, and techniques across the spectrum of network analytics. At a very high level, students will come to understand the basic theories governing network behavior in addition to learning about how to identify and/or construct relevant data sets from open sources, how to combine network analysis with other analytic techniques such as geospatial modelling and simple statistics, and how to apply network analysis to a variety of intelligence problems. The course will culminate with a final project of the student?s choosing using network analysis and other analytic techniques to address an intelligence question in the national security, law enforcement, or competitive intelligence domain.
Credit:
3
Instruction methods:
Lecture
Total hours: 45