The 6th Conference
on Applications of Social Network Analysis, ASNA 2009 (August 27-28, 2009, Hosted
by the University of Zurich and ETH Zurich) offers a pre-conference workshop on
the Analysis of Network Data via UCINET and NetDraw.
The workshop is held by Martin Everett, co-author of UCINET.
The
workshop provides a beginner’s
tutorial on the concepts, methods and data analysis techniques of social
network analysis. The course begins with a general introduction to the distinct
goals and perspectives of network analysis, followed by a practical discussion
of network data, covering issues of collection, validity, visualization, and
mathematical/computer representation. We then take up the methods of detection
and description of structural properties such as centrality, cohesion,
subgroups, cores, roles, etc. Finally, we consider how to frame and test
network hypotheses. An important element of this workshop is that all
participants are given a demonstration version of UCINET 6 for Windows and the
Netmap visualization software, which we use to provide hands-on experience
analyzing real data using the techniques covered in the workshop. In order to
participate fully in the workshop, participants should bring laptop computers so
that they can run the analyses on their machines at the same time as they are
being demonstrated by the instructors.
Please register for this workshop and/or
the conference on our website no later than August 15: http://www.asna.ch
On behalf of the conference committee
Thomas N. Friemel
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Thomas N. Friemel, PhD
Assistant
Professor
IPMZ - Institute of Mass Communication and Media Research
University of Zurich
Andreasstrasse 15
CH-8050 Zurich
SWITZERLAND
Tel. +41
(0)44 635 20 61
Fax +41 (0)44 634 49 34