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Introduction to Social Network Analysis – Basic concepts, history, network types, applications
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Network Data Collection and Representation – Nodes, edges, graph construction, data sources, preprocessing
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Network Measures I – Degree, closeness, betweenness, eigenvector centrality, network centralization
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Network Measures II – Density, clustering coefficient, shortest paths, connected components
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Community Detection – Modularity, Louvain algorithm, Girvan–Newman, structural equivalence
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Ego Networks and Tie Analysis – Ego networks, structural holes, tie strength, brokerage
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Multiplex and Temporal Networks – Multilayer networks, dynamic networks, temporal evolution
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Network Formation Processes – Homophily, triadic closure, preferential attachment, small-world phenomenon
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Information Diffusion and Influence – Cascade models, influence maximization, epidemic spreading
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Statistical Models for Networks – Random graphs, ERGMs, stochastic block models
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Machine Learning on Graphs – Node classification, link prediction, graph embeddings, Graph Neural Networks (GNNs)
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Applications and Emerging Topics – Social media analytics, recommendation systems, misinformation detection, ethical issues and final project presentations
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Social Media Analytics and Network Applications – Community analysis, recommendation systems, misinformation detection, sentiment propagation
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Ethical Issues, Privacy and Student Project Presentations – Privacy preservation, fairness, bias in network analysis, future research directions and project presentations
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