SOCIOL 111
Social Networks
Description: Lecture, three hours; laboratory, one hour. Analysis of how social networks create social structure, how social actors utilize them, and their unexpected effects. Topics include job search, firm efficiency, and social movements. Visualization programs, computer simulations, and research project. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Fall 2023 - I could not recommend this class with Wegemer more!!! He is an exceptional teacher and understands how students learn. He lectures at a slow pace, has clear an helpful slides, always welcomes questions, and explains the topics in good detail. It is clear he has a true passion for social networks. I found this class to be incredibly fascinating, especially the later half when the concepts are applied to more real world examples, it seems to all come together in the end! It is refreshing to have a professor who is optimistic about the future and I walked away feeling inspired. The class is made up of a midterm, a final, section attendance (1 can be missed) and 6 homeworks (lowest one is dropped. If you attend discussion and the lecture you should be able to do well on the homework without issue. The homeworks force you to stay on top of lectures and not get behind, and practice questions that will be on the exams. The midterm and final are multiple choice, and the final is not cumulative. He offers practice exams which are very similar if not the same to the exam questions. Lectures were recorded but going to class was so worth it. Overall Professor Wegemer is approachable, clear, and really wants students to do well :)
Fall 2023 - I could not recommend this class with Wegemer more!!! He is an exceptional teacher and understands how students learn. He lectures at a slow pace, has clear an helpful slides, always welcomes questions, and explains the topics in good detail. It is clear he has a true passion for social networks. I found this class to be incredibly fascinating, especially the later half when the concepts are applied to more real world examples, it seems to all come together in the end! It is refreshing to have a professor who is optimistic about the future and I walked away feeling inspired. The class is made up of a midterm, a final, section attendance (1 can be missed) and 6 homeworks (lowest one is dropped. If you attend discussion and the lecture you should be able to do well on the homework without issue. The homeworks force you to stay on top of lectures and not get behind, and practice questions that will be on the exams. The midterm and final are multiple choice, and the final is not cumulative. He offers practice exams which are very similar if not the same to the exam questions. Lectures were recorded but going to class was so worth it. Overall Professor Wegemer is approachable, clear, and really wants students to do well :)
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