Monday– Classes 2-8 pm Berlin time
o Introduction to networks and course overview
o What is a network (and what could be?)
o Identifying networks
o Identifying network input data
o Constructing networks from data
o Getting networks into analysable structures
o Hands on session and discussion about own data
o Summary and questions
Tuesday– Classes 2-8 pm Berlin time
o Introduction to structuring and visualising networks
o Outlining network analysis packages and software
o Network structuring processes and how to code them
o Visualising networks
o Interactive discussion
o Summary and questions
Wednesday– Classes 2-8 pm Berlin time
o Introduction to network models
o A guide to node-level metrics
o Node-level analyses
o A guide to network-level metrics
o Network-level analyses
o Summary and questions
Thursday– Classes 2-8 pm Berlin time
o Introduction to edge-level analyses
o Simpler, dyadic models
o More complex edge-level models
o Community approaches
o Hands-on session and discussion about own data
o Summary and questions
Friday– Classes 2-8 pm Berlin time
o Introduction to advanced network analytical approaches
o Hypothesis testing
o Network permutations and simulations
o Multiplex and multi-layer networks
o Dynamic networks and temporal analysis
o Course summary and questions