Overview

The annual LINKS Center summer workshop provides training in social network analysis (SNA) at both beginner's and advanced levels.

This year's workshop is taught by a team of instructors including Filip Agneessens, Steve Borgatti, Dan Brass, Rich DeJordy, Martin Everett, Dan Halgin, Jeff Johnson, David Krackhardt, Joe Labianca, Ajay Mehra, Marc Smith and Tom Valente. The hallmark of our workshop is clarity.

Features

  • Major tracks (Mon-Thu, 8:30-4:00)

    • Introduction to Social Network Analysis by Brass and Halgin

    • Analyzing Network Data by Borgatti and DeJordy

    • Advanced Network Analysis by Everett

    • Stochastic Methods by Agneessens

  • Minor tracks (Fri, 8:30-3pm)

    • Networks and Management by David Krackhardt

    • Networks and Health by Tom Valente

    • Networks and Social Media by Marc Smith

  • Mini-modules (multiple 1.5-hour sessions at the end of each day, no sign-up required). Examples:

    • Collecting network data using web survey tools

    • Handling IRBs (human subject committees)

    • Scraping data from the web

    • KeyPlayer software

    • E-Net software for analyzing ego network data collected via personal network research designs

    • Cognitive social structure data (CSS)

    • Getting and managing research sites

  • 1-on-1 consultations for overall paper development, data analysis, and project design

Note: The works-in-progress conference that we used to run the day before the workshop proper has been discontinued in favor of greatly expanded opportunities for 1-on-1 consultations.

Cost

The base cost for the 1-week workshop is $1500, but students pay only half price, or $750. Except for a few special events, costs do not include food, lodging or transportation. Full refunds for cancellations can be obtained up until one week before the workshop.