Key Dates

--- Virtual Setup Meeting ---

Tue April 9 2019, 15-17 German/9-11AM Boston

A zoom link will be sent to pre-registered students for this meeting, which is virtual and can be attended from anywhere.

zoom recording of virtual setup meeting


--- Block Course Cologne + Bamberg ---

Tue April 23, 13.00-17.00 + Wed April 24, 10.00-16.00, 2019 Bamberg, room WE5/01.059

Thu April 25, 10.00-17.00 + Fri April 26, 10.00-14.00, 2019 Cologne, room 4.02 Pohlighaus

(link to signup for project teams will be sent out Thu April 25, 16.00)


--- Virtual Meetings --- Time: Tuesday, 15-17 German/9-11AM Boston time (Duration 2 hour)

April 30 2019, 15-17, virtual zoom recording

May 14 2019, 15-17, virtual zoom recording

May 28 2019, 15-17, virtual zoom recording

June 11 2019, 15-17, virtual (virtual mirror) zoom recording

June 25 2019, 15-17, virtual zoom recording

July 09 2019, 15-17, virtual zoom recording

July 16 2019, 15-18, final presentation (virtual or in classroom) zoom recording

July 27 2019, midnight, final paper due

PRE-WORK FOR BLOCK COURSE

  1. Install Condor on your laptop, following the instructions on page 85-88 of Sociometrics.
  2. Complete the coolhunting tutorial pages in Sociometrics (p. 89 to 108), doing a Twitter, or Reddit, or YouTube analysis of your choice.
  3. Complete the virtual mirroring/e-mail analysis tutorial in Sociometrics (p. 109 to 136), analyzing your own mailbox.
  4. Select a paper from the list in the References section on this site, and write a half-page summary and submit it to the instructor.

In the virtual setup meeting on April 9, the instructors will answer your questions regarding these topics.

In the block course, be prepared to present in 3 to 5 minutes, and using 3-4 Powerpoint slides the a virtual mirror of your mailbox, and the results of a Web coolhunting of your topic of choice.