Courses

(Jointly taught by Prof. Wonjae Lee)

In this course, we are going to discuss researches of social network services, along with sociological studies of human action. Sociological action theories will help social-computing researchers figure out the substantive meaning of their data analysis.
In this course, students will learn how to design a sociological data analysis framework on their own. Students will learn how to make theoretical interpretations from data on the basis of course reading and discussions.
22 students enrolled in 2011 Fall

Data analysis is a critical step in research. This course will cover the basics of statistics with the aim of helping students learn how to read, interpret, and make accurate judgment about data. The class is best suited for students who are new to conducting their own research and who do not have deep knowledge about statistical methods. Topics that will be covered include power-law distributions, regression methods, and graph sampling.
26 students enrolled in 2011 Spring

(Jointly taught by Prof. Dongman Lee)

This course will introduce the fundamentals of social aware ubiquitous computing. The first part of the course focuses on the main components of social aware ubiquitous computing. The social media and realtime web will be discussed in the second part and many other subjects like urban computing, spontaneous computing services, and mobile social software will be studied as cases.
11 students enrolled in 2011 Spring

Networked media systems like Last.fm and YouTube are ensemble of rich information content, millions of individuals and organizations who create it, and scalable Internet technologies that support sharing it. This course will offer a multidisciplinary inquiry into the technological, economical, behavioral, and social aspects of networked media systems.
12 students enrolled in 2010 Fall and were highly satisfied with the course (4.40)