MIST.6140 Social and Economic Networks (Formerly 63.745: Electronic Commerce. MIST 614)
Id: 036977
Credits: 3-3
Description
This course introduces the concepts and technologies of social network analysis. The course studies how social media analytics can be used by organizations to gain competitive advantages, as well as how to develop and implement the techniques of network analysis. We cover graph theory, graph database, social influence , community detection, information diffusion, and applications of network analysis of recommendation and feature selections. Upon successful completion of this course, students will possess a working knowledge of many concepts of social media analytics and associated techniques and will be able to solve real-world data-driven decision problems at strategic, tactical, and operational levels.
Prerequisites
MIST.6010 or Matriculated MSBA, or GCBA, or permission of graduate business programs coordinator.
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