Module Details
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Title COMPLEX INFORMATION AND SOCIAL NETWORKS
Code COMP324
Coordinator Dr M Zito
Computer Science
Michele@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2016-17 Level 6 FHEQ Second Semester 15

Aims
  1. To understand the software development opportunities offered by the emergence of these networks, through the study of information retrieval algorithms like the one used by Google.
  2. To understand the application development possibilities offered by social networks environments like Facebook.
  3. To understand how elementary graph-theoretic concepts may help understanding the structure and certain properties (like the "mysterious" small world phenomenon, or the resilience to failures) of such networks.

Learning Outcomes

Explain the most common metrics and techniques of complex network analysis and classification.

Explain the most recent applications of these techniques in the area of social and technological networks.

Identify the main issues, techniques, and tools needed for the development of applications in the area of social networks.


Syllabus
1  A selection of lecture topics from the following list:
  • Introduction to social networks and metrics (typically 3 to 6 lectures)
  • Small world networks and network distance (6 lectures)
  • Power laws and the structure of the web (6 lectures)
  • Internet and robustness (6 lectures)
  • Community detection (6 lectures)
  • Network search and Google PageRank (typically 3 to 6 lectures)
  • Facebook and Social Network Apps (typically 6 to 9 lectures)

Teaching and Learning Strategies

Lecture -

Tutorial -


Teaching Schedule
  Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab Practicals Fieldwork Placement Other TOTAL
Study Hours 30

   10

       40
Timetable (if known)              
Private Study 110
TOTAL HOURS 150

Assessment
EXAM Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
Written Exam  150  Semester 2  80  No reassessment opportunity  Standard UoL penalty applies  Written Exam There is no reassessment opportunity, No resit opportunity for final year students, only at the next ordinary sitting (subject to confirmation by the Board of Examiners). Notes (applying to all assessments) 2 (sets of) assessed tasks Written examination No resit opportunity for final year students, only at the next ordinary sitting (subject to confirmation by the Board of Examiners).  
CONTINUOUS Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
Coursework  1h 50m  Semester 2  10  No reassessment opportunity  Standard UoL penalty applies  Class test 1 There is no reassessment opportunity, No resit opportunity for final year students, only at the next ordinary sitting (subject to confirmation by the Board of Examiners). 
Coursework  1h 50m  Semester 2  10  No reassessment opportunity  Standard UoL penalty applies  Class test 2 There is no reassessment opportunity, No resit opportunity for final year students, only at the next ordinary sitting (subject to confirmation by the Board of Examiners). 

Recommended Texts
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