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Call for Participation in the HarambeeNet Workshop
Social Networks as an Introduction to Computer Science
An NSF-Supported Workshop
July 20-21, 2009
Duke University, Durham, NC
http://harambeenet.org/workshop/2009/
The HarambeeNet project seeks to bring together educators to build the community necessary to establish alternative introduction to computing centered around the science of networks. The primary means of developing, testing, and disseminating the new model will be via the diverse social and professional networks of the educators that attend the workshops, participate in the faculty learning community, and serve on the advisory board.
Our goal is to develop modules that will be incorporated into existing courses in math, statistics, computer science, sociology, economics, and related fields. We have drafted a module on community structure in networks centered around the following question: "Based on co-authorship data for Duke professors in the natural sciences and engineering can one detect communities defined by departmental boundaries?" This module engages many different topics, fields, and algorithms. For example, the module presents different definitions for centrality and community structure, discusses why community structure is important, and guides students through the description of different algorithms for detecting communities.
In this workshop, the project staff will provide an overview of the project. In the context of network science problems, the workshop will cover the relevant background material in social networks, mathematics, statistics, and sociology, as well as computer science. After reviewing some of the tools, data sources, and materials we have adapted or developed for this project, participants will collaborate to develop and refine modules for use in their courses.
Registration
To apply for a place in the workshop, please go to the registration page and submit
the requested information and the registration. You will be asked to
provide a brief biography, explain why you are interested in this workshop, and describe any prior work
with social networks, if any. Prior experience is not required.
A $30 fee is required for all registrants. This fee will be reimbursed after the workshop along with travel expenses.
Support
NSF funding provides some support for participant expenses.
Selected participates can receive a stipend of $1,500 to cover any travel
expenses and for participating in the grant and contributing to the
development of project materials. In order to receive the last two-thirds
of the stipend, workshop attendees must demonstrate use of materials,
provide information on their student population, complete impact analysis
survey forms, and assist with the development of a selected number of
assignments.
More Information
Organizers
Jeff Forbes
Susan Rodger
Material on these pages is supported by NSF Award CNS-0722288, IBM, Bell South, and the Duke Center for Instructional Technology. Any opinions, finding and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the sponsors.
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