Social Network Analysis workshop


This workshop follows on a Public lecture by Dr Marc A. Smith,

Wed 19 November 2014, 11am-1pm

University of Cape Town Upper Campus, Beattie 115

Please RSVP to attend the workshop: marion dot walton at uct dot ac dot za

Social Network Analysis workshop aims to allow researchers to present and discuss work in the broad area of social network analysis. The workshop will be led by Dr Marc A. Smith and will take the form of 5 minute presentations by researchers (mostly UCT staff and students) who will introduce and respond to questions about their own work in social network analysis and visualisation, using NodeXL and other tools.

Details of participants and topics follow below:

Kyle Findlay TNS Global Brand Equity Centre

Lessons from mapping the South African Twittersphere

Marion Walton, Centre for Film and Media Studies

Towards cross-platform social media content analysis

Tony Carr, Centre for Innovation in Learning and Teaching

A networked conversation across two discussion spaces

Kimi Keith, Centre for Innovation in Learning and Teaching

The Use of a Social Media Site in the Facilitation of Internationalisation in Higher Education

Sarah Goodier, Centre for Innovation in Learning and Teaching


Exploring NodeXL to analyse authorship connections in an online visibility study.

Nicola Pallitt, Centre for Innovation in Learning and Teaching


‘Clique to play’: Mapping children’s gaming relationships in face-to-face settings

Inez Patel, Centre for Film and Media Studies

Facebook newsfeed algorithms and participation on author fan pages

Here is more information about Marc Smith’s lecture