Introduction to Network Analytics

4 hours of instruction

This course introduces the concepts of networks, network graphs and network types. By the end of this course, students will be able to understand and visualize the connections between network nodes.

OBJECTIVES

1. Understand what networks are & their use cases
2. Build and visualize foundational network graphs
3. Measure and evaluate the strengths and attributes of networks

PREREQUISITES

Data Wrangling in Python

SYLLABUS & TOPICS COVERED

1. Intro To Networks
   • Network analysis case studies
   • Definition of a network graph and its components
   • Build and visualize a network graph from a dataset

SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS

You will have access to a Python-based JupyterHub environment for this course. No additional download or installation is required.