Search for dissertations about: "SNA"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 swedish dissertations containing the word SNA.
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1. Contagious Interactions : Essays on social and epidemiological networks
Abstract : This dissertation has two overall aims; to explore and develop the use of SNA in sociology, and to demonstrate that sociology has much to give to other sciences. Interdisciplinary collaboration is necessary because we do not live in a world in which subject areas are strictly isolated. READ MORE
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2. Using Learning Analytics to Understand and Support Collaborative Learning
Abstract : Learning analytics (LA) is a rapidly evolving research discipline that uses insights generated from data analysis to support learners and optimize both the learning process and learning environment. LA is driven by the availability of massive data records regarding learners, the revolutionary development of big data methods, cheaper and faster hardware, and the successful implementation of analytics in other domains. READ MORE
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3. Policy networks : the relation between structure and performance
Abstract : The importance of policy networks and the need to treat networks seriously have long been emphasized within the field of policy science. However, not many attempts have been made to investigate the explanatory power of policy networks using the tools and theoretical concepts provided by social network analysis (SNA). READ MORE
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4. Political Representation in the European Union : A Multi-Channel Approach
Abstract : The European Union (EU) is the most far-reaching attempt yet undertaken to institutionalize democratic policy-making beyond the nation-state. To what extent, and in what ways, do various channels of representation contribute towards the realization of this aim? This dissertation takes stock of current research on the EU’s system of representation, and seeks to expand its agenda so that this central question can be properly addressed. READ MORE
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5. On the Simulation of Financial Transactions for Fraud Detection Research
Abstract : This thesis introduces a financial simulation model covering two related financial domains: Mobile Payments and Retail Stores systems. The problem we address in these domains is different types of fraud. We limit ourselves to isolated cases of relatively straightforward fraud. READ MORE