WORK PACKAGE 2CONCEPTUAL MODEL

Richard Walker13 January, 2011

WP2: Basic Data

• Start date– January 1, 2011

• End date– December 31, 2011

• Coordinator– Frontiers

• Other Partners– UMA– CICE– UDE– RICY

WP2: Objectives

• Identify key actors, communities and social networks involved in “social appropriation of knowledge”

• Develop hypotheses on impact– <aspect> of <network> -impact

• Operationalize hypotheses in terms of– Data sources– Network indicators– Measurements of impacts

• Identify data sources/indices/representations/tools to verify hypotheses

WP2: methods• Review literature (D2.1: Month 3)

– Review based on template from Frontiers– Theoretical literature on social networks– Empirical Social Network Analysis outside science– Social Network Analysis applied to science– Social Network Analysis applied to specific SISOB themes

• Conceptual model (D2.2 Month 6)– Model based on template from Frontiers– Identify actors, communities and social networks

• Science in general• SISOB cases (take account of data availability)

– Identify impact measures• Science in general• SISOB cases (take account of data availability)

– Formalize hypotheses on relationship between social networks and impact• Science in general• SISOB cases (take account of data availability)

• Detailed specification of data sources, indices, representations and tools (D2.3 Month 12)

Literature survey: methods

• Selection of sources (Google Scholar etc.)• Definition of search terms for each theme• Systematic search• Selection of top ranking review papers• Selection of other top ranking papers• Summary of content

Literature Review – preliminary TOC

• Objectives and structure of this document (Frontiers)• Methodology (Frontiers)• Social Networks and Social Network Analysis

– What is a social network– What is social network analysis– Social network indicators– Tools and technologies

• Empirical applications of Social Network Analysis– <to be completed>

• Social Network Analysis and Science– General– Social Network Analysis and Researcher Mobility– Social Network Analysis and Knowledge Sharing– Social Network Analysis and Author/Reviewer Networks

• Conclusions

Action PointsItem Partner Responsible Deadline

Proposals for changes to TOC All 20/01/2011

Proposals for data sources and search terms All 20/01/2011

Finalization of TOC Frontiers 23/01/2011

Finalization of data sources and search terms Frontiers 27/01/2011

Social networks and Social Network Analysis ?? 28/02/2011

Empirical applications of Social Network Analysis ?? 28/02/2011

Social Network Analysis and Science (general) Frontiers 28/02/2011

Social Network Analysis and Mobility FR 28/02/2011

Social Network Analysis and Knowledge Sharing UDE 28/02/2011

Social Network Analysis and Author/Reviewer Networks Frontiers 28/02/2011

Release of draft 1 deliverable Frontiers 15/03/2011

Collaborative revision and editing All 22/03/2011

Release of deliverable Frontiers 31/03/2011