COMM 169 Quiz 3 (stem questions)

Kouznetsov & Tsvetovat show that retweets about Mubarak's resignation were primarily by:

- A small number of people who are embedded in a dense cluster of like -minded people -Run-up in number of tweets in the hours preceding the event—reflecting the rumors and "buzz" of the crowd expecting something major to happen

In Zimmer's article on a Boston superspreader event, what was the main way of determining how it spread?

- Analyzed the genetic material of the viruses infecting the patient's cells - Compared genomes to trace where each virus came from

The Network Content & Structure video showed that "answer" people in an online discussion group:

- High out degree and low network density - Answer lots of questions but not be in discussions

If you are more introverted, Autenrieth recommends this tip for networking

- Honor the way you recharge - Set reasonable expectations - Ask for introductions - Listen more, talk less - Prepare unusual questions and icebreakers - Expect some awkwardness - Put away your phone - Manage your inner critic - Keep your energy up - Have a post-event plan

The "How to network during a pandemic" article recommends checking out your online identity, which includes

- How people perceive you - Your personal brand - What adjectives come to mind when your name is mentioned

Valente suggests that if a network is fragmented, centralized, or dysfunctional, an appropriate sequence of interventions might be:

- Induction or alteration techniques to create a network amendable to change- Once the network is restructured, identification and segmentation tactics

In network analysis, in addition to using the structure of linkages (edges) between nodes, you are also able to use attributes or content of:

- Linking it to the role of network - Patterns within networks

According to Kouznetsov & Tsvetovat, in a terrorist cell:

- Members of the small cell maintain little or no ties to the community - Cell leader is connector - vulnerable - Network uses informal connections to reestablish a new leader

In the Network Content & Structure video, Flickr "tags" are used in a network analysis as:

- Nodes linked by their co-occurances in photos - Descriptive key words to describe picture - Tags are used to describe same image "dog" - Edges used for same image

The Global News Story Network analyzed:

- The strongest connections between global online news websites by number of article hyperlinks - Hyperlinks among online news pages - major news outlets tend to cite each other regularly and with far more frequency than they link to small local outlets on the other side of the world, while those small outlets are more likely to link to these major outlets than to other small outlets. - captures a cross-section of how the world's news outlets link to each other

Mentor networks can help the Career Competency of "knowing how: What can I do?", which refers to

- Throughout and beyond formal schooling, individuals continue to build new skills and identify those skills that require polishing through feedback from self and others - This learning process enhances individual's self-esteem and their beliefs that they can perform a task

Which of these factors make mentors more important now?

- Today's managers are challenged to establish organizational and individual goals, provide performance feedback, and ead culturally and geographically diverse teams and meetings, while simultaneously maintaining a positive work climate and tracking productivity, quality, costs, and adherence to regulations with minimal if any face to face interaction - Dramatic shifts in organizational structures

Krebs's See the Spread article recommends this process:

- Tracing, mapping, and testing - Test, treat, trace, track Contact tracing***

Removing a drug supplier from a neighborhood would be an example of what kind of network intervention?

Alteration - node-deletion

The Global News Story Network found this site to have the most in-degrees:

Amazon or CNN

If a person has a high adoption threshold, they:

Are willing to adopt a new idea LATER than their peers

The growing need for more culturally diverse understandings and skills in one's profession calls for

Associating with mentors who have the technological and managerial expertise to succeed in a boundaryless venue

Assisting one's mentors and acknowledging their help and effects refers to which of the five steps of an intelligent mentoring network?

Become the perfect protege

Which does Google's search algorithm NOT do?

Best match, page rank, indexing, keywords/snippets

Identifying what kinds of mentoring you need refers to which of the five steps of an intelligent mentoring network?

Commit to assessing, building, and adjusting the mentor network

Google's Page Rank weights web pages for search results by

Counting the number and quality of links to a page to determine a rough estimate of how relevant the website is

Seeking both internal and external mentors refers to which of the five steps of an intelligent mentoring network?

Develop diverse, synergistic connections

Relating to mentors above, below, and at the same status level refers to which of the five steps of an intelligent mentoring network?

Engage in 360-degree networking

In the Stevens simulation about the exponential spread and flattening curve, which strategy worked best at reducing Covid cases?

Extensive distancing

In the Stevens simulation about the exponential spread and flattening curve, which factor is not included?

Fatalities

One of the professional networking tips provided in the Indeed article is

Focus on reaching out to the right professionals Stay in touch Help out your contacts Say "thank you"

According to the "How to network during a pandemic" article, over three-quarters of LinkedIn users in 2016

Had found jobs through networking

Which of these did the "Network Content and Structure" video NOT discuss:

Individual nodes/edges, qualitative analysis, take quantitative + qual = insights, tags, central search terms, mouse, cubs, online discussions, answer people

Measuring betweenness is part of which kind of network intervention, according to Valente:

Individuals

Based on the Young et al. article, the Vietnamese music video on hand-washing is an example of what kind of COVID-19 misinfodemic intervention?

Inducing virality

Recruiting network members to recruit closely-associated peers is an example of what kind of network intervention?

Induction - snowball

A major implication in Zimmer's article on a Boston superspreader event was

It only takes one person to start a spread

Mentor networks can help the Career Competency of "knowing whom: Who do I know?", which refers to

It's not always about what you know, but who you know that facilitates job acquisition

Google's Page Rank partially solves the impossible task of indexing web pages through crowdsourcing, in the form of

Measuring user's links from their page to other pages

One risk associated with health network interventions is:

Organizational or community members may be reluctant to have their position in the network known by others

Mentor networks can help the Career Competency of "knowing why: Who am I?", which refers to

Our identity, which relates to our career-related choices

The Indeed article these to include in your professional network:

Professors Prior classmates Friends Coworkers Members of professional clubs or associations Family (extended and distant)

A multimode network is best characterized by:

Relationship between actors of different types

The "How does Google Search work?" video did NOT state that Google search results are based on:

Search relevance, page rank

Grouping people with the same network position is an intervention Valente calls:

Segmentation

According to Autenrieth, introversion is primarily about

The way one recharges