Social Dynamics Courses and Certifications

Networks, Crowds and Markets

2 ratings

Explore the critical questions posed by how the social, economic, and technological realms of the modern world interconnect.

• edX
• 10 weeks, 4-5 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

The Politics of Reconstructing Iraq

Explore post-conflict reconstruction's role in nation-building, conflict mitigation, and reshaping sociopolitical landscapes, with a focus on contemporary cases like Iraq.

• MIT OpenCourseWare
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Studying mammals: The social climbers

2 ratings at OpenLearn

Monkeys have long fascinated us because of their similarities to the human race. In this free course, Studying mammals: The social climbers, you will find out about some of the characteristics that...

• OpenLearn
• 10 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Nonlinear Dynamics of Beliefs over Social Networks

Explore how social networks, internal biases, and belief systems shape group dynamics and decision-making in complex social environments.

• YouTube
• 59 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

How Social Identity Influences Social Dynamics

Explore how social identity shapes group dynamics, collective behavior, and societal interactions in this insightful presentation on the complexities of human social structures.

• YouTube
• 38 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Opinion Dynamics and Spreading Models on Social Networks

Explore how social networks influence opinion dynamics, social contagions, and polarization through mathematical models and real-world applications in online communities.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 2 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Measuring Social Networks for Disease and Health Behavior Dynamics

Explore innovative methods for analyzing social networks to understand disease spread and health behaviors, with insights from cutting-edge research in network science and epidemiology.

• YouTube
• 57 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Living with Distrust - Understanding Social Dynamics and Trust Issues

Explore the complexities of distrust in society, its impacts, and potential strategies for navigating a world where trust is increasingly challenged.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 8 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

International Centre for Theoretical Sciences

An Alternative View on AI: Collaborative Learning, Incentives, Social Welfare, and Dynamics - Lecture 3

Exploring AI beyond autonomous agents: collaborative learning, incentives, and social dynamics in AI systems, emphasizing intelligence as a property of entire systems rather than individual entities.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 25 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Institute for Pure & Applied Mathematics (IPAM)

Scaling Cognitive Science and Dynamics of Social Interaction in Naturalistic Settings

Explore high-dimensional data analysis of social interactions, examining preschoolers' free play and topic trajectories in everyday conversations to uncover patterns in social dynamics.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 1 minute
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Instituto de Física Interdisciplinar y Sistemas Complejos (IFISC)

Big Data, Memes, Information Diffusion in Online Social Networks and Opinion Dynamics

Explore big data, memes, and information diffusion in online social networks. Analyze opinion dynamics and their impact on digital communication.

• YouTube
• 29 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

ICTP-SAIFR

Collective Motion and Decision Making in the Dynamics of Social Animals and Robot Swarms - Class 3

Explore collective motion dynamics and decision-making processes in social animals and robot swarms, examining synchronization patterns and behavioral mechanisms in group movement.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 29 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

ICTP-SAIFR

Collective Motion and Decision Making in the Dynamics of Social Animals and Robot Swarms - Class 2

Explore collective motion dynamics and decision-making processes in social animals and robot swarms, examining synchronization patterns and behavioral mechanisms in group movement.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 41 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

ICTP-SAIFR

Collective Motion and Decision Making in the Dynamics of Social Animals and Robot Swarms - Class 1

Explore the fascinating dynamics of collective behavior in social animals and robot swarms, examining synchronization patterns and decision-making processes in group movements.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 44 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

ICTP-SAIFR

Collective Motion and Decision Making in the Dynamics of Social Animals and Robot Swarms - Class 4

Explore collective motion patterns and decision-making processes in social animals and robotic swarms, examining synchronization dynamics and group behavior principles.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video