CS4315 Finals Notes PDF

### Lecture 6 - Opinion Formation: Role of Networks and Algorithms #### Understanding Opinions 1.1 Differentiate between attitudes and opinions (3 basic differences) - - - - - - - - - - 1.2 Understand the psychological causes of opinion formation - - - -...

### Lecture 6 - Opinion Formation: Role of Networks and Algorithms #### Understanding Opinions 1.1 Differentiate between attitudes and opinions (3 basic differences) - - - - - - - - - - 1.2 Understand the psychological causes of opinion formation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.3 Overview of opinion formation on social media - - #### Role of social networks and algorithms 2.1 How do social networks influence our decision making/opinions? - - - - - - - 2.2 What are algorithms? - - - - - - - - 2.3 Understand the gatekeeping role of algorithms - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.4 Benefits of algorithms #### Echo chambers 3.1 What are echo chambers? - 3.2 What are the causes of echo chambers? - - - - 3.3 Role of social networks and algorithms in echo chamber formation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Lecture 8 - Misinformation and Disinformation #### An overview of mis- and disinformation (including deep fakes) 1.1 Definition of mis- and disinformation - - 1.2 Characteristics of mis- and disinformation - - - - - - - - 1.3 Key differences between mis- and disinformation - - - 1.4 Overview of deep fakes -- focusing on characteristics and types of deep fakes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - #### Why do individuals engage with mis- and disinformation? 2.1 Identify the key reasons why individuals engage with mis- and disinformation: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - #### Implications of engagement with mis- and disinformation 3.1 Public perception of disinformation (vs misinformation) - - 3.2 Identify the proportion of citizens engaging with disinformation - - - - 3.3 Identify the population who is most likely to engage with disinformation (in the form of deep fakes) - - - - 3.4 Identify five implications of engaging with disinformation - - - - - #### Mitigating the risks 4.1 Role of social media companies - - - - 4.2 Role of governments - - - 4.2 Role of media - - - - 4.4 Role of individuals - - - - 4.5 Tools and techniques for individuals - - - - #### Lecture 9 - Control and Management: Issues of Privacy and Surveillance Privacy and social media 1.1 Definition of privacy - - 1.2 Understanding the characteristics of privacy on social media - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.3 Understanding the privacy paradox - - - - - - #### Surveillance and social media 2.1 Definition of surveillance - - - 2.2 Pros and cons of state surveillance - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.3 Understanding sousveillance - - 2.4 Effects of perceived surveillance - - - - - - - - - #### Lecture 10 - Social Media Politics #### Offline Political Participation 1.1 What is political participation? - - - - - - 1.2 Why is it important? - - - 1.3 What drives political participation? - - - - - - \*most important components 1.4 A basic model of political participation (mechanism)  #### Online Political Participation (and expression) 2.1 Social media's impact on political participation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  - - - - - - #### The Adverse Consequences 3.1 Challenges - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -