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Exploring study profiles of Computer Science students with Social Network Analysis

Exploring study profiles of Computer Science students with Social Network Analysis
Exploring study profiles of Computer Science students with Social Network Analysis

Information technology is widely adapted in all levels of education. The extensive information resources facilitate enhanced human capacity and the social environment to support learning. In particular, Social Network Analysis (SNA) has been broadly used in teaching and learning practices. In this paper, we perform community detection analysis to identify the learning behavior profiles of undergraduate computer science students in a Nordic university. The social network was created using 273 responses to an online survey. The students themselves provided their social connections at the university, and node attributes were created based on responses to questions regarding Educational Values, Goals Orientation, Self-efficacy, and the university teaching methods. We analyze the biggest communities to identify the factors that characterize the learning strategy and preferences of undergraduate computer science students.

1530-1605
1728-1737
IEEE Computer Society
López Flores, Nidia Guadalupe
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Islind, Anna Sigridur
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Óskarsdóttir, María
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Bui, Tung X.
López Flores, Nidia Guadalupe
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Islind, Anna Sigridur
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Óskarsdóttir, María
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Bui, Tung X.

López Flores, Nidia Guadalupe, Islind, Anna Sigridur and Óskarsdóttir, María (2022) Exploring study profiles of Computer Science students with Social Network Analysis. Bui, Tung X. (ed.) In Proceedings of the 55th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 2022. vol. 2022-January, IEEE Computer Society. pp. 1728-1737 .

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Abstract

Information technology is widely adapted in all levels of education. The extensive information resources facilitate enhanced human capacity and the social environment to support learning. In particular, Social Network Analysis (SNA) has been broadly used in teaching and learning practices. In this paper, we perform community detection analysis to identify the learning behavior profiles of undergraduate computer science students in a Nordic university. The social network was created using 273 responses to an online survey. The students themselves provided their social connections at the university, and node attributes were created based on responses to questions regarding Educational Values, Goals Orientation, Self-efficacy, and the university teaching methods. We analyze the biggest communities to identify the factors that characterize the learning strategy and preferences of undergraduate computer science students.

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Published date: 2022
Additional Information: Publisher Copyright: © 2022 IEEE Computer Society. All rights reserved.
Venue - Dates: 55th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 2022, , Virtual, Online, 2022-01-03 - 2022-01-07

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Local EPrints ID: 507840
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/507840
ISSN: 1530-1605
PURE UUID: 835a1dbe-e1c5-4278-8233-3432608ba2d0
ORCID for María Óskarsdóttir: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-5095-5356

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Date deposited: 06 Jan 2026 18:03
Last modified: 08 Jan 2026 03:27

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Author: Nidia Guadalupe López Flores
Author: Anna Sigridur Islind
Author: María Óskarsdóttir ORCID iD
Editor: Tung X. Bui

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