Six Degrees of Separation is an old theory, studied and developed by Stanley Milgram. It basically anchors on the idea that an individual is just 5-6 persons (at an average) or inermediaries away from another individual who is connected or has connections to her or him.
The study groups will have to mimic this experiment. Given the lessons on social network theory by Charles Kadusin, the study groups will have to implement the experiment using the egocentric or socio-centric network system. The assumption is that the chances of achieving six degrees of separation may be convenient. But it does not conclude that there is an automatic connection. The intention of the experiment is to determine the types of connections and the number of ways the connections are established.
The experiment will require an approach proposal from the SGs. The approach may be picking random names in the university; centralizing the link to a popular personality like Mr. Rene Molano; tracing a family relative; finding a missing student, etc. The test will have to be done 3 times to determine whether the theory works or not. The SGs have one week to do the experiment. A video recording of the experiment is the next major requirement.
The experiment activities will have to be presented in video form, uploaded in Youtube by Apr. 13, 11am. Video output should not exceed 5minutes. Group leaders will have to post the Youtube link in this blog entry.
Web References:
Small World Experiment - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_world_phenomenon
Six degrees of Kevin Bacon - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_Degrees_of_Kevin_Bacon
Six Degrees of Separation - http://www.sixdegrees.elysion.cz/english/small.php
What is six degrees of separation - http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/0,,sid9_gci932596_top1,00.html
Monday, April 4, 2011
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