Wegemer is an extremely passionate and engaging lecturer! He encourages interaction and has a clear investment in the topic that makes even "boring" lectures feel at minimum digestible. Topics discussed often weave between some common sense understanding and technical/terminology heavy ways of investigating networks. Any math involved is very minimal and fairly intuitive. There are 6 homeworks over the course, some more intensive than others, a midterm, and a final. He provides plenty of study material for each and the TAs are extremely helpful as well ! great class especially as an often requisite course!!

I'm surprised this class doesn't already have good reviews. If you want to learn how to use R in social science research, TAKE THIS CLASS! Prof Wegemer is the best and this class is definitely manageable. Discussion attendance is mandatory but lectures are fully recorded. Wegemer is so sweet and this class helps give you a strong R background for future research. All exams are multiple choice and because of the disruptions this quarter he changed his grading scheme to boost our grades where possible.

I could not recommend this class with Wegemer more!!! He is an exceptional teacher and understands how students learn. He lectures at a slow pace, has clear an helpful slides, always welcomes questions, and explains the topics in good detail. It is clear he has a true passion for social networks. I found this class to be incredibly fascinating, especially the later half when the concepts are applied to more real world examples, it seems to all come together in the end! It is refreshing to have a professor who is optimistic about the future and I walked away feeling inspired. The class is made up of a midterm, a final, section attendance (1 can be missed) and 6 homeworks (lowest one is dropped. If you attend discussion and the lecture you should be able to do well on the homework without issue. The homeworks force you to stay on top of lectures and not get behind, and practice questions that will be on the exams. The midterm and final are multiple choice, and the final is not cumulative. He offers practice exams which are very similar if not the same to the exam questions. Lectures were recorded but going to class was so worth it. Overall Professor Wegemer is approachable, clear, and really wants students to do well :)