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WS-T48: Network Canvas: An introduction to the design, administration, and management of in-person and remote personal network studies.
Time:
Tuesday, 24/June/2025:
1:30pm - 4:30pm
Session Chair: Michelle Birkett
Session Abstract
The goal of this workshop is to provide participants an orientation to conducting personal networks research within Network Canvas and the opportunity to master the skills necessary to apply these tools within their specific domain of interest. Network Canvas (http://www.networkcanvas.com) is a free and open-source software suite that facilitates the collection of self-reported social network data, comprised of applications to support both in-person interviewer-assisted environments as well as remote self-administered studies.
In this workshop, we will provide an overview of Architect, the Network Canvas visual survey builder, as well as Interviewer, the Network Canvas app used to collect data directly from participants within an in-person research design. We will also provide an overview of Fresco, the newest Network Canvas tool designed for remote network surveying. Finally, we will explore data export in Interviewer and Fresco, and a brief orientation to analysis.
Expect the opportunity to engage in hands-on exercises during the session with assistance from our team. When completed, you will acquire the skills to:
Design an egocentric or whole network survey
Deploy and manage a study, whether in-person or remote
Obtain study data in Interviewer and Fresco, and export it for analysis
Presentations
Network Canvas: An introduction to the design, administration, and management of in-person and remote personal network studies.
Michelle Birkett, Patrick Janulis, Joshua Melville, Bernie Hogan, Gregory Phillips, Kate Banner
The goal of this workshop is to provide participants an orientation to conducting personal networks research within Network Canvas and the opportunity to master the skills necessary to apply these tools within their specific domain of interest. Network Canvas (http://www.networkcanvas.com) is a free and open-source software suite that facilitates the collection of self-reported social network data, comprised of applications to support both in-person interviewer-assisted environments as well as remote self-administered studies.
In this workshop, we will provide an overview of Architect, the Network Canvas visual survey builder, as well as Interviewer, the Network Canvas app used to collect data directly from participants within an in-person research design. We will also provide an overview of Fresco, the newest Network Canvas tool designed for remote network surveying. Finally, we will explore data export in Interviewer and Fresco, and a brief orientation to analysis.
Expect the opportunity to engage in hands-on exercises during the session with assistance from our team. When completed, you will acquire the skills to:
Design an egocentric or whole network survey
Deploy and manage a study, whether in-person or remote
Obtain study data in Interviewer and Fresco, and export it for analysis
