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CS 278

Social Computing (SOC 174, SOC 274)

UNITS:3-4
GRADING:Letter (ABCD/NP)
LEVEL:Graduate
GER:—

Today we interact with our friends and enemies, our team partners and romantic partners, and our organizations and societies, all through computational systems. How do we design these social computing systems - platforms for social media, online communities, and collaboration - to be effective and responsible? This course covers design patterns for social computing systems and the foundational ideas that underpin them.

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Sections

1 Term
Lecture 1Open
ID: 6418
0 / 999 enrolled
DAYS:Tuesday, Thursday
TIME:10:30 AM – 11:50 AM
LOCATION:TBD
INSTRUCTOR:
Popowski, Lindsay, Troutman, Jordan, Zhu, Charlotte, Mao, Angela, Baddepudi, Anavi+1 more
units
Discussion 1Open
ID: 6621
0 / 20 enrolled
DAYS:Thursday
TIME:5:30 PM – 6:20 PM
LOCATION:TBD
units
Discussion 2Open
ID: 6622
0 / 18 enrolled
DAYS:Thursday
TIME:2:30 PM – 3:20 PM
LOCATION:TBD
units
Discussion 3Open
ID: 6705
0 / 20 enrolled
DAYS:Thursday
TIME:3:30 PM – 4:20 PM
LOCATION:TBD
units
Discussion 4Open
ID: 6706
0 / 18 enrolled
DAYS:Thursday
TIME:4:30 PM – 5:20 PM
LOCATION:TBD
units
Discussion 5Open
ID: 6707
0 / 21 enrolled
DAYS:Thursday
TIME:4:30 PM – 5:20 PM
LOCATION:TBD
units
Discussion 6Open
ID: 6708
0 / 21 enrolled
DAYS:Friday
TIME:11:30 AM – 12:20 PM
LOCATION:TBD
units
Discussion 7Open
ID: 6709
0 / 21 enrolled
DAYS:Friday
TIME:11:30 AM – 12:20 PM
LOCATION:TBD
units
Discussion 8Open
ID: 6740
0 / 24 enrolled
DAYS:Friday
TIME:11:30 AM – 12:20 PM
LOCATION:TBD
units

CS 278: Social Computing (SOC 174, SOC 274)

3-4 units · Letter (ABCD/NP)

Today we interact with our friends and enemies, our team partners and romantic partners, and our organizations and societies, all through computational systems. How do we design these social computing systems - platforms for social media, online communities, and collaboration - to be effective and responsible? This course covers design patterns for social computing systems and the foundational ideas that underpin them.

Offered in Spring 2027 at Stanford University.

Spring 2027 sections

  • Lecture — Tuesday Thursday 10:30 AM – 11:50 AM — Popowski, Lindsay, Troutman, Jordan, Zhu, Charlotte, Mao, Angela, Baddepudi, Anavi, Sahoo, Poonam (Graduate)
  • Discussion — Thursday 2:30 PM – 3:20 PM (Graduate)
  • Discussion — Thursday 5:30 PM – 6:20 PM (Graduate)
  • Discussion — Thursday 4:30 PM – 5:20 PM (Graduate)
  • Discussion — Thursday 4:30 PM – 5:20 PM (Graduate)
  • Discussion — Friday 11:30 AM – 12:20 PM (Graduate)
  • Discussion — Friday 11:30 AM – 12:20 PM (Graduate)
  • Discussion — Thursday 3:30 PM – 4:20 PM (Graduate)
  • Discussion — Friday 11:30 AM – 12:20 PM (Graduate)

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