Contents: 1 Why big data 1.1 Big data 1.2 What creates big data 1.3 How do we use big data 1.4 Essential issues related to big data References 2 Basic programs for analyzing network 2.1 UCINET 2.2 NetMiner 2.3 R 2.4 Gephi 2.5 NodeXL References 3 Understanding network analysis 3.1 Defining social network analysis 3.2 Basic SNA concepts 3.3 Social network data References …