Networking

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Networking is

  1. the degree of connection of a system (see degree of networking ) and
  2. the creation or expansion of relationships ( connections ) between individual elements of a system .

In systems theory , a system (from ancient Greek σύστημα sýstēma , `` a whole made up of several individual parts '') is generally referred to as a set of elements that are connected to one another and can therefore be viewed as a task, meaning or purpose-related unit, a structured, systematic one Wholeness. In addition, more specific uses of the term are proposed, discussed and applied in different subject areas. This can be a cause-and-effect relationship , for example . One speaks, therefore, of a network of relationships.

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For example, the terms food chain and food web are known from ecology . In the latter, different food chains are linked to one another.

In sociology , a well-connected person has a network of relationships with other people, for example in various organizations, which help him to get information or help quickly or to avoid or cope with crisis situations, among other things. The term career network is also used in the workplace .

The term is also used in the field of information technology when generally the infrastructure between electronic devices, i.e. the cabling, is meant, e.g. B. in computer networks .

In the field of computer science , the discipline of knowledge management or knowledge engineering is emerging , in the context of which networking means linking fragments of knowledge to new ideas.

Networking of information is mapped in relational databases via relations , e.g. B. also in Wikipedia .

The idea of ​​networking is particularly fruitful when it is applied to the brain . On the substrate of neural networks, where intensive interactions take place between neurons , common products arise: thoughts. This model in turn can be transferred to the Internet , not least to the Wikipedia structure. The implementation of the idea of ​​networking is noticeable in numerous areas of society. New teaching methods are being tried out in the education system, in which learner groups are transformed into neural networks. These learner groups, like neuron ensembles, collectively produce knowledge (cf. for example learning through teaching (LdL) according to Jean-Pol Martin ). In addition to the cognitively acquired networking skills, LdL also systematically builds up an emotional network sensitivity.

The networking approach in psychotherapy is relatively new , both in terms of the causation of mental illnesses and in diagnostic efforts. This system was shown as an example for learning disorders in children.

Degree of networking

Various measures can be used to quantify the networking of a system. The cluster coefficient from graph theory , for example, forms a context-free measure . However, the basic idea is always the same - the degree of networking is calculated by relating the number of interaction partners (the so-called degree ) and thus the number of possible interactions to the number of their actual interactions.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Tittmann, Peter .: Graph theory: an application-oriented introduction . In: ISBN 978-3-446-42789-1 . 2nd updated edition. Hanser, Carl, Munich 2011, OCLC 745529905 .
  2. ↑ Dieter Betz, Helga Breuninger: vicious circle of learning disorders - theoretical foundation and standard program . Psychologie Verlags Union, Munich / Weinheim 1987, ISBN 3-621-27000-0

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