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Jennifer A Sargrad commented on the post, 100 second reflection on the course, on the site 9 years, 8 months ago
My biggest takeaway from MIS5101 was that everybody wants to use data analytics and visualization to improve business practices and drive shareholder value, but not everybody knows how. Understanding data and implementing business intelligence tools is more challenging than using a “gut reaction” or qualatative assumptions to make decisions.…[Read more]
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Jennifer A Sargrad commented on the post, Weekly Question: Week 12, on the site 9 years, 9 months ago
The most important takeaway from the speakers’ presentation was that data analytics and visualizations should try to simplify information, not complicate it. Often times when we are trying to prove how much work we have done or when we are unable to discern the most important information, we often end up with a far more complex story than our…[Read more]
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Jennifer A Sargrad commented on the post, Weekly Question: Week 10, on the site 9 years, 10 months ago
What is the most likely time of day for someone to arrive at the emergency room complaining about chest pain?
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Jennifer A Sargrad commented on the post, Weekly Question: Week 9, on the site 9 years, 10 months ago
This mashup shows the correlation between high school graduation rate and teen birth rate. Note that those states with the highest ranking (darkest color) are those with either a high percentage of high school graduates, a low teen birth rate, or a combination of the two. The opposite goes for those states with the lowest…[Read more]
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Jennifer A Sargrad commented on the post, Week 8 weekly question, on the site 9 years, 10 months ago
You could certainly use data to predict employee success. KPIs such as number of years of work experience, sales records in previous companies, and number of disciplinary actions taken against that person.
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Jennifer A Sargrad commented on the post, Week 7 weekly question, on the site 9 years, 10 months ago
In my previous organization (an urban public high school), teachers are evaluated based on their students’ standardized test scores. These can be considered an example of a SMART performance indicator, because they are specific (serve the purpose of measuring a teachers’ effectiveness at teaching a particular competency), measurable (present a…[Read more]
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Jennifer A Sargrad commented on the post, KPIs, on the site 9 years, 10 months ago
My previous industry was secondary education. In secondary education, an example of a lagging indicator is a school’s historical graduation rate. This is a lagging metric because it shows past success at that particular school, and can be used to predict the future. An example of a leading indicator is a student’s current reading level, which…[Read more]
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Jennifer A Sargrad commented on the post, Progress Report for Week Ending, March 15, on the site 9 years, 10 months ago
http://london2012.nytimes.com/results
The New York Times has some of the best infographics I have seen. This particular one shows the number of Olympic medals won by each country over the past 29 Summer Olympic games. I particularly appreciate this graphic because it takes what could be a large, messy infographic (think crowded 3-D bar…[Read more]
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Jennifer A Sargrad commented on the post, Question: Bad Graphics, on the site 9 years, 10 months ago
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/12/05/us/politics/fiscal-cliff-game.html
Here is one that is NOT good
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Jennifer A Sargrad commented on the post, Progress Report for Week Ending, February 16, on the site 9 years, 10 months ago
This graphic makes multiple statements and comparisons with very little need for viewer action. It’s easy to see what is unique about the Facebook IPO.
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Jennifer A Sargrad commented on the post, Happy Birthday SNL // the typists from the Carol Burnett show, on the site 9 years, 11 months ago
I actually had a problem similar to question one during my summer internship. An organization was converting files from an FTP (file transfer protocol) server to an SFTP server (secure file transfer protocol). In order to do so, the organization had to merge data from two servers, each of which captured slightly different data. One server…[Read more]
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Jennifer A Sargrad commented on the post, Happy Birthday SNL // the typists from the Carol Burnett show, on the site 9 years, 11 months ago
Team members:
Shashank Agrahara Nagaraj – tuf28621@temple.edu
Patrick Burgi – tuf27756@temple.edu
Lauren Patterson – tuf02801@temple.edu
Jennifer Sargrad – tuf33273@temple.edu
Gaurav Varma – tuf29514@temple.eduWe will study how a business to consumer marketing organization could identify opportunities by combining two different…[Read more]
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Jennifer A Sargrad commented on the post, Weekly Question: Week 4, on the site 9 years, 11 months ago
My recommendation to ensure an ERD accurately represents a particular event is to make sure it accounts for the dynamic nature of events. When designing a database, if it represents the state of things as they are today, it may not accurately represent the state of things tomorrow. Building in the ability to change the structure based on new…[Read more]
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Jennifer A Sargrad commented on the post, Discussion Question: Changing Business Models, on the site 2014 Spring – IT Management 10 years, 4 months ago
I agree with Brett that print media is suffering from severe challenges in this digital age. In a similar vein, I would argue that traditional publishing houses are facing a similar fate, with new modes of […]
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Jennifer A Sargrad commented on the post, Updated Due Dates (Redux), on the site 2014 Spring – IT Management 10 years, 4 months ago
Hi Professor Johnson. In class yesterday you told us the dates were:
Journal due Monday
Learn IT due Wednesday
Group project due FridayDoes this “final update” change those dates you mentioned in class?
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Jennifer A Sargrad commented on the post, Discussion Question: Crowdfunding, on the site 2014 Spring – IT Management 10 years, 4 months ago
I agree with Jose that one way of discerning between projects to fund and those not to fund is to look at both the number of people who have invested and how much the project has received. Even if I think a […]
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Jennifer A Sargrad commented on the post, Discussion Question: Panera bets big on IT, on the site 2014 Spring – IT Management 10 years, 5 months ago
Hi Professor Johnson – I forgot to log-in before posting!
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Jennifer A Sargrad commented on the post, ICE 5.1 Telling a Story through Visualization, on the site 2014 Spring – IT Management 10 years, 5 months ago
A key attribute of systems thinking is its consideration of multiple stakeholders and the emphasis on understanding the context between various processes. For this reason, a benefit is that it can help anticipate […]
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