Lawrence Dignan

Some quick instructions:

You must complete the quiz by the start of class on Sept. 24, 2018.  The quiz is based on the readings for the whole week.

When you click on the link, you may see […]

Session 4.1:

Chapter 2: Good Graphics? Handbook of Data Visualization (Unwin—-pages 57-77)

Session 4.2:

Stephen Few on Data Visualization: 8 Core Principles (Hoven)
Watch out, Terrorists: Big […]

Here’s a good read on Pew on AI and bias. It’s going to be an ongoing topic in your careers well beyond this class.

IBM is also working to minimize AI bias.

The IBM site on Trusted AI is here and here’s the recap.

Here is the exercise

Some quick instructions:

You must complete the quiz by the start of class on Sept. 17, 2018.  The quiz is based on the readings for the whole week.

When you click on the link, you may see a […]

Bias in big data
In data we trust
Filter bubble

A few bonus reads for those of you interested…

Some of you noted you have a focus communication, PR, advertising and marketing. Here’s an IAB report/outlook on emerging data trends in advertising (as it […]

We’ll be walking through this one in class.

Here is the exercise.

Here is the exercise.

And here is the spreadsheet you’ll need [In-Class Exercise 2.1 – 2015 Car Fuel Econ [Start]]

Here’s the final of what it looks like based on what we did in class.

On your Temple portal, you have access to a service called Lynda. It’s a video training company that LinkedIn bought a few years back and is now part of Microsoft, which acquired LinkedIn.

In either case, we […]

Some quick instructions:

You must complete the quiz by the start of class on Sept. 10, 2018.

When you click on the link, you may see a Google sign in screen. Use your AccessNet ID and password […]

The reading list for the week are the following:

The Ashley Madison Hack Is Only the Beginning
NSA phone calls
Spying on yourself
In search of America’s Best Burrito
Open Data
What the Fox knows

This course uses Tableau a good bit and this year you’ll need your own individual license key (we used bulk keys before but typically would run out or run into issues). You can get a full copy of the Tableau […]

Here is the exercise

Here is the exercise

Programming note about the Monday night classes. We will be covering two sections in the classes. As a result you should be familiar with the reading for 1.1 and 1.2 ahead of the first class Aug. 27. The reading […]

Here is the syllabus for the course.

You should read the syllabus carefully. Everything you need to know is in this document.

We are all drowning in data, and so is your future employer. Data pours in from sources as diverse as social media, customer loyalty programs, weather stations, smartphones, and credit card purchases. How can you […]

Here is the study guide for the third (final) exam. And here’s the more detailed overview.