Mary Tang

The biggest takeaway from this course was the Tableau lessons we had. Although this is an MIS course, data is something that is in every industry. As an accounting major, I will be able to use Tableau in my future career.

For Twitter,
The rows would be each individual’s Twitter name.
The columns could include: how many that Twitter account follows, how many follow that Twitter account, how many tweets that Twitter account has, how many media tweets (images/videos) that Twitter account has, etc.

An example of a KPI that could be used on a day to day basis could be heart rate. This KPI follows the SMART criteria:

Specific: Your heart rate at any given moment has a specific number/measure which correlates to a specific state of health. Depending on what your heart rate is, you could be healthy or not healthy.
Measurable: Your heart…[Read more]

I think the most important thing to avoid is #3 “Start working on the database without doing a full backup first.” This is because small edits or changes can corrupt the data or interfere with reports. This can cause frustration on the database administrator’s end, but more importantly result in inaccurate information or a crippled system.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/technology/yahoo-ceo-marissa-mayer-to-take-pay-cut-for-data-security-breach/news-story/9ec1ed8eeb23766b171bca8f533f950f

This article discussed the continuous data breaches that Yahoo has been encountering. It was an interesting read because the article was primarily focusing on the fact that the data…[Read more]

I think that “being skeptical” is the most important of the 8 principles because we need to be asking more questions. Just because something is in front of you, that does not mean that the information is correct. You want to make sure you are consuming the right information and also producing the right data right back. We must be actively be…[Read more]

The most important take away I found in Maurice’s presentation is the idea that data is found everywhere. Maurice has a technological background, but has founded his technology career within only and all retail companies. He has not limited himself to traditional technology companies such as Google or Microsoft because he recognizes that data is…[Read more]

http://www.forbes.com/sites/danielnewman/2017/01/31/realizing-the-potential-of-big-data-and-analytics/#55ff3e151c66

The article, “Realizing The Potential of Big Data and Analytics,” discussed how many companies around the globe have big data, but may not be using it in ways that can potentially benefit themselves in their decision making…[Read more]

One piece of conventional wisdom I have always heard/been told is the idea that going to college/receiving multiple degrees makes you more successful. One thing to note is the measurement of success; for the purpose of this response we will measure success in dollars. We can test this theory by looking at the top richest people, let’s say, in…[Read more]