Monthly Archives: January 2015
Day 1 – online discussion questions
- What does it mean by “fighting a crime is all about information?” What does it mean by “connecting the dots”?
- Without enough information, would police detectives depend on what to find a suspect? Why is that a problem?
- Why do we need data in finding a job or buying a house?
- What is “information overload”?
What do you think? Share your thoughts that you couldn’t share in-class today.
Day 1 – Introduction – class videos
NYPD Real Time Crime Center – IBM (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrpGvmmYh1U)
NYPD Predictive Analytics – IBM (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8Gx6tHkTa8)
Day 1 – Introduction – class slides
MIS 0855-002 Spring 2015 – Syllabus (official as of Jan 9)
Welcome to MIS 0855 – Data Science!
Greetings and happy new year!
I hope everyone is enjoying the winter break well. My name is Min-Seok, and I’ll be teaching MIS 0855 (M/W/F 9 am) in Spring 2015. I would like to wholeheartedly welcome you all to MIS 0855 !
The first class is on Monday, Jan 12 at 9:00am at Alter Hall 603. Please find and read the syllabus below.
Once again, I’m very much excited to have you in MIS 0855. Please let me know by email (minspang@temple.edu) if you have any question. Enjoy the rest of the break, and I’ll look forward to seeing you soon.