Monthly Archives: April 2015
Unofficial LETTER GRADES with Exam #3 posted on Blackboard
I have posted unofficial LETTER GRADES as of April 24 on Blackboard. Exam #3 scores are posted, and attendance and participation grades are updated as well. (Participation on April 24 was not included.)
Keep in mind that this letter grade is strictly unofficial, and your final grade can be changed depending on your performance in Assignment #4.
If you’d like to take a look at your exam, please drop by my office during the extended office hours next week.
Extended Office Hours for Assignment #4 – April 27 and May 1
I will have extended office hours for Assignment #4 on
- Monday, April 27, 11am- 4:30pm
- Friday, May 1, 9am – 4:30pm
Please drop by if you need help or have a question. Happy to help.
Online discussion questions – Day 39 (Apr 20) – Your Career
- What kind of jobs will not be replaced by robots and computers in the next 30 years?
- What should you do to survive changes in the job markets made by technologies?
Day 38-39 – Data Science and Your Career – class slides
Day 39 – Your Career – class videos
A Ride in the Google Self Driving Car – Google (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsaES–OTzM)
The Promise of 3-D Printing – TIME (http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2091589_2092033_2096601,00.html)
Online discussion questions – Day 38 (Apr 17) – Your Career
- What kind of jobs are increasingly being replaced by robots and computers?
- What kind of jobs are increasingly being outsourced abroad?
Day 38 – Your Career – class videos
Amazon Testing Drone Delivery System – YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Le46ERPMlWU)
Firms Replacing Derivatives Traders with Algorithms – Bloomberg (http://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/b/47459f6d-644e-4db4-bf14-84be53c81b40)
Law Schools Shrink as Enrollments Drop – WSJ (http://www.wsj.com/video/law-schools-shrink-faculty-as-enrollments-drop/9E6C5592-96E0-45E1-967E-ECCAB4788CFE.html)
Pilots Relying Too Heavily on Auto-Pilot – NBC News (http://www.nbcnews.com/video/nightly-news/53605685#53605685)
Technology Kills Middle Class Jobs – AP (http://www.usatoday.com/media/cinematic/video/1857519/ap-analysis-technology-kills-middle-class-jobs/)
TEDxBoston – Andrew McAfee (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfMGyCk3XTw)
Will The U.S. Have A Jobless Recovery – CNN (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOC_l_fbYwE)
Online discussion questions – Day 36 (Apr 13) – Predictive Analytics
- Any other examples of Predictive Analytics that you know?
- What kind of future life events could retailers like Target predict about customers? How?
- If you are a manager of an election campaign, how would you find voters that are most likely to be persuaded by your campaign?
Day 36 – Predictive Analytics – class videos
$100m Medicare Fraud – CNN (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xF9DJgGeT3o)
Dehumanising Human Resources – The Economist (http://www.economist.com/blogs/schumpeter/2013/04/big-data-and-hiring)
Obama’s Win – Data Mining – CNN (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eo_oSwZL8AE)
Retailers’ Predictions – The New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/video/magazine/100000001367956/timescast–retailers-predictions.html)
Predictive Policing – NBC News (http://www.nbcnews.com/video/nightly-news/44214509)