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Fall 2021 - Section 001 - Aleksi Aaltonen

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MIS 0855.004 ■ Spring 2023 ■ Aleksi Aaltonen
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Groups!

March 27, 2023

Announce your group and its members using this form by 4/5.

Those who have not found a group by this deadline will be assigned randomly to the groups.

Filed Under: Assignments and Exams

Submit Your Individual Assignment 2

March 27, 2023

Submit your individual assignment 2 (answer sheet and Excel spreadsheet) using this form:

https://forms.gle/wAFcjFPxug4iyJ1z8

Filed Under: Assignments and Exams

Extra Office Hours!

March 26, 2023

Here are some extra office hours to get help with the Individual Assignment 2!

ALEKSI

  • Thursday (3/30): 3–5pm, – in-person in room Speakman 206D
  • Friday (3/31): 4.30–5.30pm – in-person in room Speakman 206D
  • Monday (4/3): 3.00–4.00pm – in-person in room Speakman 206D

RHIANNON

  • Friday (3/31): 5.30–6.30pm – Zoom: https://temple.zoom.us/j/3979325337
  • Monday (4/3): 3.00–4.00pm – in-person in room Alter Hall 607
  • Wednesday (4/5): 3.00–4.00pm – in-person in room Alter Hall 607

Filed Under: Announcements

MapReduce and Hadoop Technology

March 22, 2023

Here is a simple introduction to the concepts behind MapReduce and Hadoop Big Data technologies.

https://youtu.be/43fqzaSH0CQ

Note that the products themselves are less interesting than the idea of how we can process huge amounts of data effectively.

Filed Under: Blog

Key Performance Indicator

March 22, 2023

Wikipedia has fairly good articles on KPIs (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Performance_indicator) and the SMART criteria (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMART_criteria).

Filed Under: Blog

Week 9 reading quiz

March 17, 2023

Here is the link for week 9 quiz.

https://forms.gle/MAqzau2m2K2eHVdf7

You need to complete the quiz before our session starts on Monday.

Filed Under: Weekly Quizzes

Relative vs. Absolute Cell References in Excel

March 15, 2023

Here is a short clip explaining how relative cell references differ from absolute cell references in Excel.

Here is also a link to my Excel demo spreadsheet.

https://youtu.be/iDg9s7BJ2m4

Filed Under: Blog

What is a Relational Database?

March 15, 2023

This video demonstrates differences between a relational database and an Excel spreadsheet for storing data:

https://youtu.be/iKK3P11OCyM

Filed Under: Blog

Individual Assignment 2 Specification and Dataset

March 15, 2023

Here are the specification and dataset for Individual Assignment 2 due 4/5.

Filed Under: Assignments and Exams

Week 8 reading quiz

March 12, 2023

Here is the link for week 8 quiz.

https://forms.gle/TYhSF6hiwTV9Zp1a9

You need to complete the quiz before our session starts on Monday.

Filed Under: Weekly Quizzes

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  • MapReduce and Hadoop Technology
  • Key Performance Indicator

TEACHING TEAM

Aleksi Aaltonen (Instructor)
aleksi@temple.edu

I am available to meet students on Wednesdays 2–3pm at Speakman 206D. If the time is not convenient for you or you want to meet virtually using Zoom, please send me an email.

Rhiannon Adeel (Information Technology Assistant and B4USoar mentor)
radeel@temple.edu

Email Rhiannon to arrange a meeting. Zoom link: https://temple.zoom.us/j/3979325337

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