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MIS 2502: Data Analytics (Spring 2019)

Instructor: Zhe Deng, Section 004

DATA ANALYTICS

MIS 2502.004 ■ SPRING 2019 ■ ZHE DENG
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    • Setting up MySQL Workbench
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    • Setting up R and RStudio
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Schedule

Class Time & Room: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:30 AM – 10:50 AM, Alter 033

Class ID: MIS 2502, Section 004, CRN 27940

WEEK DATES TOPIC IN-CLASS ACTIVITY DUE
1 1/15 Introduction and information architecture   Complete a required short pre-class survey by Jan. 14th.
1 1/17

Relational data modeling (1/3) –
ERD: Requirements gathering, entity, and attribute 

ICA 1: Identifying entities and attributes  
2 1/22

Relational data modeling (2/3) – ERD: Relationships and cardinality

ICA 2: Creating an ERD  
2 1/24

Relational data modeling (3/3) -Implementing the ERD: ERD to Database schema

ICA 3: Converting ERDs to schemas  
3 1/29 Getting data out of the database (1/2) – DML:
SQL SELECT, DISTINCT, MIN, MAX, COUNT, and WHERE
ICA 4: Pen-and-paper SQL exercise  
3 1/31 Getting data out of the database (2/2) – DML:
Joins, SQL subselects, and LIMIT
  Assignment 1: ER Modeling
4 2/5 MySQL and MySQL Workbench ICA 5: Working with SQL, part 1  
4 2/7

Putting data into a database – DDL: CREATE, DROP, and ALTER
INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE

   
5 2/12 (IN-CLASS ACTIVITY) ICA 6: Working with SQL, part 2  
5 2/14

Review for Exam 1: Study Guide  and SQL Problem Set

  Assignment 2: SQL #1
6 2/19 EXAM 1    
6 2/21 Reconciling Data: The Extract, Transform, Load(ETL) process     
7 2/26 (IN-CLASS ACTIVITY) ICA 7: ETL using Tableau Prep Assignment 3: SQL #2
7 2/28 Semi-structured data analytics    
8 3/5
3/7
SPRING BREAK    
9 3/12 (IN-CLASS ACTIVITY) ICA 8: Working with semi-structured data Assignment 4: ETL using Tableau Prep
9 3/14

Advanced analytics using R

(Statistics Review)

(Demo codes)

ICA 9: Descriptive statistics review

 

 
10 3/19 (IN-CLASS ACTIVITY) ICA 10: Getting familiar with R and RStudio  
10 3/21 Review for Exam 2: Study Guide  and SQL Problem Set    
11 3/26 EXAM 2    
11 3/28 Data mining (1/3) – Classification using decision trees ICA 11: ICA 9 & 10 Review                    (No submission)  
12 4/2 (IN-CLASS ACTIVITY) ICA 12: Decision trees in R Assignment 5: Introduction to R
12 4/4 Data mining (2/3) – Cluster Analysis    
13 4/9 (IN-CLASS ACTIVITY) ICA 13: Clustering in R Assignment 6: Decision Trees in R
13 4/11 Data mining (3/3) – Association rule learning

ICA 14: Computing confidence, support, and lift

(No submission)

 
14 4/16 (IN-CLASS ACTIVITY) ICA 15: Association rule mining in R Assignment 7: Clustering in R
14 4/18 Principles of Data Visualization    
15 4/23 (IN-CLASS ACTIVITY) ICA 16: Data Visualization Assignment 8: Association Rules in R
15 4/25

Review for Exam 3: Study Guide

 

Extra Credit Assignment and PRO Achievement Points!

(Due by 11:59 PM)

16 5/2

EXAM 3 (8:00 to 10:00 am According to Temple Exam Schedule)

   

 

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Office Hours

  • Instructor: Zhe Deng
          Wednesdays, 15:00 – 17:00
          201 Speakman Hall
          Or by email appointment
  • ITA: David Shin
          Mondays, 15:00 – 16:30
          602 Alter Hall
          david.shin@temple.edu

 

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