Transcript First Day: MIS 420

First Day : MIS 420
[MIS 420]:
Business Intelligence and Analytics
[days]: Tuesdays and Thursdays
[location]: Todd 203
[time]: 12:00pm to 1:15pm
[instructor]: Chris Califf
[email]: [email protected]
[office #]: 509-XXX-XXXX
[office hours]: Tuesday and Thursday 1:30pm to 330pm
[twitter]: @chriscaliff
[quotes on big data & analytics]:
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[course website]:
mis420fall2014.weebly.com
[introductions]:
Name.
Standing (e.g. junior, senior).
Major.
Something interesting.
Plans after college.
Why are you taking this course?
[video]:
THE BEAUTY OF DATA VISUALIZATION
[thoughts on the video]:
Any initial reactions?
•What does McCandless mean by data is meaningless without
context?
•Why do you think it is important for data to tell a story?
•What does McCandless mean by data is the new soil?
• What are the importance of relative figures instead of absolute
figures?
• Some people argue that visualization oversimplifies the data it
represents. Do you agree/disagree? Why?
Bob Dylan – “It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)” on Bringing It All Back Home (1965)
Data not busy being born is busy dying. It’s your job to tell their story.