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David, Andrew A. – American Biology Teacher, 2021
The rise of "big data" within the biological sciences has resulted in an urgent demand for coding skills in the next generation of scientists. To address this issue, several institutions and departments across the country have incorporated coding into their curricula. I describe a coding module developed and deployed in an undergraduate…
Descriptors: Programming, Programming Languages, Undergraduate Students, Biology
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Chance, Beth; Reynolds, Shea – Journal of Statistics Education, 2019
Through a series of explorations, this article will demonstrate how the Kentucky Derby winning times dataset provides various opportunities for introductory and advanced topics, from data processing to model building. Although the final goal may be a prediction interval, the dataset is rich enough for it to appear in several places in an…
Descriptors: Prediction, Statistics, Data Processing, Homework
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Callanan, Gerard A.; Perri, David F.; Tomkowicz, Sandra M. – Journal of Education for Business, 2018
The authors present a pedagogical primer on the highly controversial business strategies of data mining and automated prediction. They provide a summary that allows business professors and students the opportunity to better understand the privacy and ethical issues that arise from high-tech, Internet-based organizations implementing programs to…
Descriptors: Automation, Prediction, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Privacy
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Schwieger, Dana; Liu, Ziping – Information Systems Education Journal, 2018
The case provides a realistic scenario that can be used in a systems analysis and design, accounting information systems or graduate level management information systems course. The case details the steps in the revenue and expense cycle processes of a health supply wholesale company providing students with the opportunity to map the business…
Descriptors: Systems Development, Data Processing, Health Services, Allied Health Occupations Education