0253 - Teaching Analytics Visually with Stefan Helfrich
Hosted by Christina Philips and Anabela Da Silva Filipe Soares.Welcome to today’s seminar by Stefan Helfrich.In this session Stefan talks about the education paths on offer for data analytics and the need for balance between learning concepts versus hands-on experiences with tools. Stefan makes the case for the value of visual workflow approaches for teaching and implementing analytics.How do we do that? KNIME implements a well-documented, comprehensive and capable software environment that enables users to design and operate data analytics workflows visually using the following objects:· Nodes perform tasks on data. Nodes have inputs and outputs. Nodes have status/indicators. Nodes are natively implemented in Java. Python scripts may also be used as code nodes.· Connectors link nodes. Connectors indicate data flows. Connectors send data from one node to another. Connectors have direction. Nodes plus connectors enable you to create workflows.· Workflows are designed aggregates of nodes linked using connectors · Components/Metanodes encapsulate discrete sub-workflows. Component/metanodes can be used like nodes.· A large library of pre-build nodes and metanodes are offered for common tasks like cleaning up data, visualization, plug into Tableau and PowerBI.· Supports all types of data.· Further reading, sources, mentions and acknowledgements.Stefan Helfrich -- https://www.linkedin.com/in/stefanhelfrich/ KNIME – https://www.knime.com/See the KNIME Educators Alliance and the Teaching Materials Repository.References:Berthold, M. R. (2019). What Does It Take to be a Successful Data Scientist? Harvard Data Science Review, 1(2)Further reading:For examples, additional teaching materials, sample curriculum, see “The Data Science Guide” – www.datascienceguide.orgUnless otherwise noted, the teaching materials (including workflow examples, code examples, and slides) are available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC BY 4.0).Music Title: Guitar HouseArtist: josh pan (2020)Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JL-LId8ZWBMLicense: License CC BY 3.0Cover Art Title: We need You! Visual AnalyticsArtist: Nuno Machado and Allen HigginsSource: vignette_version.pptxLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Podcast LicenseDesign Talk (dot IE) CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 The license can be viewed at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0By taking part you give permission for your voice to be recorded, for the recording to be edited, and for it to be posted and published as a podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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0251 - BAEF Seminar - Marios Kremantzis on using AI Chatbots as Tutors
Welcome to today’s seminar by Marios Kremantzis.In this session Marios presents current work related to two highly quantitative classes that have adopted a Chatbot as a teaching assistant. Two classes: Prescriptive Analytics” for the MSc Business Analytics programme and “Mathematics for Economists”, for the BSc Economics programmeHosted by Christina Philips and Anabela Da Silva Filipe Soares.Further reading, sources, mentions and acknowledgements.‘AI Tutor Chatbots & Student Engagement’ Evaluating the Impact of AI Chatbots on Student Support and Engagement in UK Higher EducationAcknowledgementsMusic Title: Guitar HouseArtist: josh pan (2020)Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JL-LId8ZWBMLicense: License CC BY 3.0Cover Art Title: Complex collaboration for BAEFArtist: Nuno Machado and Allen HigginsSource: vignette_version.pptxLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Podcast LicenseDesign Talk (dot IE) CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 The license can be viewed at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0By taking part you give permission for your voice to be recorded, for the recording to be edited, and for it to be posted and published as a podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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0250 - Programming as Craft with Roland Tritsch
Today we’re talking with Roland Tritsch, about software engineering, the increasing relevance of functional programming, and his thoughts on the implications of using genAI in the development process. Our student hosts are: Lora, Noah, Mynah, Austen, Fionn, and Sergio, with Lucas on sound, and our audience is the class of 2025 studying the Contemporary Software Development module taught by Mel Ó Cinnéide.First, Roland, can you set the context and explain what it means to be a software craftsman?What value there is in functional programming both technically and from a business perspective? Are coverage tools widely used in practice, what value do they bring and what is the state of the Scoverage project?If you were assessing a code base for quality, what are the main aspects you would look for in the code?Talk about some of the non-technical factors at play in refactoring and code reviews.If you had to strip it back to the basics; what aspects of Agile are key for any successful software development process?In your view, what impact will GenAI have on software development and is now a good time to be graduating with a CS degree? NotesRoland’s website and blog: https://tedn.life/Roland is one of the committers on `scoverage` (together with Chris Kipp) - https://github.com/scoverageAnd, as ‘the Augmented Software Engineer’ Roland is the host for a series of meetups dealing with the impact and implications of genAI upon the practice and profession of software engineering.https://www.meetup.com/the-augmented-software-engineer/ Further readingJošt et al “The Impact of Large Language Models on Programming Education and Student Learning Outcomes” (2024) - linkBecker et al, “Programming Is Hard – Or at Least It Used to Be”, (2023) - linkKaraci Deniz et al, “Unleashing Developer Productivity with generative-AI”, McKinsey & Company, (2023) - linkAcknowledgementsMusic Title: Faceplant with UK GarageArtist: Allen HigginsSource: a-Wed23Oct2024License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Includes samples from Ableton Live by Ableton AG and by KORG Inc.Cover Art Title: Complex collageArtist: Allen HigginsSource: vignette_version.pptxLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Podcast LicenseDesign Talk (dot IE) CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 The license can be viewed at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0By taking part, you give permission for your voice to be recorded, for the recording to be edited, and for it to be posted and published as a podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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0249 - Storytelling for Learning by Allen Higgins
[this one is for Séamas who kept asking if there was a recording of the talk I did for our Faculty Teaching and Learning Insights series...]A short talk by me (Allen Higgins) A Socratic questioning style for teaching/learning using a simple three-part structure: introduction, a series of questions, and closing comments.The hard part, or the art, is in asking good questions.Questioning 'story', or more specifically, 'storytelling' for teaching and learning.There is no set formula for creating a story, let alone a good story, but there is structure you can employ to help the process. For my own practice, when discussing ideas, I look for sequence, connections and flow.· Sequence: the classic, beginning middle and end.· Connections: call forwards, call backs, links to other sources, ideally, other related material you have written/recorded.· Flow: a natural logic or order of conversation.Notes and further reading:A link to the YouTube video version (link)William Labov’s analysis of structure in oral narratives (link).Freytag’s Pyramid - the stages of a narrative arc with rising and falling action (link).Christopher Brooks seven basic plots.Andrew Reagan’s illustration of six emotional arcs of narrative structure (link)Joseph Campbell’s classic analysis of mythic narrative structure, The Hero with a Thousand Faces (1949)John Van Maanen’s Tales of the Field: On Writing Ethnography (1988)On visual storytelling or storytelling with data.Edward Tufte’s “The visual display of quantitative information” (1983).Edward Tufte’s “Visual explanations: images quantities evidence and narrative” (1997).The “Carte Figurative des pertes successives en hommes de’l’Armée Français dans la campagne de Russie 1812-1813” (link)John Snow’s Broad Street epidemiology map (link)Andy Kirk’s (2019) CHRT(S) taxonomy for thinking about what kind of chart is best for your kind of data.AcknowledgementsMusicTitle: Vinyl Static Quantized UK Garage Slow C Min 130 bpm 80s Beat 90 bpmArtist: Allen Higgins and Includes samples from Ableton Live by Ableton AG and by KORG Inc. and vinyl_record_needle_static_01.wav by joedeshon -- https://freesound.org/s/140295/ -- License: Attribution CC BY 4.0License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Cover Art Title: Thumbnails of IllustrationsArtist: Allen HigginsSource: AllenStorytelling.pptxLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Podcast LicenseDesign Talk (dot IE) CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 The license can be viewed at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0By taking part you give permission for your voice to be recorded, for the recording to be edited, and for it to be posted and published as a podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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0248 - On Corporate Behaviour with Niamh Brennan
Hosts: Leo, Danny and BronaPreambleBrona Russell: The theme for today’s conversation is Good Corporate Governance.To help us dig into this topic we are delighted to be joined by UCD Professor Niamh Brennan. Niamh is the Michael MacCormac Professor of Management at University College Dublin and the Founder and Academic Director of the UCD Centre for Corporate Governance. To start, Niamh, can you tell us a little about yourself and how you came to specialise in Corporate Governance?Question bank<> Corporate behaviour and governance came into sharp focus at the time of the Global financial crisis of 2008. I presume it has improved since then?<> What does it mean to be accountable?<> Corporate culture is complex. Is it sufficient to set the ‘tone from the top’? <> What are the main challenges to establishing and maintaining good corporate behaviour?<> As future BSc Economics & Finance graduates, what should we look for, in the organisations we join, in terms of good corporate governance?<> What systems and indicators should we expect to see and have access to in our own organisations? <> Can you share some thoughts on how GenAI technology will impact corporate governance?<> We’d like to open now to questions from the audience.<> Niamh, you have any thoughts you’d like to add before we wrap up?<> Well, thank you for taking the time to answer our questions and share your thoughts with us today.Notes:Niamh Brennan’s research profile at UCD (link) and Google Scholar page (link)The verb ‘govern’ from the Latin gubernare and the Greek kubernan ‘to steer, rule’. Defined as the act or manner of governing an organisation. ‘Good Governance’ - is dependent on how people behave according to a system of rules, practices and processes that encourage or discourage specific behaviours.Additional reading:Brennan, N., Conroy, J., 2013. Executive hubris: the case of a bank CEO. Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal (ISSN: 0951-3574)AcknowledgementsMusicTitle: Vinyl Static Quantized UK Garage Slow C Min 130 bpm 80s Beat 90 bpmArtist: Allen Higgins and Includes samples from Ableton Live by Ableton AG and by KORG Inc. and vinyl_record_needle_static_01.wav by joedeshon -- https://freesound.org/s/140295/ -- License: Attribution CC BY 4.0License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Cover Art Title: Speakers and audienceArtist: Allen HigginsSource: NiamhAndClass.pptxLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Podcast LicenseDesign Talk (dot IE) CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 The license can be viewed at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0By taking part you give permission for your voice to be recorded, for the recording to be edited, and for it to be posted and published as a podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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