integrating business intelligence and visualization tools into graduate technology programs
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Integrating business intelligence and visualization tools into graduate technology programs Dr. Maurice Dawson, Alabama A&M UniversityMr. Daruis Craig, Florida Institute of TechnologyMr. David Floyd, Colorado Technical University
Agenda• Background• Business Intelligence (BI)• Visualization• IT Salary Trends• R Project• Rstudio• RKWard• Selection.datavisualization.ch• Sample Visualizations
Business Intelligence• Business intelligence, or
BI, is an umbrella term that refers to a variety of software applications used to analyze an organization’s raw data. • BI as a discipline is made
up of several related activities, including data mining, online analytical processing, querying and reporting.
Visualization• Visualization is any technique for creating
images, diagrams, or animations to communicate a message.
IT Salary Trends1. Mobile applications developer 2012 salary range: $85,000-$122,500 2013 salary range: $92,750-$133,500 Net: 9% increase
2. Wireless network engineer 2012 salary range: $79,250-$108,500 2013 salary range: $85,500-$117,000 Net: 7.9% increase
3. Network engineer 2012 salary range: $75,000-$107,750 2013 salary range: $80,750-$116,250 Net: 7.8% increase
4. Data modeler 2012 salary range: $85,500-$117,750 2013 salary range: $92,000-$126,750 Net: 7.6% increase
5. Portal administrator 2012 salary range: $80,500-$106,500 2013 salary range: $86,500-$114,500 Net: 7.5% increase
6. Data warehouse manager 2012 salary range: $101,250-$135,750 2013 salary range: $108,750-$145,750 Net: 7.4% increase
7. Business intelligence analyst2012 salary range: $87,750-$123,500 2013 salary range: $94,250-$132,500 Net: 7.3% increase$93,250 Net: 6.8% increase
8. Senior web developer 2012 salary range: $85,750-$118,500 2013 salary range: $92,000-$127,250 Net: 7.3% increase
9. Web developer 2012 salary range: $61,250-$99,250 2013 salary range: $65,750-$106,500 Net: 7.3% increase
10. Network architect 2012 salary range: $95,500-$137,000 2013 salary range: $102,250-$146,500 Net: 7% increase
11. Network manager 2012 salary range: $82,750-$114,500 2013 salary range: $88,500-$122,500 Net: 7% increase
12. Data architect 2012 salary range: $97,500-$134,250 2013 salary range: $104,250-$143,500 Net: 6.9% increase
13. Data security analyst 2012 salary range: $89,000-$121,500 2013 salary range: $95,000-$129,750 Net: 6.8% increase
14. Software engineer 2012 salary range: $78,250-$119,500 2013 salary range: $83,500-$127,750 Net: 6.8% increase
15. Network administrator 2012 salary range: $58,750-$87,250 2013 salary range: $62,750-
Sample Salaries: New England
R Project• R is a free software
environment for statistical computing and graphics. It compiles and runs on a wide variety of UNIX platforms, Windows and MacOS.
RStudio• RStudio IDE is a
powerful and productive user interface for R. It’s free and open source, and works great on Windows, Mac, and Linux.
RKWard• RKWard is an easy to use and
easily extensible IDE/GUI for R. It aims to combine the power of the R-language with the ease of use of commercial statistics tools.
• RKWard's features include:• Spreadsheet-like data editor• Syntax highlighting, code folding
and code completion• Data import (e.g. SPSS, Stata and
CSV)• Plot preview and browsable history• R package management• Workspace browser• GUI dialogs for all kinds of statistics
and plots
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