Writing a Data Strategy
Presentation on writing a data strategy – presented at the SROC conference, April 2019.
Good things happening
I’ve not posted for a while, but I have been really busy lately with my new role and a number of other things going on. Some of which I am …
MOOCs – pros and cons of the more popular ones
A few years ago, there was a huge fuss about Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) and how they were going to disrupt education as we know it. As time has …
Building an External Reputation Presentation
Building an external reputation – presented November 2017 at a regional AUA event.
Week 4 – Coursera Python Course
This week we looked at displaying frequencies visually, and showing a graphical representation of the relationship between two variables. I started by setting up the data as before, and then …
Week 3 – Coursera Python course
This week we covered data management of variables, replacing values, and working with subsets of data. The task this week was to output three data managed variables as frequency tables. …
Week 2 – Coursera Python course
This week we are looking at how to calculate the distributions of variables, both as counts, and as percentages. The examples given in the videos used categorical variables as a …
Coursera – Data Analysis and Interpretation
In order to prepare for my MSc project, I am undertaking a Coursera specialisation to get my Python skills to up speed. As part of this course I have to …
Top Skills in HE for 2017
At the start of every year, websites love to put out lists of what is hot in the coming 12 months – and the skills employers are looking for is a common one. Well, I am a bit late in jumping on this topic, but I have looked at the lists and compiled a list of the ones I believe to be most relevant to higher education.
AUA Conference #AUA2017
I love conferences. Getting away from the office for a few days, talking to people about common problems, and learning new stuff. Also gala dinners are awesome. This year will …