When you work in the IT industry you often realize that a big challenge of getting to grip with the industry is learning the memes and buzzwords. One of the difficulties I came across recently was understanding the difference between Business Analytics and Data Science. I won’t define data science here – primarily because it… Continue reading Business Analytics versus Data Science
Month: August 2014
Business Analytics versus Data Science
When you work in the IT industry you often realize that a big challenge of getting to grip with the industry is learning the memes and buzzwords. One of the difficulties I came across recently was understanding the difference between Business Analytics and Data Science. I won’t define data science here – primarily because it… Continue reading Business Analytics versus Data Science
On the Education debate
Education reform is a politically sensitive issue. Yet a few articles I came across recently made me think about the issue. “As descriptions, both arguments—accountability and autonomy—contain a measure of truth. Teachers do lack some of the freedom they need to teach well, and they also lack adequate feedback. But as prescriptions, actual suggestions for… Continue reading On the Education debate