Why All College Students Need to Know the Basics of Coding
Even finance, accounting, and marketing majors should understand what makes software tick.
Category: Blog
What College Professors Can Learn from Hasan Minhaj’s Patriot Act
His Netflix show takes a unique and informative approach that should make instructors reconsider their methods.
Teaching Highlights from 2018
A look back on two things that made me smile this past year.
Thoughts on Reaching 500 Google Scholar Citations
Reflections on achieving a professional milestone.
Reflections on Carnegie Mellon 25 Years Later
Thoughts on the most important skills and abilities that I picked up at CMU.
Reflections on Supervising More than 100 Capstone Projects
Thoughts on some of my students’ best work.
The Five Best Books I Read in 2018
The texts that rocked my world this past year.
Chemonics Receives Innovation Award
Recognition for good work never gets old.
Making Class Memorable with Basketball-Inspired Python Example
A little program to calculate game logs and stimulate student interest.
Having Fun with Python in the Classroom
Using pop-culture references to make potentially boring coding exercises more interesting.
My New Book
Analytics: The Agile Way—my eighth book—is out.
Featured Talk: How to Create a Culture of Analytics
A 50-minute talk about Big Data and what we can learn from Amazon, Facebook, Netflix, and Google.
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