PHIL SIMON
Phil Simon
Reflections on achieving a professional milestone.
Category: Data
“In God we trust. All others must bring data.”
—W. Edwards Deming
Category: Data
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.
What I’ve Learned From My Student Evaluations
Thoughts on what the data tells me—and what else I’d like to know.
Why I Often Answer Analytics Students’ Questions With Questions
Thoughts on the Socratic method, critical thinking, and providing too much guidance.
Does Uber treat its driver-partners fairly?
Thoughts on the company’s data and price discrimination.
Three Main Types of Capstone Project Problems
Thoughts on some common issues and what to do about them.
Four Sites That I Recommend to My Analytics Students
Those who can effectively incorporate data and analytics into their writing are poised to prosper.
Three of My Favorite In-Class Exercises
A few of the ways that I try to make learning as active as possible.
Why I’m Switching to Canvas This Summer
I’m all in on ASU’s new learning management system.