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Contents
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About the Authors
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Chapter 1: Exploring the Analytics Frontiers Through Research and Pedagogy
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Chapter 2: Introduction: Research and Research-in-Progress
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2.1 Introduction
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2.2 Organizational Use and Impact of Business Intelligence and Analytics
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2.3 Social Media Analytics
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2.4 Individual, Organizational and Societal Implications of Big Data
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2.5 Conclusion
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References
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Chapter 3: Business Intelligence Capabilities
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3.1 Introduction
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3.2 What is BI?
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3.3 Classification of BI Capabilities
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3.3.1 BI Innovation Infrastructure Capability
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3.3.2 BI Process Capabilities
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3.3.3 BI Integration Capability
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3.4 Using the Taxonomy
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References
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Chapter 4: Big Data Capabilities: An Organizational Information Processing Perspective
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4.1 Introduction
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4.2 Literature Review and Research Model
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4.3 Methodology
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4.3.1 Research Model Fine-Tuning
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4.3.2 Research Design and Measures
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4.3.2.1 The Conceptualization and Measurement of ‘Fit’
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4.3.2.2 Measures
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4.3.3 Pilot Testing
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4.3.4 Data Collection
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4.4 Current State of the Research and Preliminary Findings
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4.5 Conclusion
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References
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Chapter 5: Business Analytics Capabilities and Use: A Value Chain Perspective
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5.1 Introduction
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5.2 Background and Related Literature
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5.2.1 Porter’s Value Chain
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5.2.1.1 Analytics Capabilities of Organization
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5.3 Methodology
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5.4 Preliminary Analysis and Results
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5.4.1 Discussion of Results
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5.5 Conclusion and Future Research
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References
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Chapter 6: Critical Value Factors in Business Intelligence Systems Implementations
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6.1 Introduction
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6.2 Theoretical Background
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6.2.1 Value Theory
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6.2.1.1 IS and BI Success Theory
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6.3 Methodology
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6.3.1 Phase I: Expert Panel and Open-Ended Questionnaire
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6.3.2 Phase II: Instrument, Data Collection, and Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA)
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6.3.3 Phase III: Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA)
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6.4 Data Analysis and Results
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6.4.1 SQ: Exploratory Factor Analysis—PCA
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6.4.2 IQ: Exploratory Factor Analysis—PCA
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6.4.3 Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA)
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6.5 Findings
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6.6 Discussion
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6.7 Contributions of the Study
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6.8 Limitations and Suggestions for Future Research
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6.9 Conclusion
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References
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Chapter 7: Business Intelligence System Use in Chinese Organizations
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7.1 Introduction
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7.2 Theoretical Background
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7.2.1 IS and BI Research in China
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7.2.2 Guanxi and Other Chinese Cultural Norms
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7.2.3 Research Constructs and Concepts
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7.3 Research Method and Design
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7.3.1 Case Study Sites
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7.3.2 Data Collection and Analysis Method
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7.4 Preliminary Results and Discussion
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7.4.1 Changes to the Research Construct Set
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7.4.2 Propositions about Chinese BI Systems Use
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7.5 Working Conclusion
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References
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Chapter 8: The Impact of Customer Reviews on Product Innovation: Empirical Evidence in Mobile Apps
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8.1 Introduction
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8.2 A Persuasion Theory—Elaboration Likelihood Model
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8.3 Research Hypotheses
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8.3.1 The Amount of Information
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8.3.2 Review Readability
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8.3.3 Review Sentiment
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8.4 Research Methodology
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8.4.1 The Stratified Cox Proportional Hazard Model
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8.4.2 Data
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8.4.3 Variables
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8.4.4 Results
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8.4.4.1 Descriptive Statistics
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8.4.4.2 Hypotheses Testing Results
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8.5 Discussion and Conclusions
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References
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Chapter 9: Whispering on Social Media
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9.1 Introduction
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9.2 Literature Review
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9.3 Research Questions
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9.4 Data Description
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9.5 Empirical Results
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9.6 Conclusion
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References
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Chapter 10: Does Social Media Reflect Metropolitan Attractiveness? Behavioral Information from Twitter Activity in Urban Areas
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10.1 Introduction
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10.2 Related Work
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10.2.1 Definition and Measurement of Geo-spatial Attractiveness
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10.2.2 Location-Based Recommendation Systems
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10.2.3 Recognition of Events from Social Media Streams
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10.2.4 Research Gap
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10.3 Identifying Areas of Social Attractiveness
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10.3.1 Twitter Data Characteristics
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10.3.2 Social Attractiveness
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10.4 Regression Analysis
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10.4.1 Assessing Explanatory Value of Twitter Measures
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10.4.2 Findings
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10.5 Concluding Remarks
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References
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Chapter 11: The Competitive Landscape of Mobile Communications Industry in Canada: Predictive Analytic Modeling with Google Trends and Twitter
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11.1 Introduction
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11.2 Literature Review
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11.2.1 Consumer Related Research Involving Google Trends Data
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11.2.2 Use of Social Media and Twitter in Predictive Models
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11.3 Predictive Modeling
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11.3.1 Market Data
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11.3.2 Competitor Effects
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11.3.3 Effects of Sentiments and Twitter Data
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11.4 Results
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11.5 Discussion
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11.6 Conclusions
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References
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Chapter 12: Scale Development Using Twitter Data: Applying Contemporary Natural Language Processing Methods in IS Research
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12.1 Background
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12.2 The State of Scale Development
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12.2.1 Extracting Meaning from Social Media Data
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12.3 Natural Language Processing (NLP) Methods
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12.3.1 The NLP Approach: Syntax-Aware Phrase Extraction
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12.3.2 The Need for a Technology Delights and Hassles Scale
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12.4 Analysis and Preliminary Results
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12.5 Analysis and Results
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12.5.1 Collection of Tweets
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12.5.2 Pre-filtering and POS Tagging
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12.5.3 Syntax-Aware n-Gram Selection
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12.5.4 Generating Themes from Tri-gram Lists
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12.5.5 Cross-Validation of Themes from Twitter Data
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12.6 Discussion and Next Steps
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12.7 Conclusion and Future Directions
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References
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Chapter 13: Information Privacy on Online Social Networks: Illusion-in-Progress in the Age of Big Data?
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13.1 Introduction
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13.2 Literature Review
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13.3 Theoretical Framework and Hypotheses
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13.3.1 Prospect Theory
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13.3.2 Rational Apathy Theory
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13.4 Hypotheses Testing
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13.5 Hypotheses Testing
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13.6 Conclusion
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13.6.1 Study Summarization
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13.6.2 Key Findings
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13.6.3 Contribution and Implications
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13.6.4 Limitations of this Study
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References
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Chapter 14: Online Information Processing of Scent-Related Words and Implications for Decision Making
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14.1 Introduction
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14.2 Study 1: Individual Differences in Affective Responses to Scent-Related Words
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14.2.1 Literature Review and Hypotheses
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14.2.2 Methods and Procedures
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14.2.3 Electrophysiological Recordings
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14.2.4 Results
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14.2.5 Discussion
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14.3 Study 2: Evaluations and Behavioral Intentions to Scented Brand Names
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14.3.1 Literature Review and Hypotheses
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14.3.2 Method and Procedures
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14.3.3 Results
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14.3.4 Discussion
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14.4 General Conclusion and Discussion
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References
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Chapter 15: Say It Right: IS Prototype to Enable Evidence-Based Communication Using Big Data
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15.1 Introduction
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15.2 IS Prototype Architecture
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15.2.1 Building Block 1: Backend Architecture with Big Data Analytics
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15.2.2 Building Block 2: User Interface
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15.3 Conclusion
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References
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Chapter 16: Introduction: Pedagogy in Analytics and Data Science
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16.1 Introduction
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16.2 The Papers in the Teaching Track
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References
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Chapter 17: Tools for Academic Business Intelligence and Analytics Teaching: Results of an Evaluation
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17.1 Introduction
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17.2 Theoretical Foundations
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17.2.1 The Value of Hands-on Lessons
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17.2.2 The BI&A Framework
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17.3 Methodology
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17.3.1 University-Specific Requirements
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17.4 Tool Evaluations and Recommendations
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17.4.1 Sub-domain “(Big) Data Analytics”
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17.4.2 Sub-domain “Text Analytics”
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17.4.3 Sub-domain “Web Analytics”
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17.4.4 Sub-domain “Network Analytics”
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17.4.5 Sub-domain “Mobile Analytics”
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17.5 Conclusion, Limitations, and Further Work
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References
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Chapter 18: Neural Net Tutorial
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18.1 Introduction
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18.2 Overview of Neural Nets
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18.2.1 Structure of a Neurode
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18.2.2 Layout of a Neural Net
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18.2.3 Training a Neural Net
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18.2.4 Advantages and Disadvantages of Neural Nets
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18.3 Example Implementation of a Neural Net
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18.3.1 Download the Neural Network Software
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18.3.2 Download a Copy of the Data File
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18.3.3 Create the Neural Network
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18.3.3.1 Start the Application
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18.3.3.2 Define Input and Output
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18.3.3.3 Growing and Training the Network
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18.3.3.4 Results of Training
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18.3.3.5 Using the Neural Network to Make a Prediction
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18.4 Conclusion
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References
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Chapter 19: An Examination of ERP Learning Outcomes: A Text Mining Approach
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19.1 Introduction
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19.1.1 ERP Course Overview
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19.2 Background and Theory
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19.2.1 ERP Simulation and Learning
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19.2.2 Situational Learning Theory
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19.2.3 Importance of ERP Learning
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19.2.4 Role Adaptions in ERPSIM
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19.3 Research Methodology
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19.3.1 Background/Classroom Setting
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19.3.2 Situated Learning Adaption
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19.3.3 ERP Role Play Strategy
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19.4 Results
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19.4.1 Qualitative Analysis of Student Role Responses
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19.4.2 Quantitate Content Analysis of Student Role Responses
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19.5 Conclusions and Limitations
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References
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Chapter 20: Data Science for All: A University-Wide Course in Data Literacy
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20.1 Introduction
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20.2 The Environment
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20.3 Course Goals
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20.4 Course Structure
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20.4.1 Overview of Module 1: Data in Our Daily Lives
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20.4.2 Overview of Module 2: Telling Stories with Data
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20.4.3 Overview of Module 3: Working with Data in the Real World
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20.4.4 Overview of Module 4: Analyzing Data
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20.5 Final Project
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20.6 Conclusions
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Appendix: Abbreviated Course Syllabus for Data Science
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Course Description
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Course Objectives
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Assignments
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Schedule and Reading List (Current Configuration Is for Two 80-min Sessions per Week)
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References
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