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Xiaoheng Yan; Gila Hanna – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2025
As new technological developments continue to change the educational landscape, it is not an exception in the area of proof and proving. This classroom note introduces the use of one of the trending proofs assistants -- the Lean theorem prover. We first provide a technical account of Lean, then exemplify Lean proofs in propositional logic, number…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Undergraduate Students, Mathematical Logic, Validity
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Luedtke, Allison Oldham – Journal of Economic Education, 2023
The author describes an assignment in an undergraduate game theory course in which students work together in class to develop a computer algorithm to identify Nash equilibria. This assignment builds basic computer science skills while applying game theory knowledge to real-world situations. Students work as a team to delineate the steps and write…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Game Theory, Programming Languages, Assignments
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Novak, Walter R. P. – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2022
Biochemistry is a data-heavy discipline, yet teaching students to work with large datasets is absent from many undergraduate Biochemistry programs. Ensuring that future generations of students are confident in tackling problems using big data first requires that educators become comfortable teaching big data skills. The activity described herein…
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Data, Workshops, Undergraduate Students
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David, Andrew A. – American Biology Teacher, 2021
The rise of "big data" within the biological sciences has resulted in an urgent demand for coding skills in the next generation of scientists. To address this issue, several institutions and departments across the country have incorporated coding into their curricula. I describe a coding module developed and deployed in an undergraduate…
Descriptors: Programming, Programming Languages, Undergraduate Students, Biology
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Anand Jeyaraj – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2024
A significant activity in the business analytics process is enrichment, which deals with acquiring and combining data from external sources. While different strategies for enrichment are possible, it can be accomplished more efficiently through automation using Python scripts. Since business students may not be immersed in technology skills and…
Descriptors: Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Business Administration Education, Data Analysis, Programming Languages
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Johnson, Marina E.; Misra, Ram; Berenson, Mark – Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education, 2022
In the era of artificial intelligence (AI), big data (BD), and digital transformation (DT), analytics students should gain the ability to solve business problems by integrating various methods. This teaching brief illustrates how two such methods--Bayesian analysis and Markov chains--can be combined to enhance student learning using the Analytics…
Descriptors: Bayesian Statistics, Programming Languages, Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis
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Han, Wencui; Larson, Eric C. – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2022
This case uses data analytic techniques to expose students to the context of the initial coin offering marketplace. The exercise is well-suited as a group activity in an undergraduate or graduate business analytics course in which students have been taught analytic techniques such as word cloud, descriptive statistics, basic visualizations, and…
Descriptors: Information Systems, Information Science Education, Data Analysis, Business Administration Education
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Jeyaraj, Anand – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2019
Responding to the industry need for professionals to employ data-driven decision-making, educational institutions offer courses in business analytics (BA). Since BA professionals require a unique set of skills different from those found in specific business disciplines, a pedagogical framework to impart such knowledge and skills was developed. The…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Data Analysis, Visualization, Data Interpretation
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Martincic, Cynthia J. – Information Systems Education Journal, 2016
Mobile application development is currently an important component of CS/IS education. Because of the rapid rate of change in the mobile application field, there are many websites that provide instructional material in tutorial format, but it is difficult to find a textbook that includes mobile application programming assignments and exercises.…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Computer Science Education, Introductory Courses, Programming
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Honts, Jerry E. – Cell Biology Education, 2003
Recent advances in genomics and structural biology have resulted in an unprecedented increase in biological data available from Internet-accessible databases. In order to help students effectively use this vast repository of information, undergraduate biology students at Drake University were introduced to bioinformatics software and databases in…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Programming Languages, Cytology, Biology