This document discusses integrating business intelligence and visualization tools into graduate technology programs. It provides an overview of business intelligence, visualization, free and open source tools like R Project, RStudio, and RKWard for data analysis and visualization. It also includes examples of IT salary trends from 2012 to 2013 that saw increases between 6.8-9% and sample visualizations that can be created with these tools. The document aims to showcase how these tools and skills are valuable for technology students and professionals.

1. Integrating business intelligence and
visualization tools into graduate technology
programs
Dr. Maurice Dawson, Alabama A&M University
Mr. Daruis Craig, Florida Institute of Technology
Mr. David Floyd, Colorado Technical University

2. Agenda
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Background
Business Intelligence (BI)
Visualization
IT Salary Trends
R Project
Rstudio
RKWard
Selection.datavisualization.ch
Sample Visualizations

3. Business Intelligence
• Business intelligence, or
BI, is an umbrella term
that refers to a variety
of software applications
used to analyze an
organization’s raw data.
• BI as a discipline is
made up of several
related activities,
including data mining,
online analytical
processing, querying
and reporting.

4. Visualization
• Visualization is any technique for creating
images, diagrams, or animations to
communicate a message.

5. IT Salary Trends
1. Mobile applications developer
2012 salary range: $85,000-$122,500
2013 salary range: $92,750-$133,500
Net: 9% increase
2. Wireless network engineer
2012 salary range: $79,250-$108,500
2013 salary range: $85,500-$117,000
Net: 7.9% increase
3. Network engineer
2012 salary range: $75,000-$107,750
2013 salary range: $80,750-$116,250
Net: 7.8% increase
4. Data modeler
2012 salary range: $85,500-$117,750
2013 salary range: $92,000-$126,750
Net: 7.6% increase
5. Portal administrator
2012 salary range: $80,500-$106,500
2013 salary range: $86,500-$114,500
Net: 7.5% increase
6. Data warehouse manager
2012 salary range: $101,250-$135,750
2013 salary range: $108,750-$145,750
Net: 7.4% increase
7. Business intelligence analyst
2012 salary range: $87,750-$123,500
2013 salary range: $94,250-$132,500
Net: 7.3% increase
$93,250
Net: 6.8% increase
8. Senior web developer
2012 salary range: $85,750-$118,500
2013 salary range: $92,000-$127,250
Net: 7.3% increase
9. Web developer
2012 salary range: $61,250-$99,250
2013 salary range: $65,750-$106,500
Net: 7.3% increase
10. Network architect
2012 salary range: $95,500-$137,000
2013 salary range: $102,250-$146,500
Net: 7% increase
11. Network manager
2012 salary range: $82,750-$114,500
2013 salary range: $88,500-$122,500
Net: 7% increase
12. Data architect
2012 salary range: $97,500-$134,250
2013 salary range: $104,250-$143,500
Net: 6.9% increase
13. Data security analyst
2012 salary range: $89,000-$121,500
2013 salary range: $95,000-$129,750
Net: 6.8% increase
14. Software engineer
2012 salary range: $78,250-$119,500
2013 salary range: $83,500-$127,750
Net: 6.8% increase
15. Network administrator
2012 salary range: $58,750-$87,250
2013 salary range: $62,750-

6. Sample Salaries: New England

7. R Project
• R is a free software
environment for
statistical computing
and graphics. It
compiles and runs on
a wide variety of
UNIX platforms,
Windows and
MacOS.

8. RStudio
• RStudio IDE is a
powerful and
productive user
interface for R. It’s
free and open
source, and works
great on Windows,
Mac, and Linux.

9. RKWard
• RKWard is an easy to use and
easily extensible IDE/GUI for
R. It aims to combine the
power of the R-language with
the ease of use of commercial
statistics tools.
• RKWard's features include:
• Spreadsheet-like data editor
• Syntax highlighting, code folding
and code completion
• Data import (e.g. SPSS, Stata
and CSV)
• Plot preview and browsable
history
• R package management
• Workspace browser
• GUI dialogs for all kinds of
statistics and plots

10. Selection.datavisualization.ch

11. Sample Visualization

12. Sample Visualization

13. Sample Visualization

14. Any Questions
Direct questions to maurice.dawson@aamu.edu

15. Academic Networking