The Other Side of Big Data
Kevin McCarthy
Baker University
Kevin J. McCarthy, Ph.D., has been a professor in Baker University’s Department of Business and Economics since 1993. In addition to Baker and SLU, he has taught at Creighton University in Nebraska and Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania. Also, he taught in Britain in 2003 and 2008 at Harlaxton College. Other international professional experiences have included projects, conferences, courses, or travel with students in Canada, Mexico, Spain, China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.
Abstract
Although the arrival of big data modeling and analytics has had a large impact on business decision making, there are increasing concerns that the application of such models may be naïve, myopic, and even irresponsible or... [ view full abstract ]
Although the arrival of big data modeling and analytics has had a large impact on business decision making, there are increasing concerns that the application of such models may be naïve, myopic, and even irresponsible or unethical. Unintended or unanticipated outcomes are identified more and more frequently. Societal concerns are wide-ranging, but the field is perhaps not yet mature enough to address those issues. The place of such dimensions in educating future researchers or practitioners is also examined.
This paper draws from the work of three authors to explore the landscape of such concerns.
- Weapons of Math Destruction by Cathy O’Neill (Crown, 2016)
- Everybody Lies by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz (Harper Collins, 2017)
- The Tyranny of Metrics by Jerry Z. Muller (Princeton University Press, 2018)
The presentation will provide examples from each source and the context for those as well. Pedagogical considerations will be addressed as well.
Authors
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Kevin McCarthy
(Baker University)
Topic Area
Topics: Topic #1
Session
BD-2 » Big Data & Data Mining (14:30 - Friday, 13th April, Grand Central D)
