Analytics for Decision Making
Course Level Undergraduate
Area/Catalogue
INFS 3075
Course Level
Undergraduate
Offered Externally
Yes
Note: This offering may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
Course ID
164481
Unit Value
4.5
University-wide elective course
No
Course owner
School of Information Technology and Mathematical Sciences
Course aim
To provide an overview of the tools and techniques of data analytics for big data, and how these can be used by an organisation. To introduce and use some of the common big data tools.
Course content
An overview of big data analytics: data analytics lifecycle; Clustering; association rules; regression; classification; time series analysis; text analytics; MapReduce and Hadoop; In-Database analytics.
Big Data: Analytics flow for Big Data; MapReduce; NoSQL; data acquisition and storage.
Batch Analytics: Map-Reduce and Hadoop; Pig; Oozie, Spark.
Real-Time Analytics: Storm; Spark.
Interactive Querying, serving databases and Web Frameworks.
Textbook(s)
Baesens, B 2014, Analytics in a Big Data World: The Essential Guide to Data Science and its Applications, Wiley
Bahga, A, Madisetti, V 2016, Data Science and Analytics: A hands on Approach, Arshdeep Bahga & Vijay Madisetti
Prerequisite(s)
| Common to all relevant programs | |
|---|---|
| Subject Area & Catalogue Number | Course Name |
| MATH 2020 | Statistical Foundations |
Corequisite(s)
Nil
Teaching method
| Component | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES | |||
| Lecture | 1 hour x 13 weeks | ||
| Computer Practical | 1 hour x 12 weeks | ||
| Workshop | 1 hour x 12 weeks | ||
| INTERNAL, CITY WEST | |||
| Lecture | 1 hour x 13 weeks | ||
| Computer Practical | 1 hour x 12 weeks | ||
| Workshop | 1 hour x 12 weeks | ||
| EXTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES, ONLINE | |||
| Online | N/A x 13 weeks | ||
Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
Assessment
Assignment, Case study, Continuous assessment
Fees
EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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