Big Data Concepts

Course aim

To explore Big Data concepts, including cloud and Big Data architectures, an overview of Big Data analytics, implementation of Big Data initiatives, and to apply these concepts using an industry standard non-relational database environment.

Course content

Part A: Big Data Fundamentals
The Data explosion and the evolution of Big Data: definition, characteristics, sources and benefits of Big Data; Challenges with the data explosion: information management and strategy, privacy & security, data analytics; Skills, competencies and roles associated with Big Data.

Part B: Big Data Technologies Roadmap
Cloud and Big Data architectures; Non-relational databases: techniques for storing and processing large volumes of structured and unstructured data; Hadoop, MapReduce and the Big Data ecosystem; Information quality & governance of Big Data.

Part C: Big Data Analytics Overview
Reasoning, logic, dealing with uncertainty, search, indexing and memory, streams, information, language and sentiment, visualisation of Big Data.

Part D: Execution and Implementation of Big Data Initiatives
The business case for Big Data Initiatives, analytics process management, innovation using Big Data.

Part E: Future Directions in Big Data

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
Group 1 Students must have completed one of the following:
INFT 1032	UO Data Driven Web Technologies
INFS 1025	Data Driven Web Technologies

Students studying in a postgraduate program in Engineering (LMEL) or Data Science (LCDA, LCDS, LGDS, LMDS) are exempt from the pre-requisite (INFS 1025) requirement. Student studying a sub-major in Digital Technologies for Education within the undergraduate LHSE program must complete 18 units of the sub-major before enrolling into Big Data Concepts.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Workshop (Face-to-face and/or virtual workshops, including small group work)	2 hours x 13 weeks
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Workshop (Face-to-face and/or virtual workshops, including small group work)	2 hours x 13 weeks
EXTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES, ONLINE
External (On-line materials, online interactions with these materials, online interactions with the course coordinator and with other students, including through virtual workshops)	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

Problem solving exercise, Professional plan, Skills demonstration

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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