Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Big Data: from Data to Decisions
Queensland University of Technology
This short online course introduced big data and analytics. Participants discussed applications of big data and the process used to inform decision making. They also explored tools and methods used for storing, managing and interacting with large datasets.
3 weeks, 2 hours per week
Tomasz Bednarz
Associate Professor
Queensland University of Technology
Kerrie Mengersen
Deputy Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for Mathematical and Statistical Frontiers (ACEMS), Professor
Queensland University of Technology
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Identify big data application areas
- Explore big data frameworks
- Demonstrate an integrated approach to big data
- Develop an awareness of how to participate effectively in a team working with big data experts
Syllabus
- Introduction to big data, its applications and the job roles involved
- Types of data and its sources
- The big data lifecycle
- The role of analysis and how big data is used to inform decision making
- Common issues in big data analytics
- Methods for collecting, storing, managing and processing big data
- The big data ecosystem, its common tools, frameworks and platforms including Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS), MapReduce, Apache Pig and Apache Spark
Issued on 22nd July 2017
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