CS 651 Big Data Infrastructure

This course provides an overview of the infrastructure of Big Data. In reviewing the state of the practice it examines: Business Intelligence vs. Data Science, Analytical Architecture, Drivers of Big Data, Big Data Ecosystem, and Roles for Big Data Teams. The Data Analytics Life Cycle, which includes Discovery, Data Preparation, Model Planning, Model Building, Communication, and Operationalization, is studied. Big Data analytic methods provide the student with a gentle introduction to R, Exploratory Data analysis, Statistical evaluation methods, and Data Visualization.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

CS 650 Introduction to Big Data