Mar 15, 2026  
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DSCI 4412  -  Introduction to Big Data Technologies (3 cr.)



Prerequisites
(DSCI 1411  or CSCE 1101 ) and (DSCI 1412  or MACT 2222  or MACT 3223  or MACT 3224 )

Description
The course introduces Big Data problems and associated frameworks and technologies. First, the course motivates the topic using real-world big data problems. Second, it sheds light on handling big data, from data collection, to monitoring, storage, analysis and reporting. The course also includes programming models used for scalable big data analysis. It also introduces one of the most common Big Data frameworks, namely Hadoop, in addition to the Map-Reduce Programming Model. Finally, it solves sample case studies using the covered Big Data analytics tools.


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