Big Data Analysis (DCS 645)
Term: 2023-2024 Summer
Brief Bio: Hello all! I am Dr. Murchtricia Jones. The Director of Data Science and Dean of the School of Computing, Applied Sciences, and Engineering. I am so excited to be a part of your educational journey.
Students will learn the terminology and core concepts behind Big Data problems and application, as well as Big Data systems. This course will also provide a hands-on introduction to two of the most common Big Data frameworks--Hadoop and Spark. Students will learn how to recast Big Data problems as Data Science questions. As students will install and run these open-source Big Data software tools, there are hardware requirements for those who take this course remotely. Consult with instructors for more details.