Big Data Analysis (DCS 645)

Term: 2023-2024 Summer

Faculty

Murchtricia JonesShow MyInfo popup for Murchtricia Jones

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Brief Bio: Hello all! I am Dr. Murchtricia Jones. The Director of Data Science and Chair of the School of Computing, Applied Sciences, and Engineering. I am so excited to be a part of your educational journey. 

I am a wife and mother of two. I am from St. Croix, USVI, a beautiful Caribbean island. I can be bribed with high-quality chocolate, oxtails, and jollof rice. Haha! 

Description

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.