COMM 4261 - Big Data

Course provides an overview of the 4Vs of Big Data:volume, variety, & veracity. Through a group project, labs,& individual exercises, students learn the important implications of the 4Vs for data in-rest & data in-motion. Students use Hadoop-based software packages such as IBM Infosphere to derive business insights from large quantities of search, clickstream,& social media content encompassing millions of structured & unstructructured documents.

Credits: 1.50