Big Data Analytics &

Technologies
CT047-3-M-BDAT

Introduction and Overview

 Lecturer information

• Class Lecturer:
Dr. V. Sivakumar

• Published consultation hours

Use the iConsult system. By default, virtual
consultation via MS Teams.

• Email:
dr.sivakumar@staffemail.apu.edu.my

Important: Use your official APU student

email account when emailing staff!
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 Learning outcomes

 At the end of this module, YOU should be

able to:

 Demonstrate synthesis of the key concepts, theories and

frameworks involved in big data analytics & strategies.
 Evaluate and apply appropriate big data analytics concepts,
theories and frameworks in problem solving.
 Critically evaluate and present technology choices to solve
real world big data and Data science problems.

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 Student Learning Time (SLT)

• Module Credit Value: 3

• Total Learning Hours:
 Lecture: 1.5 hours per week
 Tutorial: 2 hours per week

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 What support is available for you

• Internet resources:

• Websites

• Conference papers

• Journals

• e-books
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 What is expected of you

• Participation in class discussions

• Further reading and research

• Implementation of concepts learnt

• Start work immediately on your research

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 What is expected of you

 You should abide to all the rules & regulation

of APU

 Being attentive and responsive with full

participation
 No speaking of dialects
 Attendance is compulsory

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 What support is available for you
 Consultation hours
 Resources
 Reference materials
Big Data For Dummies by Judith Hurwitz, Alan Nugent, Fern
Halper, and Marcia Kaufman.
Hadoop, The Definitive Guide
Data Mining: Practical Machine Learning Tools by Ian H
Witten.
 Internet resources
Websites
Conference papers
Journals
e-books
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 How you will be assessed

50% Incourse assessment:

Individual Assignment

50% final examination (2 Hours):

A summative assessment to encompass all the modules theory and tutorial work.

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 Achievement requirements

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 Question and answer session

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 What we will cover next

• Big Data Overview

Terminologies of Data Analytics
State of the Practice in Analytics
BI Versus Data Science
Drivers of Big Data
Big Data Life Cycle
Examples of Big Data Analytics

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