The Big Data Technology Capstone Project will allow you to apply the techniques and theory you have gained from the four courses in this MicroMasters program to a medium-scale project. In this capstone course, you will get an opportunity to apply the knowledge and skills that you have gained throughout this MicroMasters program.
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You can choose to complete any one project from a number of choices, covering topics ranging from data integration, data mining, Spark programming, to data analysis. After finishing the project, you will need to submit a report together with the code, to be reviewed by our TAs.
By completing this capstone project, you will create a showcase project and demonstrate to employers that you are job ready and a worthy candidate in the field of big data.
This course is part of the Big Data Technology MicroMasters.
What you'll learn
- Apply your knowledge on big data technologies to a real-life scenario
- Build a showcase project to demonstrate your knowledge and experience
- How to independently work on a big data project
Prerequisites:
Candidates interested in pursuing this program are advised to complete the following courses before this course:
- Foundations of Data Analytics
- Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery
- Big Data Computing with Spark
- Mathematical Methods for Data Analysis