A quick tour on Big Data and Business Intelligence (Coursera)

A quick tour on Big Data and Business Intelligence (Coursera)

This course is devoted to beginners and practitioners of Big Data and AI fields. It will be a quick overview of some basic concepts that could be further elaborated by professionals. Ranging from CAP theorem to Turing assumption, we will provide a starting guide for diving in these fascinating topics.

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This course is part of the Autonomous Vehicle Engineering Specialization.

Syllabus

Big data basics
Module 1
Getting familiar with the following key concepts by attending the lessons and answering basic queries

Hadoop
Module 2
Getting familiar with the following paradigms by attending the lessons and writing small pieces of programs

Hadoop Tools
Module 3
Getting familiar with the following tools by attending the lessons and solving small case studies

NoSQL Systems and AI
Module 4
Getting familiar with the No SQL paradigm and AI building blocks by attending the lessons and designing basic solutions

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