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Kursusnavn (dansk):Big Data Processes with Specialisation Project 
Kursusnavn (engelsk):Big Data Processes with Specialisation Project 
Semester:Forår 2016 
Udbydes under:cand.it., Digital Innovation & Management (dim) 
Omfang i ECTS:15,00 
Kursussprog:Engelsk 
Kursushjemmeside:https://learnit.itu.dk 
Min. antal deltagere:
Forventet antal deltagere:
Maks. antal deltagere:40 
Formelle forudsætninger:Foundations in Development of IT or similar.

This course is second part of the specialisation in Big Data. Students who wish to enroll must have participated in the course 'Critical Big Data Management'

Please note: Changes may occur. This applies to all sections of the course description 
Læringsmål:After the course the students should be able to:

1. Analyse and discuss the technological trends that underlie Big Data
2. Analyse and discuss how organisations can use analytics to gain critical insights
3. Design, conduct and report results of analytics and visualisation in a specific case
4. Reflect upon the role of personal data in Big Data processes
5. Analyse and discuss the potential pitfalls of Big Data processes
6. Based on the project work, be able to describe and discuss a master thesis synopsis 
Fagligt indhold:Business, governmental or non-governmental organisations increasingly rely on big data to shape data-driven processes.
Such big data processes, based on the discovery of meaningful patterns in data, can be used to analyse complex pheonomena
or to build predictive models. In this class, we will review the technological trends that underlie the advent of big data.
We will discuss the potentials of big data processes and their limitations from a technical, ethical and organisational points
of views, specially in the cases where personal data is involved. 
Læringsaktiviteter:

The class is based on a combination of lectures, hands-on analytics with Tableau Public, and workshops where we discuss in-depth a topic related to big data processes.

As part of their thesis preparation, students must find a supervisor no later than April 15th.
Students must meet with their supervisor at least twice during the semester and before May 13th .
Students must have a thesis project agreement approved by their supervisor by May 24th

Obligatoriske aktivititer:Der er ingen obligatoriske aktiviteter. Vær venlig KUN at ændre denne tekst når der er obligatoriske aktiviteter./
There are no mandatory activities. Please, change this text ONLY when there are mandatory activities. 
Eksamensform og -beskrivelse:D2G Aflevering med mundtlig eksamen der supplerer projekt. Delt ansvar for projekt., (7-scale, external exam)

Reports are handed in by groups and students are examined as a group and evaluated on the basis of demonstration of fulfilment of the intended learning objectives for the course.

The hand in should be about 20 pages per group.

Duration of the exam: 30 minutes per group incl. assessment and feedback  

Litteratur udover forskningsartikler:Big Data, Big Analytics: Emerging Business Intelligence and Analytic Trends for Today's Businesses
Michael Minelli, Michele Chambers, Ambiga Dhiraj
Wiley
http://eu.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-111814760X.html