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Big Data Analytics: Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

This document provides an overview of the Big Data Analytics course for 2020. It includes 3 main points: 1) It introduces the instructor and welcomes students to the hands-on, programming heavy course, reminding them to keep their laptops updated. 2) It outlines the course objectives which are to explore the four Vs of big data, execute computations on distributed platforms, and examine business applications in various industries. 3) It provides information on assignments, projects, exams, and policies regarding plagiarism and group work. Students are warned that last minute work will not suffice for projects.

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Big Data Analytics: Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

This document provides an overview of the Big Data Analytics course for 2020. It includes 3 main points: 1) It introduces the instructor and welcomes students to the hands-on, programming heavy course, reminding them to keep their laptops updated. 2) It outlines the course objectives which are to explore the four Vs of big data, execute computations on distributed platforms, and examine business applications in various industries. 3) It provides information on assignments, projects, exams, and policies regarding plagiarism and group work. Students are warned that last minute work will not suffice for projects.

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Big Data Analytics

Shankar Venkatagiri
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
First things first…

• Welcome to BDA 2020!


• This is a hands-on, programming heavy course
• Keep your laptops updated with all required packages
Coding

• Here’s how you have responded to the survey


• FML: link to the results BDA: link to the results
Objectives

• Explore the 4 traditional Vs of big data – volume, velocity,


variety and veracity
• Execute computations on distributed platforms that
facilitate big data analytics
• Examine business applications of big data to finance,
transportation and healthcare
Moodle

• Walkthrough…
• If you are asked to prepare, then do so before the class
Midterm 30%
Of course… Final 30%
Project 30%
CP 10%
Quizzes (2) …

• There shall be no make-up for any component


• Project group size is 4 (max)
• Multiple deliverables - last minute measures do not work
• Any plagiarism will seal my complete devotion to you
• Do not submit code you “secretly” found on Kaggle, etc.
• Your submissions are all on Turnitin
Coding

• “We are a technology firm. We are a platform.”


• Q: Who made this statement?
• Q: Why code when can afford “real” tools (Tableau/SPSS/…)?
• OMG, OMG, why do MBAs have to suffer thru this stuff?
• Video: Why programming is important
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works of art or of science.

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was a dumb question.

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Leonardo would have made
that distinction,” he replied.

Walter Isaacson Image Source: National Geographic

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