CFI 1071 - Introduction to Big Data Analytics and Security

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Century College - Minnesota

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Description:

This course introduces the fundamental concepts in the field of Big Data. The focus of the course is on an overview of the field and related security topics to develop the skills needed to participate effectively in Big Data and other analytics projects as a practitioner. Course activities provide students with opportunities to search, navigate, tag, build alerts, and create simple reports and dashboards with Splunk. The course begins with an introduction to Big Data, which includes grounding in basic analytic methods and Big Data analytics technology and tools, and builds to an exploration of the data analytics lifecycle to address business challenges that leverage Big Data. Course materials include both "open-source technology" and 'commercial technology" tools. This course is for those new to the Big Data field and the security threat landscape. No prior programming experience or statistics background is required. Prerequisite(s): Course placement into college-level English and Reading OR completion of ENGL 0950 with a grade of C or higher OR completion of RDNG 0940 with a grade of C or higher and qualifying English Placement Exam OR completion of RDNG 0950 with a grade of C or higher and ENGL 0090 with a grade of C or higher OR completion of ESOL 0051 with a grade of C or higher and ESOL 0052 with a grade of C or higher.

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3.00

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Institution Website:

www.century.edu

Phone Number:

(651) 770-3200

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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