University of California San Diego
Big Data Specialization

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University of California San Diego

Big Data Specialization

Unlock Value in Massive Datasets. Learn fundamental big data methods in six straightforward courses.

Amarnath Gupta
Mai Nguyen
Ilkay Altintas

Instructors: Amarnath Gupta

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Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

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Specialization - 6 course series

Introduction to Big Data

Introduction to Big Data

Course 118 hours

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Big Data
Category: Apache Hadoop
Category: Data Analysis
Category: Data Science
Category: Data Storage
Category: Real Time Data
Category: Distributed Computing
Category: Data Processing
Category: Scalability
Category: Unstructured Data

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Data Modeling
Category: Big Data
Category: Database Management Systems
Category: Database Design
Category: Virtual Environment
Category: NoSQL
Category: Scalability
Category: Apache Hadoop
Category: Data Management
Category: Real Time Data
Category: Data Structures

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Apache Spark
Category: Data Processing
Category: Data Integration
Category: MongoDB
Category: NoSQL
Category: SQL
Category: Pandas (Python Package)
Category: Splunk
Category: Big Data
Category: PostgreSQL
Category: Database Systems
Category: Data Management
Category: Analytics
Category: Data Pipelines
Category: Apache Hadoop
Machine Learning With Big Data

Machine Learning With Big Data

Course 420 hours

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Apache Spark
Category: Data Cleansing
Category: Machine Learning
Category: Supervised Learning
Category: Exploratory Data Analysis
Category: Decision Tree Learning
Category: Applied Machine Learning
Category: Data Analysis
Category: Unsupervised Learning
Category: Regression Analysis
Category: Big Data
Category: Data Mining
Category: Predictive Modeling
Category: Statistical Analysis
Category: Data Transformation
Graph Analytics for Big Data

Graph Analytics for Big Data

Course 511 hours

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Network Analysis
Category: Graph Theory
Category: Query Languages
Category: Big Data
Category: Database Design
Category: Data Management
Category: Data Structures
Category: Algorithms
Category: Scalability
Category: Distributed Computing
Category: Unsupervised Learning
Category: Analytics
Big Data - Capstone Project

Big Data - Capstone Project

Course 620 hours

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Splunk
Category: Data Analysis
Category: Big Data
Category: Data Processing
Category: Apache Spark
Category: Analytics
Category: Data Storytelling
Category: Unstructured Data
Category: Unsupervised Learning
Category: Data Presentation
Category: Network Analysis

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Instructors

Amarnath Gupta
University of California San Diego
10 Courses476,421 learners
Mai Nguyen
University of California San Diego
1 Course76,635 learners
Ilkay Altintas
University of California San Diego
14 Courses504,478 learners

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