Course Methodology

This course is interactive with facilitator-led presentations, use cases, and discussions.

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Understand what Big Data is, and its importance for business success
• Describe the various formats and sources of Big Data
• Understand how Big Data can work for their organization needs
• Detail how Big Data supports analytics

Target Audience

This course is designed for anyone with no, or limited, understanding of or prior experience with data and data analytics. 

Target Competencies

• Big Data Principles
• Digital Transformation
• Change Management

Big Data 101

• What is data?
• Why do we need data?
• Research
• Business Intelligence
• Analytics
• Feedback
• Digital Revolution
• Big Data Defined
• Impacts of Big Data
• Business
• Social
• Personal
• Big Data Analytics
• Advanced Analytics
• Artificial Intelligence
• Relevant Big Data Business Examples
• Facebook
• Netflix
• Google
• Apple
• Amazon

Big Data and Data Analytics

• Big Data Use Cases by Industry
• Healthcare
• Telco
• Financial
• Manufacturing (CPG)
• Retail
• Hospitality
• Energy
• Big Data Technology
• Software/Hardware
• Cloud 101
• Big Data Case Studies
• Etisalat
• Uber
• Ebay
• CERN