Applied Big Data Analytics, AAS

Program Requirements

Program Information

General Requirements for Degrees, Diplomas, and Certificates

See Century College Policy 3.17.0.1

Program Note

None

Transfer, Articulation Agreements, and Partnerships

See the Century College website for information regarding transfer.
This program is intended primarily for employment preparation rather than transfer to a four-year institution. Some courses may not transfer to a number of four-year colleges. If you are considering the possibility of transfer, you may wish to talk with your advisor, counselor, or program instructor before registering to discuss your goals, look at programs designed for transfer, and develop a plan.

Program Learning Outcomes

At the end of this program students will be able to:

• describe Big Data architecture
• explain Big Data assets and map threats to Big Data assets.
• install, configure and manage Hadoop platform.
• create reports and charts with Big Data analytics platform.
• implement analytics and data science projects using Splunk’s statistics capability
• perform searches and reports based on business analytics
• use Splunk’s statistical functions to perform calculations on field values with conditional statements to generate security alerts
• use Splunk’s built-in and custom visualization capability to generate business intelligence
• use Splunk’s Big Data to create interactive, real-time business dashboards that inform key business decisions.
• perform analysis using Splunk’s statistical functions such as min, max, mean, median and standard deviation.
• use Splunk to deliver contextual security analytics in the form of interactive dashboards.
• use DB Connect to explore configured SQL database schema with Big Data technology.
• use Advanced Lookups to build a baseline lookup table and reference the baseline values in alert.

Program Contact Information

Israel Alade 651.773.1787 Room 1743 East

Sample Plan

Please note that this is a sample course sequence. Individual schedules will vary depending upon student needs, goals, and availability. Students are recommended to meet with their advisor, counselor, or faculty program instructors to create an individualized plan that includes prerequisites and application requirements. For detailed program information see the Century College website. This information is subject to change.

Note

This information is subject to change. Changes and updates are posted on century.edu

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