- International Fees
International fees are typically three times the amount of domestic fees. Exact cost will be calculated upon completion of registration.
Course details
Continuing on from COMP 1630, this hands-on course is a primer for data warehouse and data analytics with Big Data. Students must already understand industry standards in data modelling, relational database design and creating reports with SQL. Participants must provide their own current model Windows capable PC, i5 or higher equivalent processor, 8 GB of RAM minimum, and 256 GB minimum storage. High-speed internet access is needed for online sections and for homework. Labs and assignments use a web browser to access course content. Exercises focus on data ingestion, data extraction, data transformation, accessing/querying data, and data visualization. Students will use a variety of technologies and will learn about different big data systems including AWS Academy Data Analytics. Students conduct a big data analysis with practical, real-world examples and focus on how to analyze vast data sets using a case-study approach. Topics include an overview of different data stores, querying data with visualizations, and a deep-dive of Extract, Transform and Load (ETL) process in the data warehouse. BCIT Computing is an AWS Academy partner; A discount voucher for the AWS Certified Data Analytics–Specialty exam will be provided to those who pass this course. Upon completion, successful students will be able to leverage, and maintain a large-scale data warehouse for Business Intelligence.
Prerequisite(s)
- 60% in COMP 1630
Credits
1.5
Domestic fees
$389.41
Course offerings
Spring/Summer 2024
Below are two offerings of COMP 3841 for the Spring/Summer 2024 term.
CRN 68024
Duration
Wed May 22 - Wed Jun 26 (6 weeks)
- 6 weeks
- CRN 68024
- Domestic fees $389.41International fees are typically three times the amount of domestic fees.
Class meeting times
| Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 22 - Jun 26 | Wed | 18:00 - 21:00 | Online |
Instructor
Justine Fox
Course outline
Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.
Domestic fees
$389.41
Important information
- Internet delivery format.
- Departmental approval needed
- Important course information will be sent to you prior to your course start date. Check your myBCIT email account to access this information.
- International fees are typically three times the amount of domestic fees. Exact cost will be calculated upon completion of registration.
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Please email cstflex@bcit.ca for Departmental approval. Include your Student number (A0#) and COMP__ and preferred CRN __ and Program Declaration____. Course is 18 hours synchronous online classes. Late registration is not permitted.
Status
Seats Available
3 seats remaining as of Sat April 27, 2024 at 2:59 pm (PDT). Availability may change at any time.
CRN 68023
Duration
Wed Apr 10 - Wed May 15 (6 weeks)
- 6 weeks
- CRN 68023
- Domestic fees $389.41International fees are typically three times the amount of domestic fees.
Class meeting times
| Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10 - May 15 | Wed | 18:00 - 21:00 | Online |
Instructor
Justine Fox
Course outline
Domestic fees
$389.41
Important information
- Internet delivery format.
- Departmental approval needed
- Important course information will be sent to you prior to your course start date. Check your myBCIT email account to access this information.
- International fees are typically three times the amount of domestic fees. Exact cost will be calculated upon completion of registration.
-
Please email cstflex@bcit.ca for Departmental approval. Include your Student number (A0#) and COMP__ and preferred CRN __ and Program Declaration____. Course is 18 hours synchronous online classes. Late registration is not permitted.
Status
In Progress and Full
This course offering is in progress and full. Please check this page for other currently available offerings, subscribe to receive email updates or contact us with your comments or questions.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Describe big data analytical concepts.
- Ingest, store, and secure data.
- Query data stores with manual and automatic schema detection.
- Automate loading data into a data warehouse.
- Load and query data in a data warehouse.
- Visualize structured and unstructured data.
Effective as of Fall 2021
Related Programs
Introduction to Data Warehouses with Big Data (COMP 3841) is offered as a part of the following programs:
- Indicates programs accepting international students.
- Indicates programs with a co-op option.
School of Computing and Academic Studies
- Applied Data Analytics
Certificate Part-time
- Computer Systems
Diploma Part-time
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