MSCI 623Big Data Analytics
- Units
- 0.50
- Level
- Graduate
- Faculty
- Engineering
- Subject
- Management Sciences
Not in the current Graduate Calendar. Shown as it appeared in Spring 2024.
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 0 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
This course focuses on methods and algorithms for turning very large collections of data into actionable insight. Topics may include data profiling, transformation and cleaning, data mining, data warehousing and cloud computing. Applications will be drawn from various areas such as smart grid analytics and ubiquitous computing. Students will read and present papers and complete a research project. Priority may be given to Management Sciences students. Previous studies in programming, algorithms, statistics and database management are necessary background topics for those taking this course.
Prerequisites
None listed.
Antirequisites
Leads to
No course lists it as a requisite.
Discussed on r/uwaterloo
3 posts and comments in 3 threads mention MSCI 623, July 2019 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.
Winter 2024
Interesting ML course from Engineering Department from Math Student 7 points, 8 comments
u/Novel_Brain9700: “… MSCI 623: Big Data Analytics 4. MSCI 641: Text Analytics 5. ECE 417: Image Processing or SYDE 575: Image Processing 6. ECE 457B: Fundamentals of Computational Intelligence (Winter) 7. ECE 457C: Reinforcement Learning (Spring) 8. ECE 495: Autonomous Vehicle (Winter) 9. …”
Fall 2020
Elective Course for Graduate Diploma in Data Analytics 1 point, 0 comments
u/fear_frozen: “… I actually have no substantial background in programming except for MSCI 623 - Big Data Analytics I took in Spring 2020. …”
Spring 2019
For the purpose of project 10 points, 0 comments
u/theSurveyNeeds: “Hello All, I am collecting data through a short survey for my project in the course MSCI 623 Big Data Analytics. I would be very grateful if you all could spare five minutes of your time to fill up the survey sheet in the link below. …”
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Calendar versions
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- Spring 2024 (shown here)