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Big Data and Business Programme
Big Data and Business Programme
Course dates:
29 July to 09 August (2 weeks)
Joint programme School of Mathematics and Language Centre
The programme includes lectures in Big Data Analytics and Python, English language classes, social/cultural events
For further information please email carolyn.obrien@ucc.ie
| Week 1 |
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| Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| 09:00-11:00 Opening Ceremony Orientation |
09:00-11:00 Big Data & Python Lecture |
09:00-11:00 Big Data & Python Lecture |
09:00-11:00 Big Data & Python Lecture
|
Company Visit example Central Statistics VMWare EMC
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| 11:30-12:30 Guest Lecture |
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| 14:00-16:00 English Language Class |
14:00-16:00 English Language Class
|
Social / Cultural outing |
14:00-16:00 English Language Class |
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| Week 2 |
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| Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
|
|
09:00-11:00 Big Data & Python Lecture |
09:00-11:00 Big Data & Python Lecture |
09:00-11:00 Big Data & Python Lecture
|
Company Visit |
| 11:30-12:30 Guest Lecture
|
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| 14:00-16:00 English Language Class |
14:00-16:00 English Language Class |
Social / Cultural outing |
14:00-16:00 English Language Class |
15:00-16:00 Closing Ceremony Presenting of Certificate Feedback session |
More of this Course
Course Outline
Joint programme School of Mathematics and Language Centre.
The programme includes lectures in Big Data Analytics and Python, English language classes and social/cultural events.
Lectures
- Big Data, sources, potential and challenges
- Types of Analytics - Prescriptive, Predictive and Descriptive, Principle Components
- Big Data Projects at University College Cork
- Employment prospective
- Applying for a Masters or PhD in UCC
- Research in UCC
Teacher on this Course
- Professor Finbarr O'Sullivan
- Professor Huang
- Names linked to IRIS or similar
- English language teachers
Guest Lectures
Interactive guest lectures in Entrepreneurship delivered by Peter Finnegan, Director of Blackstone Launch Pad.
Guest lecture from a successful entrepreneur and University graduate who undertook the Ignite International award, winning incubation programme supporting recent graduate entrepreneurs turn good ideas into great businesses.
Company Visits
CSO (Central Statistics Office), VM Ware, EMC and others.
Social / Cultural Outings including Spike Island and Blarney Castle.
Sample Timetable
| Week 1 |
||||
| Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| 09:00-11:00 Opening Ceremony Orientation |
09:00-11:00 Big Data & Python Lecture |
09:00-11:00 Big Data & Python Lecture |
09:00-11:00 Big Data & Python Lecture
|
Company Visit Example: Central Statistics VMWare EMC
|
| 11:30-12:30 Guest Lecture |
||||
| 14:00-16:00 English Language Class |
14:00-16:00 English Language Class
|
Social / Cultural outing |
14:00-16:00 English Language Class |
|
| Week 2 |
||||
| Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
|
|
09:00-11:00 Big Data & Python Lecture |
09:00-11:00 Big Data & Python Lecture |
09:00-11:00 Big Data & Python Lecture
|
Company Visit |
| 11:30-12:30 Guest Lecture
|
||||
| 14:00-16:00 English Language Class |
14:00-16:00 English Language Class |
Social / Cultural outing |
14:00-16:00 English Language Class |
15:00-16:00 Closing Ceremony Presenting of Certificate Feedback session |