96586 - BIG DATA

Academic Year 2022/2023

  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Forli
  • Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in International Relations and Diplomatic Affairs (cod. 9247)

Course contents

This workshop presents students a wide overview of the Data Science discipline. It focuses on processing techniques for structured data and on the introduction of the different approaches characterizing machine learning.

More in details, the course contents are:

  • Introduction to Data Mining;
  • Introduction to programming in R;
  • Presentation and implementation of Exploratory Data Analysis;
  • Presentation and implementation of classification techniques for Big Data;
  • Introduction of clustering techniques.

Topics will be introduced theoretically but also verified in R-based softwares during the laboratory hours.

Readings/Bibliography

ROBERT, I., et al. "R in action: data analysis and graphics with R". 2011.

Teaching methods

Lectures and Laboratory lessons.

It is necessary to previously attend the online courses on health and safety for students of University of Bologna, "module 1" and "module 2", available at https://elearning-sicurezza.unibo.it/?lang=en

Assessment methods

Evaluation of a final project.

Teaching tools

Slides by the teacher

Office hours

See the website of Elena Morotti