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Project Big Data - Period 6
Business & Economics Program
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Dates: late Jan 2026 - late Jun 2026
Project Big Data - Period 6
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Primary Subject Area: Computer Sciences
Instruction in: English
Course Code: X_400645
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 300
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 84
Prerequisites: Programming experience in any language.
DESCRIPTION
This course aims to integrate various aspects involved with data science and to teach the fundamentals of working with big data (including an introduction to Hadoop). Topics include visualization of data; preparing data for processing (machine learning or data mining); storing unstructured data; and scaling techniques for working with big volumes of data. Python is used throughout this hands-on course.?
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam) awards credits based on the ECTS system. Contact hours listed under a course description may vary due to the combination of lecture-based and independent work required for each course therefore, CEA's recommended credits are based on the ECTS credits assigned by VU Amsterdam. 1 ECTS equals 28 contact hours assigned by VU Amsterdam.
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam) awards credits based on the ECTS system. Contact hours listed under a course description may vary due to the combination of lecture-based and independent work required for each course therefore, CEA's recommended credits are based on the ECTS credits assigned by VU Amsterdam. 1 ECTS equals 28 contact hours assigned by VU Amsterdam.