CS5939
Data-Driven Systems
2023-2024
15
7
SCQF level 11
Both
Academic year(s): 2023-2024
SCOTCAT credits : 15
ECTS credits : 7
Level : SCQF level 11
Semester: Both
Availability restrictions: Available only to students studying the PG Cert/PG Dip/MSc in Data Science (Digital)
This is an advanced research-focused module that will encourage independent learning. The module has two components. The first is a set of lectures that presents the foundations of distributed systems and techniques that process data. The second is a set of research articles taken from a range of relevant topic areas that will be read and analysed by the student. Data is the fuel of the modern digital economy. It is expected that by 2025 over 180 zettabytes of data will be generated in a year by our smartphone apps, entertainment services and social media sites. How do companies such as Facebook, Google and Netflix manage data at the Internet scale? CS5939 will present the underlying concepts, programming frameworks and large-scale distributed systems essential for storing, analysing and processing data along with application use-cases.
Weekly contact: Students should expect to engage in approximately six tutorials over the course of the module, which will be scheduled with an awareness of the pace at which they are progressing, rather than at a fixed time each week. Students should consider the amount of independent study time this module involves when planning their learning.
Scheduled learning hours: 13
Guided independent study hours: 134
As used by St Andrews: Coursework = 100%
As defined by QAA
Written examinations : 0%
Practical examinations : 0%
Coursework: 0%
Re-assessment: Coursework = 100%
Module coordinator: Professor T W Kelsey
Module teaching staff: Dr Blesson Varghese