EUROPEAN UNION RELATIONS
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
COP4434 IBM Big Data and Analytics Spring 3 0 3 6
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction: English
Type of course: Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level: Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Dr. Öğr. Üyesi CEMAL OKAN ŞAKAR
Course Lecturer(s): Prof. Dr. TAŞKIN KOÇAK
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi CEMAL OKAN ŞAKAR
Recommended Optional Program Components: None
Course Objectives: The students will take lectures from senior executives from IBM. Each lecture will focus on a different subject and the lecturer will share his/her own experiences together with the theoretical basis of the subject.
The courses will include Business Analytics & Big Data capabilities and service areas including key concepts, services, IBM software, hardware offerings and IBM assets. In addition, industry use cases are used to illustrate effective use of Big Data services. The courses will help students to prepare for a successful professional career.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
Expected benefits are multidimensional such as:
- Graduating engineers being much more ready for the professional work
- Directing academic research (including thesis) to real life problems and business needs
- Creating new industry projects formed as the application of new technologies
Hence, this course will be another good addition to our activities in industry-academia partnership.

Course Content

The course will include Big Data and analytics capabilities and service areas including key concepts, services, IBM software, hardware offerings and IBM assets. In addition, industry use cases are used to illustrate effective use of Big Data services.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Big Data & Analytics for Better Business Outcomes
2) Industry Aligned Big Data, Top Use Cases
3) Overview of Big Data Technology & IBM Big Data Platform
4) IBM Big Data Platform, Data Explorer
5) Data Warehousing
6) Information Integration, Master Data Management, Guardium, OPTIM
7) Hadoop Technology
8) Midterm
9) Master Data Management for Customer
10) Integrating Unstructured Data in the Enterprise
11) Text Analytics
12) Infrastructure for Big Data & Analytics
13) Infrastructure for Big Data & Analytics
14) Recap

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Predictive Analytics: The Power to Predict Who Will Click, Buy, Lie, or Die by E. Siegel
References:

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Quizzes 2 % 5
Project 1 % 25
Midterms 1 % 30
Final 1 % 40
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 35
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 65
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 14 3 42
Project 1 20 20
Quizzes 2 14 28
Midterms 1 25 25
Final 1 30 30
Total Workload 145

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) To be able to examine, interpret data and assess ideas with the scientific methods in the area of EU studies. 2
2) To be able to inform authorities and institutions in the area of EU studies, to be able to transfer ideas and proposals supported by quantitative and qualitative data about the problems. 2
3) To be introduced to and to get involved in other disciplines that EU studies are strongly related with (political science, international relations, law, economics, sociology, etc.) and to be able to conduct multi-disciplinary research and analysis on European politics. 3
4) To be able to evaluate current news on European Union and Turkey-EU relations and identify, analyze current issues relating to the EU’s politics and policies. 2
5) To be able to use English in written and oral communication in general and in the field of EU studies in particular. 1
6) To have ethical, social and scientific values throughout the processes of collecting, interpreting, disseminating and implementing data related to EU studies. 1
7) To be able to assess the historical development, functioning of the institutions and decision-making system and common policies of the European Union throughout its economic and political integration in a supranational framework. 2
8) To be able to evaluate the current legal, financial and institutional changes that the EU is going through. 2
9) To explain the dynamics of enlargement processes of the EU by identifying the main actors and institutions involved and compare previous enlargement processes and accession process of Turkey. 2
10) To be able to analyze the influence of the EU on political, social and economic system of Turkey. 2
11) To acquire insight in EU project culture and to build up project preparation skills in line with EU format and develop the ability to work in groups and cooperate with peers. 2
12) To be able to recognize theories and concepts used by the discipline of international relations and relate them to the historical development of the EU as a unique post-War political project. 3