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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ENGINEERING
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) Have sufficient background in mathematics, science and artificial intelligence engineering.
2) Use theoretical and applied knowledge in the fields of mathematics, science and artificial intelligence engineering together for engineering solutions.
3) Identify, define, formulate and solve engineering problems, select and apply appropriate analytical methods and modeling techniques for this purpose.
4) Analyse a system, system component or process and design it under realistic constraints to meet desired requirements; apply modern design methods in this direction.
5) Select and use modern techniques and tools necessary for engineering applications.
6) Design and conduct experiments, collect data, and analyse and interpret results.
7) Work effectively both as an individual and as a multi-disciplinary team member.
8) Access information via conducting literature research, using databases and other resources
9) Follow the developments in science and technology and constantly update themself with an awareness of the necessity of lifelong learning.
10) Use information and communication technologies together with computer software with at least the European Computer License Advanced Level required by their field.
11) Communicate effectively, both verbal and written; know a foreign language at least at the European Language Portfolio B1 General Level.
12) Have an awareness of the universal and social impacts of engineering solutions and applications; know about entrepreneurship and innovation; and have an awareness of the problems of the age.
13) Have a sense of professional and ethical responsibility.
14) Have an awareness of project management, workplace practices, employee health, environment and work safety; know the legal consequences of engineering practices.