Big Data Analytics

This course is a practical guide towards working with large scale datasets. The principal aim of the program is to introduce students/participants to the ecosystem of technologies for working with large scale datasets, such as the technologies for data storage, data processing, building machine learning models and more via the most practical approach possible using Python as the programming language.  

  • Duration

    40 hours

  • Location

    Africa

  • Training typology

    Onsite

  • Certificate

    Completion certificate

What's included?

  • Hands-on sessions
  • Text materials
  • Certification
  • Peer to peer discussions

Learning Objectives

  • Demonstrate basic understanding of the ecosystem of technologies for working with large scale datasets. 
  • Building machine learning models to work with large scale datasets. 

Who we are looking for

Academics, and undergraduate and graduate students; Young professionals at think tanks.

Meet our course coordinator

Dunstan Matekenya
Data Scientist with the World Banks' Development Data Group

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