Big Data and Cloud Computing

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  On successful completion of this subject, students will be able to:

  1. Analyse the problems and challenges associated with various datasets, and prepare to apply suitable methods and tools for data processing, analysis, and interpretation.
  2. Adapt emerging Big Data and cloud technologies to support the building of solutions and applications.
  3. Design high-performance and cloud applications to support scalable services.

• Topics covered

• Description

• Assessments

• Textbooks

• About University of Tasmania

Entry requirements

Part of a degree

To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Core

• TAS-IAI-DEG-2026 - Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology (Artificial Intelligence)

Prior study

You must either have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject, or currently be enrolled in the following subject(s) in a prior study period; or enrol in the following subject(s) to study prior to this subject:

• TAS-KIT107-Programming

Please note that your enrolment in this subject is conditional on successful completion of these prerequisite subject(s). If you study the prerequisite subject(s) in the study period immediately prior to studying this subject, your result for the prerequisite subject(s) will not be finalised prior to the close of enrolment. In this situation, should you not complete your prerequisite subject(s) successfully you should not continue with your enrolment in this subject. If you are currently enrolled in the prerequisite subject(s) and believe you may not complete these all successfully, it is your responsibility to reschedule your study of this subject to give you time to re-attempt the prerequisite subject(s).

Additional requirements

• Other requirements - Teaching Arrangements: Lectures 2-hrs weekly, Tutorials 2-hrs weekly, Independent learning 2 hrs weekly (average)

Study load

0.125 EFTSL

This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

Find out more information on Commonwealth Loans to understand what this means to your eligibility for financial support.