- Database Design (340-17452). - Statistical Data Analysis (340-17467). - Data Visualisation (340-17468). - Metric Studies of Information (340-17461). - Data Science (340-17477). - Information Visualisation (335-17283).

BASIC COMPETENCES CB8 Learn how to design strategies for the analysis and exploitation of large volumes of data. CB9 Make proposals for data management for different contexts and organisations. GENERAL COMPETENCES CG2 Learn to identify work and research lines related to the analysis, cleansing and exploitation of data. CG6 Know the different business models related to Big data. CG8 Learn to identify the potential value and use of data. CG9 Learn how to adapt and develop methods and techniques according to the new knowledge and skills required for data management and analysis. LEARNING RESULTS - Knowledge of methods and techniques used for designing and assessing strategies of data management. The student after passing the subject must: - Apply techniques to elaborate studies and reports analysing data management in organisations. - Know and understand concepts and terms related to big data. - Design, plan and implement data cleansing and analysis processes. - Learn to identify strategic data and high impact in the organisation. - Know the different methods and techniques of data extraction, data cleansing, and linked data. - Acquire a good command using tools for data extraction, data cleansing, and linked data. The student, after passing the subject, must: - Know the limitations and technical capabilities required in Big Data. - Understand and understand the value of data from different sources. - Knowing tools that allow designing, preparing, analysing and managing large volumes of structured or unstructured information. - Use data analysis techniques to obtain valid conclusions for decision making. - Normalise, relate and enrich the information provided by different datasets. - Use different techniques and tools for data cleansing, data analysis and linking data.

Module 1.- Introduction to Big data. Basic fundamentals. Concepts 1.1. Big data in the context of records management. 1.2. New trends in data management. Big data and Smart data 1.3. Big data in the strategies of public and private organizations 1.4. Trends, policy, issues and initiatives Module 2.- Data analysis and filtering techniques. 2.1. Data quality audit 2.2. Structured and unstructured data testing tools. Introduction to Open Refine. 2.3. Unstructured data mining 2.4. Predictive models in data mining Module 3.- Data processing and open linked data 3.1. Linked data, interoperability and the semantic web standards 3.2. Database connectivity using WebService 3.3. Data Extraction. Open source solutions 3.4. Project planning and data Processing. Case study

TRAINING ACTIVITIES AF1 Individual work for the study of theoretical and practical materials. AF2 practical cases. AF3 Theoretical-practical classes. AF4 Tutorship. AF5 Final work. AF6 Active participation in fora of the course. TEACHING METHODS MD1 Oral presentations describing the key concepts of the subject. MD2 Critical reading of texts recommended. MD3 Resolution of practical exercises individually or in a group. MD4 Class discussions related to the content of the subject and/or practical cases. MD5 Preparation of individual and group work and reports. MD6 Reading of theoretical and practical teaching materials. TUTORSHIP SCHEME The schedules of the tutorship are available at Aula Global. In addition to these officially tutorship, students may request and arrange additional tutorship with the teacher.