Big Data Analyst

Big data analysts evaluate company data and visualize it in an appealing framework. The course first explains the requirements of data and databases as well as data warehouse modeling and the ETL process. Another focus is on data analysis and its programming, visualization and management in the big data context. Finally, the Apache framework for processing large amounts of data is explained. An insight into the use of artificial intelligence in this area rounds off the course.
  • Certificates: Certificate "Big Data Analyst"
  • Additional Certificates: Data Engineer" certificate
    Data Analytics" certificate
    Certificate "Big Data Specialist"
  • Examination: Praxisbezogene Projektarbeiten mit Abschlusspräsentationen
  • Teaching Times: Full-time
    Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:35 p.m. (in weeks with public holidays from 8:30 a.m. to 5:10 p.m.)
  • Language of Instruction: German
  • Duration: 12 Weeks

Data Engineer

Basics of Business Intelligence (approx. 2 days)

Fields of application, dimensions of a BI architecture

Basics of business intelligence, OLAP, OLTP, tasks of data engineers

Data Warehousing (DWH): handling and processing of structured, semi-structured and unstructured data


Requirements management (approx. 2 days)

Tasks, objectives and procedures in requirements analysis

Data modeling, introduction/modeling with ERM

Introduction/modeling in UML

- Class diagrams

- Use case analysis

- Activity diagrams


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process

Presentation of specific AI technologies

and possible applications in the professional environment


Databases (approx. 3 days)

Basics of database systems

Architecture of database management systems

Application of RDBMS

Implementation of data model in RDBMS, normal forms

Practical and theoretical introduction to SQL

Limits of relational databases, csv, json


Data Warehouse (approx. 4 days)

Star Schema

Data modeling

Creation of Star Schema in RDBMS

Snowflake Schema, basics, data modeling

Creation of Snowflake Schema in RDBMS

Galaxy Schema: Basics, data modeling

Slowly Changing Dimension Tables Type 1 to 5 - Restating, Stacking, Reorganizing, mini Dimension and Type 5

Introduction to normal, causal, mini and monster, heterogeneous and sub dimensions

Comparison of state and transaction oriented

Fact tables, density and storage from DWH


ETL (approx. 4 days)

Data Cleansing

- Null Values

- Preparation of data

- Harmonization of data

- Application of regular expressions

Data Understanding

- Data validation

- Statistical data analysis

Data protection, data security

Practical structure of ETL routes

Data Vault 2.0, basics, hubs, links, satellites, hash key, hash diff.

Data Vault data modeling

Practical structure of a Data Vault model - Raw Vault, practical implementation of hash procedures


Project work (approx. 5 days)

To consolidate the content learned

Presentation of the project results

Data analytics

Introduction to data analysis (approx. 1 day)

CRISP-DM reference model

Data analytics workflows

Definition of artificial intelligence, machine learning, deep learning

Requirements and role in the company of data engineers, data scientists and data analysts


Review of Python basics (approx. 1 day)

data types

Functions


Data analysis (approx. 3 days)

Central Python modules in the context of data analytics (NumPy, Pandas)

Process of data preparation

Data mining algorithms in Python


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process

Presentation of specific AI technologies

and possible applications in the professional environment


Data visualization (approx. 3 days)

Explorative data analysis

insights

Data quality

Benefit analysis

Visualization with Python: Matplotlib, Seaborn, Plotly Express

Data storytelling


Data management (approx. 2 days)

Big data architectures

Relational databases with SQL

Comparison of SQL and NoSQL databases

Business Intelligence

Data protection in the context of data analysis


Data analysis in a big data context (approx. 1 day)

MapReduce approach

Spark

NoSQL


Dashboards (approx. 3 days)

Library: Dash

Structure and customizing of dashboards

callbacks


Text Mining (approx. 1 day)

Data preprocessing, visualization

Library: SpaCy


Project work (approx. 5 days)

To consolidate the content learned

Presentation of the project results

Big Data Specialist

What is Big Data? (approx. 1 day)

Volume, Velocity, Variety, Value, Veracity

Opportunities and risks of large amounts of data

Differentiation: business intelligence, data analytics, data science

Introduction to data mining

Role of AI and data-driven systems in the big data environment


Introduction to big data frameworks (approx. 2 days)

Big data solutions in the cloud (overview of AWS, Azure, GCP)

Data access patterns

Data storage

Introduction to data lakes and data warehouses

Overview of Apache Hadoop and Spark


Distributed data processing with Spark (approx. 3 days)

Basics of distributed systems

Apache Spark (Core and SQL)

Comparison of different approaches to data processing

Processing large amounts of data

Introduction to simple ML workflows with Spark


Data pipelines and data integration (approx. 2 days)

ETL and ELT processes

Batch vs. streaming processing

Basics of data pipelines

Introduction to orchestration (e.g. Airflow overview)

Data quality and preparation


Components (approx. 2 days)

Brief presentation of various tools

Data transfer

Overview of resource management in big data systems

Hadoop ecosystem

Apache Spark deepening

Introduction to streaming technologies


NoSQL and data storage (approx. 2 days)

CAP theorem

ACID and BASE

Types of databases

HBase

Introduction to document-oriented databases

Introduction to storage formats

Overview of data lakehouse approaches


Big Data Visualization (approx. 2 days)

Theories of visualization

Diagram selection

New types of diagrams

Tools for data visualization

Introduction to BI tools (e.g. Power BI, Tableau)

Basics of data-driven decision making


Data governance and data protection (approx. 1 day)

Basics of the GDPR in the data context

Data ethics and responsible handling of data

Data quality and governance concepts

Access controls and security

Fundamentals of responsible AI use


Project work (approx. 5 days)

To consolidate the content learned

Presentation of the project results



Changes are possible, the course content is updated regularly.

Programming skills (ideally Python) and experience with databases (SQL) are required.

You are proficient in the processes involved in merging, preparing, enriching and forwarding data and understand big data analysis using basic Python programming, SQL and NoSQL database concepts. Knowledge of industry-specific software for processing and structuring large, unstructured data and visualizing it rounds off your knowledge.

The course is aimed at people with a degree in computer science, business informatics, business administration, mathematics or comparable qualifications.

A systematic evaluation of data volumes is essential for companies in order to generate information about their own products and customer behavior. Against this backdrop, big data analysts are increasingly in demand across all industries.

Your meaningful certificate provides a detailed insight into the qualifications you have acquired and improves your career prospects.

Didactic concept

Your lecturers are highly qualified both professionally and didactically and will teach you from the first to the last day (no self-study system).

You will learn in effective small groups. The courses usually consist of 6 to 25 participants. The general lessons are supplemented by numerous practical exercises in all course modules. The practice phase is an important part of the course, as it is during this time that you process what you have just learned and gain confidence and routine in its application. The final section of the course involves a project, a case study or a final exam.

 

Virtual classroom alfaview®

Lessons take place using modern alfaview® video technology - either from the comfort of your own home or at our premises at Bildungszentrum. The entire course can see each other face-to-face via alfaview®, communicate with each other in lip-sync voice quality and work on joint projects. Of course, you can also see and talk to your connected trainers live at any time and you will be taught by your lecturers in real time for the entire duration of the course. The lessons are not e-learning, but real live face-to-face lessons via video technology.

 

The courses at alfatraining are funded by Agentur für Arbeit and are certified in accordance with the AZAV approval regulation. When submitting a Bildungsgutscheinor Aktivierungs- und Vermittlungsgutschein, the entire course costs are usually covered by your funding body.
Funding is also possible via Europäischen Sozialfonds (ESF), Deutsche Rentenversicherung (DRV) or regional funding programs. As a regular soldier, you have the option of attending further training courses via Berufsförderungsdienst (BFD). Companies can also have their employees qualified via funding from Agentur für Arbeit (Qualifizierungschancengesetz).

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