BAIT 580A - Topics in Information Technology Management#

These are lecture notes for the course BAIT 580A offered in Winter 2022 at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. This course will be cloud-based and done in Amazon web services (AWS). Enrolled students should visit the UBC piazza board course website for the latest announcements and discussions.

Learning objectives#

  • To think critically about databases as part of an analytics workflow

  • Learn how to design, use and understand the inner working of the SQL based databases

  • Taking you from level zero to intermediate with the NoSQL databases (document and graph-based databases)

  • To work with the data to find the tools best suited to answering the questions you pose

  • To be able to present analytic workflows and decisions clearly to stakeholders

Teaching squad#

Name

Position

email

Gittu George, PhD

Instructor

Daniel Ramandi

Teaching Assistant

Ngoc Bui

Teaching Assistant

Olivia Garland

Teaching Assistant

Shanny Lu

Teaching Assistant

Vishal Desh

Teaching Assistant

Zach Warham

Teaching Assistant

If you have any questions, you can always reach out to us by creating a discussion on your course canvas page.

Assessments#

Assessment

Weight

Assignments

50%

Final Exam

40%

Worksheets

10%

Please refer to the course canvas to see when each assignment and project deliverables are due. Additionally, all assessments must be submitted through UBC Canvas.

Office Hours#

Want to talk about the course outside of the lecture? Let’s talk during these dedicated times.

Teaching Member

When

Where

Gittu George

TBD

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TA hour 1

TBD

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TA hour 2

TBD

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