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BAIT 580A - Topics in Information Technology Management

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

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.

Check canvas for days/time

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