Educational guide
IDENTIFYING DATA 2024_25
Subject CLOUD COMPUTING AND BIG DATA Code 01744002
Study programme
1744 - MASTER UNIVERSITARIO EN INDUSTRIA 4.0
Descriptors Credit. Type Year Period
3 Compulsory First First
Language
Castellano
Prerequisites
Department ING.MECANICA,INFORMAT.AEROESP.
Coordinador
GUERRERO HIGUERAS , ANGEL MANUEL
E-mail agueh@unileon.es
mcong@unileon.es
Lecturers
CONDE GONZALEZ , MIGUEL ANGEL
GUERRERO HIGUERAS , ANGEL MANUEL
Web http://
General description
Tribunales de Revisión
Tribunal titular
Cargo Departamento Profesor
Presidente ING.MECANICA,INFORMAT.AEROESP. MATELLAN OLIVERA , VICENTE
Secretario ING.MECANICA,INFORMAT.AEROESP. PANIZO ALONSO , LUIS
Vocal ING.MECANICA,INFORMAT.AEROESP. SANCHEZ GONZALEZ , LIDIA
Tribunal suplente
Cargo Departamento Profesor
Presidente ING.MECANICA,INFORMAT.AEROESP. FERNANDEZ LLAMAS , CAMINO
Secretario ING.MECANICA,INFORMAT.AEROESP. RODRIGUEZ DE SOTO , ADOLFO
Vocal ING.MECANICA,INFORMAT.AEROESP. CASTEJON LIMAS , MANUEL

Competencies
Type A Code Competences Specific
  A18631
  A18637
Type B Code Competences Transversal
  B5714
  B5715
  B5716
Type C Code Competences Nuclear
  C1
  C4

Learning aims
Competences
Know the basics of Big Data and cloud computing: architectures, services and applications. A18631
B5714
B5715
C1
Know the fundamentals of developing data capture, storage, intelligent analysis and visualization applications using Big Data tools. A18631
A18637
B5715
C4
Know how to detect possible applications of cloud computing in the context of Industry 4.0. A18631
A18637
B5716

Contents
Topic Sub-topic
Block I. CLOUD COMPUTING INFRASTRUCTURES AND SERVICES Topic 1. INTRODUCTION TO CLOUD COMPUTING
Basic concepts about cloud computing, main risks and challenges.

Topic 2. DATA CENTER
Concept of data center and its main characteristics

Topic 3. VIRTUALIZATION
Concept of virtualization, virtualization models and virtualization in the cloud.

Theme 4. CLOUD COMPUTING IN INDUSTRY
Main applications of cloud computing in the industry, best solutions and main problems to be addressed.
Block II. CLOUD COMPUTING APPLICATIONS Topic 1. INTERNET AS A SERVICE (IAAS)
Description of the concept, how it can be deployed, main advantages and aspects to take into account.

Topic 2. PLATFORMS AS A SERVICE (PAAS)
Description of the concept, how it can be implemented, main advantages and aspects to take into account.

Topic 3. CLOUD ARCHITECTURE AND USE OF CONTAINERS
Cloud architecture and use of containers
Approaches to cloud architectures and their implementation.
Block III. BIG DATA AND DATA SCIENCE Topic 1. BIG DATA
Description of the concept of Big Data, what it implies, its characteristics and how it is possible to exploit the information.

Topic 2. DATA SCIENCE
Description of the Data Science concept, what it implies, possible applications and main tools.

Topic 3. NON-SQL DATA BASES
Concept, advantages, main tools for accessing, querying and presenting information.

Topic 4. BIGDATA AND INDUSTRY 4.0
Applications and considerations for the application of BIGDATA in the context of Industry 4.0.
Block IV. DATA CAPTURE, STORAGE, ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATION. Topic 1. INFORMATION ACQUISITION
Main procedures to access information in heterogeneous contexts typical of cloud environments.

Topic 2. DATA PROCESSING MODELS
Main data processing strategies for subsequent analysis.

Topic 3. ALGORITHM DESIGN FOR BIG DATA
Possible algorithms for the exploitation of information from the processed data.

Topic 4. INFORMATION VISUALIZATION TECHNIQUES
Different alternatives for information representation, from traditional techniques to advanced methods.

Topic 5. AVAILABLE TOOLS
Tools to centralize the process and facilitate decision making.

Planning
Methodologies  ::  Tests
  Class hours Hours outside the classroom Total hours
Laboratory practicals 15 17.5 32.5
 
 
Lecture 9 10.5 19.5
 
Oral tests 0.5 6 6.5
Objective multiple-choice tests 1.5 15 16.5
 
(*)The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Methodologies
Methodologies   ::  
  Description
Laboratory practicals Practicals to be done in the computer lab about different aspects of cloud computing and big data.
Lecture Exposition of the contents of the course.

Personalized attention
 
Lecture
Laboratory practicals
Oral tests
Objective multiple-choice tests
Description
Resolution of doubts arising during the student's personal study.

Assessment
  Description Qualification
Oral tests Exhibition and/or delivery of work-projects and/or internship reports. 15%-50%
Objective multiple-choice tests Partial and/or final objective tests 20%-45%
 
Other comments and second call

Sources of information
Access to Recommended Bibliography in the Catalog ULE

Basic VK Jain, Big Data and Hadoop, Khanna Publishing,
Luis Joyanes, Big Data, Análisis de grandes volúmenes de datos en organizaciones, Alfaomega,
Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, Kenneth Cukier, Big data: La revolución de los datos masivos, Turner,
Kris Jamsa, Cloud Computing: SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, Virtualization, Business Models, Mobile, Security and More, Jones & Bartlett Publishers,
Dan C. Marinescu, Cloud Computing: Theory and Practice, Morgan Kaufmann,

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