Fall Quarter 2026

ISBA-2413: Big Data Modeling & Analytics

@author: Dr. Mahmoud Parsian

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1. Course Information

This course is about big data and its role in carrying out modern business intelligence for actionable insight. See the full Course Description for details.

2. Folders

folder	Description
slides	slides, lecture notes, and notebooks
syllabus	10-weeks session-by-session syllabus
course_information	Course information, outline, grading, exams, ...
data	Samples of data for analytics
instructor	Mahmoud Parsian as Instructor

3. Main Subjects

Subject	Percentage
1. Introduction to MapReduce Paradigm	25%
2. Spark and PySpark	60%
3. Serverless SQL Access to Big Data	15%

4. Class Room, Dates & Hours

5. Instructor: Dr. M. Parsian

6. Prerequisite

7. Course Description

8. Course Outline 10 Weeks

9. Glossary of Big Data, MapReduce, Spark

10. Required Books and Papers

11. Required Software

12. Syllabus, Fall Quarter 2026

13. Grading and Class Conduct

14. Academic Conduct

15. Python Tutorials

16. SQL Tutorials

17. MapReduce Tutorials

18. PySpark Tutorials

19. Office Hours

20. Exam-1, Exam-2, and Final Exam Dates

21. Git and GitHub — How to Clone and Refresh This Repository

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Mahmoud Parsian's Latest Books

Data Algorithms with Spark

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PySpark Algorithms

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Data Algorithms