In today's world, large volume of data is being generated every second by individuals and organizations across the globe. Organizations are working towards efficiently storing, managing, and analyzing complex and large datasets for generating business value from big data. In this course, students will learn about the challenges in handling as well as analyzing big data. Classroom exercises and group assignments will cover topics in big data technologies including Hadoop, Spark, Microsoft R, etc. Students will be exposed to foundational data science methods, techniques, and tools used in big data analytics.