This module aims to show you how to work with data in your computer programs. You will learn how to use SQL and NoSQL databases to store tabular data and documents. You will learn about the ethics of gathering and processing data and why it is important to consider issues around data security. You will learn about open data resources, and how you can access them from your computer programs. You will learn about audio and video data, and the challenges of working with this kind of data.
- Dr. David Lewis
- Open data sources: different data formats
- Gathering and cleaning data
- The ethics of working with data
- SQL: advanced data representation
- SQL: advanced queries and linking
- NoSQL and document stores
- NoSQL and data pipelines
- Speeding up queries with indexes
- Audio and video data
- Data security
One two-hour unseen written examination and coursework (Type I)
Reading list for topics 1 to 5.
- Linked Data Engineering (Semantic Web) OpenHPI. - Prof. Dr. Harald Sack
- The Art of PostgreSQL. - "The book that teaches SQL to developers: Learn to replace thousands of lines of code with simple queries!"