FIT5202 Data processing for big data
Faculty of Information Technology
FIT5202 Data processing for big data is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Information Technology, offered in 2025 in Semester 1, Semester 2 and Summer B at Malaysia and Clayton. It needs FIT5047 or FIT5145.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 1, Semester 2, Summer B
- Malaysia, Clayton
- Assessment
- Exam 95%
- and 8 other tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before FIT5202
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After FIT5202
No unit lists FIT5202 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Equivalent units
The same content under another code. Only one of them counts.
Overview
This unit focuses on big data processing, including volume, complexity, and velocity using the latest big data technologies. In big data volume, it covers large volume data processing using parallel technologies. In large dimensionality (or complexity), it covers various data analytics methods for parallel processing. For the velocity, it covers data streaming processing.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Malaysia | Evening |
| Second semester | Clayton | Flexible |
| Second semester | Malaysia | Evening |
| Summer semester B | Clayton | Flexible |
Assessment
- Assignment 1Project10%
- Assignment 2Project30%
- QuizQuiz / Test5%
- Lab tasksExercise5%
- Scheduled Final assessmentExamination50%
- Assignment 1Project15%
- Assignment 2Project30%
- QuizQuiz / Test5%
- Lab tasksExercise5%
- Scheduled Final assessmentExamination45%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
identify and explain big data concepts and technologies;
- 2
write and interpret parallel database processing algorithms and methods;
- 3
apply common data analytics and machine learning algorithms in a big data environment in a secure and ethical manner;
- 4
use and evaluate streaming methods in big data processing;
- 5
use big data streaming technologies.
Workload and teaching
- Laboratories24 hours
- Workshops24 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled online and face to face learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated reading and preparation for scheduled teaching activities.
Learning resources
Recommended resources
- A. Kozlov: Mastering Scala machine learning : advance your skills in efficient data analysis and data processing using the powerful tools of Scala, Spark, and Hadoop, Birmingham, UK : Packt Publishing, 2016
- A. Alexander: Scala cookbook, Beijing : O'Reilly, 2013
- A.S. Tanenbaum, T. Austin: Structured Computer Organization, 6th Ed, Boston : Pearson, 2013
Where it fits
FIT5202 is part of 2 areas of study in the 2025 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Mr Mohammad Goudarzi
- Associate Professor David Taniar
- Unit Coordinators
- Associate Professor Ting Chee Ming
- Jay Zhao
Common questions
When is FIT5202 offered?
In 2025, FIT5202 runs in Semester 1, Semester 2 and Summer B at Malaysia and Clayton.
How much work is FIT5202?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does FIT5202 have an exam?
Yes. The exam is worth 95% of the final mark, alongside 9 other tasks.
Which majors and minors include FIT5202?
FIT5202 is part of Computational science and Software engineering.