This course provides an introduction to big data and Data Analytics Lifecycle to address business challenges leveraging big data. The course covers basic and advanced data analytics tools and technology, including MapReduce and Hadoop. The course teaches several technologies used in manipulating storing, and analyzing dig data using both SQL and NoSQL storage solutions. The Main objective of the course is to provide insights into all aspects of big data technology and how big data is being used by industries in diverse fields like education, marketing, retailing, healthcare, securoty etc. Prerequisites: CST 140 and CST 225. (F;SS)