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BU555S: BIG DATA AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (2021-2022)

Last modified: 31 May 2022 13:05


Course Overview

FinTech stands for Financial Technologies: technologies used and applied in the financial services sector, chiefly used by financial institutions themselves on the back end (back-office) of their businesses. But more and more, FinTech is coming to represent technologies that are disrupting traditional financial services, including mobile payments, money transfers, loans, fundraising, and asset management. This course will mainly focus on how Big Data and AI as subsets of FinTech impact business.

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Term Second Term Credit Points 0 credits (0 ECTS credits)
Campus Offshore Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • John Storm

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Any Postgraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

Every two days, we create as much data as we did from the beginning of time until the year 2000 from traditional databases - and our usage continues to increase exponentially.

Within the context of growing adoption of FinTech and the associated increase in data information, this course explores the following themes:

  • How does AI work and introduction to the layers of AI
  • Societal impacts of AI from a global perspective
  • Discussing risks associated and perspectives towards AI
  • Understanding big data
  • Sources of data from around the world
  • The big data & AI landscape when combined

Impact and implications for today’s business


Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

Report: Group

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 100
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Artificial Intelligence & Big Data are being positioned as fundamental disruptors to business and society. As a group of 3-4 participants, pick an industry and discuss these impacts. You may also want to consider the regulatory framework within which these technologies will be applied. Ensure that your report provides critique of both positive impact and negative implications with specific examples.

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Learning Outcomes
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Formative Assessment

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Resit Assessments

Resubmission of failed elements

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 100
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Learning Outcomes
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Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ReflectionEvaluateAble to understand on the core concepts of AI and Big Data and reflect on their impact on business and society
 

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