Machine Learning for Big Data

Course Status Level Degree Program Prerequisites Duration
Language Format License: CC BY 4.0

Instructor: Prof. Dr. Gerit Wagner

Welcome to Machine Learning for Big Data. This course introduces machine learning as a core part of data science for big data contexts, where analysts work with large, high-dimensional, and diverse datasets. Throughout the semester, you will learn how modern machine learning methods complement classical statistics, how to prepare and explore data, and how to build models for classification, prediction, and managerial decision support. The course combines lectures, in-class and home exercises, and practical work with R to help you connect methods and algorithms to real analytical problems.

Sessions

Course logistics

Status Title Date Time Location Materials
🟢 Completed Lecture Session 1: Big Data 2026-09-04 10:00–11:30 S2.11 (EDV) Slides
🟢 Completed Exercise Session 1: R Setup, Quarto, and Basic Data Workflow 2026-09-04 11:45–13:15 S2.11 (EDV) Notebook
🟢 Completed Lecture Session 2: Analytics and Data Preparation 2026-09-04 14:15–15:45 S2.11 (EDV) Slides
🟢 Completed Exercise Session 2: Data Preparation 2026-09-04 16:00–17:30 S2.11 (EDV) Notebook
🟢 Completed Lecture Session 3: Exploratory Data Analysis 2026-09-11 10:00–11:30 S2.11 (EDV) Slides
🟢 Completed Exercise Session 3: Exploratory Data Analysis 2026-09-11 11:45–13:15 S2.11 (EDV) Notebook
🟢 Completed Lecture Session 4: Machine Learning Baselines: Regression 2026-09-11 14:15–15:45 S2.11 (EDV) Slides
🟢 Completed Exercise Session 4: Machine Learning Baselines: Regression 2026-09-11 16:00–17:30 S2.11 (EDV) Notebook
🟢 Completed Lecture Session 5: Machine Learning Baselines: Classification 2026-09-17 10:00–11:30 S2.07 (EDV) Slides
🟢 Completed Exercise Session 5: Machine Learning Baselines: Classification 2026-09-17 11:45–13:15 S2.07 (EDV) Notebook
🟢 Completed Lecture Session 6: Machine Learning Foundations: Workflow 2026-09-18 10:00–11:30 S2.07 (EDV) Slides
🟢 Completed Exercise Session 6: Machine Learning Foundations: Workflow 2026-09-18 11:45–13:15 S2.07 (EDV) Notebook
🟢 Completed Lecture Session 7: Machine Learning Foundations: Algorithms 2026-09-25 10:00–11:30 S2.07 (EDV) Slides
🟢 Completed Exercise Session 7: Machine Learning Foundations: Algorithms 2026-09-25 11:45–13:15 S2.07 (EDV) Notebook
🟢 Completed Lecture Session 8: Machine Learning for Non-Tabular Data 2026-09-25 14:15–15:45 S2.07 (EDV) Slides
🟢 Completed Exercise Session 8: Machine Learning for Non-Tabular Data 2026-09-25 16:00–17:30 S2.07 (EDV) Notebook
🟢 Completed Lecture Session 9: Deployment in Organizations 2026-10-02 10:00–11:30 S2.07 (EDV) Slides
🟢 Completed Exercise Session 9: Deployment in Organizations: Explainable AI 2026-10-02 11:45–13:15 S2.07 (EDV) Notebook
🟢 Completed Group presentation Session 10: Group Work Presentations 2026-10-02 14:15–15:45 S2.07 (EDV) Slides
🟢 Completed Group presentation Session 10: Group Work Presentations 2026-10-02 16:00–17:30 S2.07 (EDV) Slides
🟢 Completed Group presentation Session 10: Group Work Presentations 2026-10-09 10:00–11:30 S2.07 (EDV) Slides
🟢 Completed Group presentation Session 10: Group Work Presentations 2026-10-09 11:45–13:15 S2.07 (EDV) Slides