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University of California, Irvine

Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence

This course is part of Database Design and Operational Business Intelligence Specialization

Tim Carrington

Instructor: Tim Carrington

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4 modules
Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
4.6

(123 reviews)

Beginner level

Recommended experience

Recommended experience

Beginner level

No experience in BI or database needed. Experience with at least one programming language is recommended.

6 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

4 modules
Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
4.6

(123 reviews)

Beginner level

Recommended experience

Recommended experience

Beginner level

No experience in BI or database needed. Experience with at least one programming language is recommended.

6 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace
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What you'll learn

  • Explain different data warehousing architectures and multidimensional data modeling

  • Develop predictive data mining models, including classification and estimation models

  • Develop explanatory data mining models, including clustering and association models

Skills you'll gain

  • Star Schema
  • Machine Learning Methods
  • Data Architecture
  • Business Analytics
  • Extract, Transform, Load
  • Databases
  • Data-Driven Decision-Making
  • Predictive Modeling
  • Snowflake Schema
  • Data Mart
  • Data Mining
  • Unsupervised Learning
  • Big Data
  • Statistical Methods
  • Data Science
  • Cloud Computing
  • Data Warehousing
  • Data Modeling
  • Market Analysis
  • Business Intelligence

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Taught in English

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There are 4 modules in this course

This course builds on “The Nature of Data and Relational Database Design” to extend the process of capturing and manipulating data through data warehousing and data mining. Once the transactional data is processed through ETL (Extract, Transform, Load), it is then stored in a data warehouse for use in managerial decision making. Data mining is one of the key enablers in the process of converting data stored in a data warehouse into actionable insight for better and faster decision making.

By the end of this course, students will be able to explain data warehousing and how it is used for business intelligence, explain different data warehousing architectures and multidimensional data modeling, and develop predictive data mining models, including classification and estimation models. IN addition, students will be able to develop explanatory data mining models, including clustering and association models.

Welcome to Module 1, Overview of Data Warehousing. In this module, we will overview data warehousing and data warehousing architectures. We will also define the Extract, Transform, Load (ETL) process as well as touch on data warehousing in the cloud and practice these through a short quiz. Finally, in our activity we will differentiate between the Kimball and Inmon design approaches for data warehouse architecture.

What's included

7 readings1 assignment1 discussion prompt

7 readings•Total 35 minutes
  • Need for Data Warehousing•5 minutes
  • Data Warehousing Architectures•5 minutes
  • Extract, Transform, Load (ETL)•5 minutes
  • Data Marts•5 minutes
  • Operational Data Stores•5 minutes
  • Data Warehousing in the Cloud•5 minutes
  • Supplemental Resources•5 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
  • Module 1 Knowledge Check•30 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 30 minutes
  • Activity•30 minutes

Welcome to Module 2, Multidimensional Modeling for Data Warehousing. In this module, we will go over data modeling for data warehousing. We will also learn the steps needed to construct a multidimensional data model and differentiate between star schema and snowflake schema. These will be practiced through a short quiz. Finally, we will create a normalized snowflake schema in our activity.

What's included

6 readings1 assignment1 discussion prompt

6 readings•Total 50 minutes
  • Data Modeling for Data Warehousing•5 minutes
  • Multidimensional Data Modeling•5 minutes
  • Star Schema•5 minutes
  • Snowflake Schema•5 minutes
  • NoSQL, Big Data, Data Lakes, and Data Warehousing•10 minutes
  • Supplemental Resources•20 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
  • Module 2 Knowledge Check•30 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 30 minutes
  • Activity•30 minutes

Welcome to Module 3, Data Mining for Prediction and Explanation. In this module, we will overview the data mining process and data mining methods. We will also identify the steps in a data mining process and differentiate between data mining methods. We will practice identifying these through a short quiz. In our activity, we will also select what data mining methods are best for a particular data set.

What's included

5 readings1 assignment1 discussion prompt

5 readings•Total 35 minutes
  • Overview of Data Mining for BI•5 minutes
  • Data Mining Process•5 minutes
  • Data Mining Methods•5 minutes
  • Data Mining Algorithms for Predictive Modeling•10 minutes
  • Supplemental Resources•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
  • Module 3 Knowledge Check•30 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 30 minutes
  • Activity•30 minutes

Welcome to Module 4, Data Mining for Clustering and Association. In this module, we will go over unsupervised data mining for explanatory modeling. We will also learn the definitions for clustering and segmentation, K-means clustering, association, and market basket analysis and practice these through a short quiz. Finally we will practice identifying clusters in a dataset through our activity.

What's included

4 readings1 assignment1 discussion prompt

4 readings•Total 35 minutes
  • Unsupervised Data Mining for Explanatory Modeling•5 minutes
  • Clustering and Segmentation•5 minutes
  • Association and Market Basket Analysis•5 minutes
  • Supplemental Resources•20 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
  • Module 4 Knowledge Check•30 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 30 minutes
  • Dataset Clustering•30 minutes

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Tim Carrington
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I​t is Basic course of Date warehousing and learning, which is very much usefull for Begginers.

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There could have been videos to make everything more clear and assignments too!

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