Challenges of Unstructured "BIG" Data

As social network diffuses so does the data generated through them. This data contains text, videos, graphs, pictures and many other varieties. Data is generated at the speed of light and organizations must take advantage of... [ view full abstract ]

As social network diffuses so does the data generated through them. This data contains text, videos, graphs, pictures and many other varieties. Data is generated at the speed of light and organizations must take advantage of it. This data is called “big” data typically characterized as 3 V’s velocity, volume and variety. It is the velocity and variety parts that are challenging. 

This creates challenges for professors who need to either offer a course in big data or at a minimum include it in an existing course. It is important that our students understand this new phenomenon in addition to existing systems. This paper proposes an outline for including big data in an existing database course.