Databases & Information Retrieval

€1,930.00

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In the certificate programme, you take modules worth at least 15 credit points, you are enrolled as a student at Leuphana University of Lüneburg, you have access to all the university's resources, you take examinations and you receive the university certificate "PS Individuale" as your degree.

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You complete the module studies with an examination and receive the specified credit points. These can be credited towards a Bachelor's or Master's degree. The modular study programme is interesting for you if you only want to book a single module. At the end, you will receive a certificate with a detailed list of your achievements.

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Participation in the module takes place WITHOUT an examination. You do not receive any credit points. Credit points are important if you want to have them credited towards a Bachelor's or Master's degree. You will receive a certificate of attendance at the end of the module.

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Currently 10 places available
Courses of this module
F5 Databases & Information Retrieval
* Die Veranstaltung findet im Zeitraum 01.04.2025 bis 30.09.2025 statt. Die genauen Termine werden in Kürze bekanntgegeben.
Product information "Databases & Information Retrieval"
This module consists of two parts: In the first part, databases are discussed with a focus on unstructured and big data (e.g., NoSQL databases, horizontal and vertical scaling, ACID, CAP theorem and MapReduce). In the second part, information retrieval topics are covered (e.g., search engines, Approximate Search (k-Nearest Neighbor, Min-Hashing, Locality-Sensitive Hashing), and Recommender Systems)


is restricted access: No
Requirements - university entrance qualification: Not required
Requirements - one year of work experience: Not required
Requirements Language: None
Requirements Expertise: None
Other requirements

Recommendation:
  • Participation in the modules "DS-F1 Mathematics & Statistics" as well as "DS-F2 Fundamentals of Machine Learning" or corresponding knowledge
  • Mastery of a programming language (e.g. Python)

Topic: IT & Digitalisation
Format of course: (Vor-Ort-)Präsenz und Online
Level: Master
Course language: English
Study programme
Number of credit points / ECTS: 5
Workload Contact time (in hours): 40
Workload self-study time (in hours): 85
Examination: inter-course examination (Module exam)
Exam format: Written exam
Further exam format: No further Exam
Qualifikationsziele

  • Acquire theoretical knowledge about the storage and processing possibilities of big data
  • Compare different architectures with regard to their advantages and disadvantages in different application scenarios
  • Gain knowledge of concurrent processing of large data sets and apply it to selected examples