Professor Katy Börner
Professor Geoffrey Fox
The School of Informatics and Computing offers two massive online open courses (MOOCs) that were recognized by ComputerWorld magazine as some of the best options for techies These MOOCs help participants keep their skills sharp and resumes updated.
Distinguished Professor and Associate Dean for Research Geoffrey Fox’s Big Data Applications and Analytics course makes its second appearance on the list. The course covers cloud infrastructure and data analytics algorithms, and discusses solving problems with X-informatics in areas such as physics, e-commerce, health, remote sensing, and Web search and text mining.
The MOOC includes 24 hours of course material in 12 sections (three of which are optional). The class uses Google Plus community forums and Google Hangouts On Air for instructor and student interaction. The course uses either Python or Java, with side MOOCs available for those who need help with their Python or Java skills. Students can earn Open Badges to show that they've completed the course.
Register now to enroll in Big Data Applications and Analytics. Victor H. Yngve Professor of Information Science Katy Börner’s Information Visualization was the only course with a female instructor on the list. The class covers algorithms for extracting patterns and trends from data as well as major temporal, geospatial and other visualization techniques. Students collaborate on projects for real-world clients.Every student who registers for this 15-week course gains free access to IU's scholarly database of 26 million paper, patent and grant records, and to Sci² Tool, a modular toolset that supports the temporal, geospatial, and topical network analysis and visualization of scholarly datasets. An in-course forum encourages interaction with other students, and a unique hashtag allows students to share their visualizations via Flickr. Information Visualization starts January 15. Register now!