Fall 2026

Data Management for Data Science

COMPSCI 574 introduces data management principles, covering relational and NoSQL databases, ETL processes, and language model adaptation.

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Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Meena Syamkumar

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COMP SCI 320, 400, or graduate/professional standing

COMPSCI 574

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LEC 001Classroom Instruction144 / 1750

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An introduction to the principles and practices of managing and exploring different kinds of data. Work with both relational databases and Not only SQL (NoSQL) databases to organize and analyze structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data. Write basic queries, forecast time-series data, and evaluate data quality and patterns through exploratory data analysis. Explore data cleaning techniques such as interpolation and imputation, to address missing or inconsistent values. Apply data engineering techniques, including data pipelines, data warehouses, and processes for moving and transforming data using Extract-Transform-Load (ETL) and Extract-Load-Transform (ELT). Learn how modern language models can be adapted using contextual information from custom datasets and strengthened with techniques that incorporate external knowledge sources.

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  • Relational and NoSQL databases, data cleaning, and data engineering pipelines.

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  • Data querying, forecasting, ETL/ELT pipelines, and LLM adaptation.

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COMPSCI 574 · Fall 2026

Data Management for Data Science

Recorded 2026-09-07
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nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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