Challenges of Big Data Technologies in Education Process in Business Information Systems

Presented paper describes the current state of the art in the integration of Big Data technologies into the Business information systems study program curriculum. The study program focuses on various aspects of data analytics and provides education in related areas; therefore integration of Big Data technologies was necessary. We introduced a specific course, which was dedicated directly to such technologies. The main objective was to integrate the newly established course and align it with the rest of the related courses. Besides the right integration with the existing curriculum, technological background which provides the necessary environment capable of operation of the Big Data technologies is crucial. This paper focuses on the description of the implementation of underlying computing infrastructure which provides required resources for Big Data platform used in education process as well as a set of course materials including lab exercises and sample applications which could enhance the hands-on experience with the Big Data technologies.