Designing a Master Course on Architectures for Big Data: A Collaboration between University and Industry

We describe a collaboration between Marelli and Università degli Studi di Milano that allowed the latter to add course on «Architectures for Big Data» in its Master programme of Computer Science, with aim providing teaching approach characterized by an intertwined exposition discipline, methodology practical tools. were motivated need filling, at least part, gap expectation employers competences acquired students. Indeed, several big-data-related tools patterns widespread use working environments are seldom taught academic context. The also expose students company-related processes topics. So far, has been two editions, third one is currently ongoing. Using both quantitative qualitative approach, we show appreciated this new form learning activities, terms enrollments, exam marks, activated external theses. exploited received feedback order slightly modify content structure course.