 Hi, my name is Michelle Chen and I'm an assistant professor at San Jose State University School of Information. I'm also the program coordinator of the Certificate in Big Data program. The emerging field of big data has attracted tremendous academic attention and generated great market demands in the industry. Located in the center of the Silicon Valley, we feel the urge to prepare our students to better face a data intensive world. Our Certificate in Big Data program is offered fully online and provides tools to data scientists and data engineers. It also helps analytics managers formulate business strategies based on data analysis. Guided by a program advisory committee with representatives from Kaggle, IBM, and Splunk, this nine-unit curriculum focuses on big data technologies, web and data mining, and information visualization. The curriculum is uniquely designed to provide customization. While covering a wide spectrum of the big data pipeline, courses feature individualized projects. Students gain practical experience using big data technologies through online lab work and hands-on projects. Data analysts, for instance, can tailor the course project to business goals and personal career aspirations. As the field advances, it's vital to keep our skills current with the market. I invite you to learn more about the Certificate in Big Data, and I look forward to working with you in this exciting field.