TTEC609 Big Data Applications in Taxation

This unit provides a grounding in the application of big data concepts, frameworks and tools to taxation operations in a contemporary business context. The unit covers the systems basis for big data and its architecture. It reviews the forms of operational plans needed to support the implementation of big data tools in taxation and identifies the techniques associated with data mapping and visualisation. It reviews the current architectures associated with applications of big data and examines how data sets are used. The unit also provides an introduction to AWS and Hadoop frameworks and assesses the efficacy of using big data applications to support taxation operations. The implementation of big data tools and the use of structured and un-structured data are also reviewed and analysed. The ethical implications of big data utilisation in taxation and team-related impacts are also examined.