TTEC616 Big Data for Fintech TTEC616 Big Data for Fintech Campus: South Eveleigh, NSW 2015 Units of Credit: 6 Prerequisite or Corequisite: No prerequisite or corequisite for this unit. EFTSL*: 0.125 Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3 Tuition Fee See Tuition Fee Schedule Application Date: See Key Dates Unit Overview: This unit introduces the principles and basic applications of big data and fintech to modern financial operations. It provides students with a grounding in the theories and models that underpin the use of big data, blockchain and the utilities of fintech more broadly. The unit orients students to the fundamentals of these technologies as it examines their interactions with more traditional financial operations and assesses its impacts on them. It provides opportunities for students to recognise the role of fintech in the financial industry and its impact on operations and to apply the principles of fintech to a variety of financial problem. The utility of big data in blockchain and fintech contexts is also evaluated as are the risks posed by them. *EFTSL = Equivalent full-time study load