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Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
CMP4336 | Introduction to Data Mining | Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
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Language of instruction: | English |
Type of course: | Non-Departmental Elective |
Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
Course Coordinator : | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi CEMAL OKAN ŞAKAR |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
Course Objectives: | In this course, data mining algorithms and computational paradigms that are used to extract useful knowledge, extract patterns and regularities in databases, and perform prediction and forecasting will be discussed. Supervised and unsupervised learning approaches will be covered with a focus on pattern discovery and cluster analysis. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; 1. Be able to understand Data Gathering and Pre-processing 2. Become familiar with Frequent Item Set Detection 3. Be able to understand Association Rule Mining 4. Be able to understand Classifiers, and their benefits 5. Be able to use Clustering 6. Be able to understand Clustering Evaluation |
1.Introduction to Basic Concepts 2.Data Exploration 3.Classification 4.Clustering 5.Dimensionality Reduction 6.Frequent Item Set Mining 7.Association Rule Mining |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Introduction to Basic Concepts | None |
2) | Data Exploration: Summary Statistics, Visualization, OLAP and Multi-dimensional Data Analysis | None |
3) | Data Pre-Processing, Transformation, Normalization, Standardization | None |
4) | Classification and Regression: Model Selection and Generalization, Decision Trees, Performance Evaluation | None |
5) | Classification: Bayesian Decision Theory, Parametric Classification, Naive Bayes Classifier, Instance-Based Classifiers | |
6) | Classification | None |
6) | Classification and Regression: Artificial Neural Networks, Support Vector Machines | |
7) | Midterm I | Review of all topics covered so far |
8) | Clustering: Partitioning and Hierarchical Algorithms | None |
9) | Clustering: Density-Based Algorithms | |
10) | Cluster Evaluation, Comparing Clusterings | None |
11) | Midterm II | none |
12) | Dimensionality Reduction | none |
13) | Frequent Item Set Mining | none |
14) | Association Rule Mining | none |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Introduction to Data Mining by Pang-Ning Tan, Michael Steinbach and Vipin Kumar |
References: | Data Mining: Concepts and Techniques, by Jiawei Han, Micheline Kamber and Jian Pei |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Homework Assignments | 2 | % 20 |
Project | 1 | % 20 |
Midterms | 2 | % 20 |
Final | 1 | % 40 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 40 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 60 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 42 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 32 |
Project | 5 | 15 |
Homework Assignments | 6 | 12 |
Midterms | 8 | 28 |
Final | 6 | 26 |
Total Workload | 155 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | As a world citizen, she is aware of global economic, political, social and ecological developments and trends. | |
2) | He/she is equipped to closely follow the technological progress required by global and local dynamics and to continue learning. | |
3) | Absorbs basic economic principles and analysis methods and uses them to evaluate daily events. | |
4) | Uses quantitative and statistical tools to identify economic problems, analyze them, and share their findings with relevant stakeholders. | |
5) | Understands the decision-making stages of economic units under existing constraints and incentives, examines the interactions and possible future effects of these decisions. | |
6) | Comprehends new ways of doing business using digital technologies. and new market structures. | |
7) | Takes critical approach to economic and social problems and develops analytical solutions. | |
8) | Has the necessary mathematical equipment to produce analytical solutions and use quantitative research methods. | |
9) | In the works he/she contributes, observes individual and social welfare together and with an ethical perspective. | |
10) | Deals with economic problems with an interdisciplinary approach and seeks solutions by making use of different disciplines. | |
11) | Generates original and innovative ideas in the works she/he contributes as part of a team. |