COMMUNICATION DESIGN | |||||
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 | Fall | 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) | Create design oriented application for the visual communication design field. | |
2) | Resolve visual communication problems via concept based designs and an integrated perspective in the visual communication design field. | |
3) | Qualify in design directing through analysis and design processes. | |
4) | Display creative thinking, approach and production process skills. | |
5) | Integrate basic fields of visual communication; print, time-based and interactive media, through mastering each one of these fields individually. | |
6) | Identify complementary design solutions in the visual field in order to solve communication problems. | |
7) | Perform necessary operational skills in order to finalize products in the visual communication design field. | |
8) | Evaluate recent design trends and the evolving aesthetic perspectives. | |
9) | Use recent design softwares that coincide with the developing information technologies and communication channels. | |
10) | Interpret theoretical, historical and intellectual roots of the visual communication design field. | |
11) | Perform necessary time management in order to complete a visual communication design project. | |
12) | Demonstrate leadership qualities in a design team as well as individual skills during the progress of a visual communication design project. | |
13) | Display compositional solutions and aesthetic skills to fulfill design needs in a visual communication design work. | |
14) | Develop academical, intellectual and critical point of view for global, local and individual visual communication design works. | 3 |