NWI-IBI008
Data Mining
Course infoSchedule
Course moduleNWI-IBI008
Credits (ECTS)6
CategoryBA (Bachelor)
Language of instructionEnglish
Offered byRadboud University; Faculty of Science; Informatica en Informatiekunde;
Lecturer(s)
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Lecturer
R.C. Bouman
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Lecturer
dr. ir. T. Claassen
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Lecturer
O. Claessen, MSc
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Contactperson for the course
prof. dr. M. Loog
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Lecturer
prof. dr. M. Loog
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Academic year2023
Period
KW1-KW2  (04/09/2023 to 28/01/2024)
Starting block
KW1
Course mode
full-time
Remarks-
Registration using OSIRISYes
Course open to students from other facultiesYes
Pre-registrationNo
Waiting listNo
Placement procedure-
Aims
At the end of the course you will be able to
  • reason and argue which data mining algorithm is applicable to which task;
  • apply, analyze, and implement various data mining algorithms;
  • evaluate the quality of data mining solutions.
Content
How can we build systems that can learn? More specifically: how can we extract relevant, interesting information from (big) data? You learn that there are various algorithms, depending on the task at hand and properties of the available data. In the project, you will implement and/or test such algorithms on existing data.

Instructional Modes
  • Lecture
  • Self-study
Level
Bachelor
Presumed foreknowledge
You
  • are up-to-date with elementary concepts from probability theory such as probabilities, probability distributions, and expectations;
  • can apply these concepts for basic calculations;
  • know and understand vectors and matrices;
  • can add and multiply those. This prior knowledge is treated in the courses Calculus and Probability Theory and Matrix Calculation
Test information
Grading is based upon a midterm exam (35%), an endterm exam (35%), and a project (30%). Homework assignments are mandatory and a sufficient grade is needed to pass the course.

As indicated in the Rules and Regulations, the weighted average of midterm and endterm exam must be a minimum of 5.0. The resit of midterm and endterm will both be scheduled in Q3.

Please note: If you take a resit of one of the exam activities, you must register for that particular resit exam as well as for the resit of the final grade. The latter is necessary so the course examiner can register your new grade.
Specifics
Please note: If you take a resit of one of the exam activities, you must register for that particular resit exam as well as for the resit of the final grade. The latter is necessary for the course examiner to register your new grade.
The full study load is associated with the final grade, and this is used by OSIRIS in the context of calculating the judicium.
 
Recommended materials
Book
The primary text we use is the second edition of the book, though the first edition can still be used as well. Essential differences are discussed on the book's website [https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www-users.cse.umn.edu/*kumar001/dmbook/index.php__;fg!!HJOPV4FYYWzcc1jazlU!6s7OXOL9tXzY9sHT_HNwGmL3QmSSyKnza3aLJoBMGunF42dgoq5wgVOrvgMOG9baWLmsYNLN732aBRLL$].
Title:Introduction to Data Mining
Author:Tan, Steinbach, Karpatne, and Kumar
Publisher:Pearson
Edition:2

Instructional modes
Course occurrence

Practical computer training

Tests
Final grade
Test weight1
OpportunitiesBlock KW2, Block KW3

Remark
See detailed description under Test Information

Digital Midterm
Test weight0
Test typeDigital exam with CIRRUS
OpportunitiesBlock KW1, Block KW3

Digital Endterm
Test weight0
Test typeDigital exam with CIRRUS
OpportunitiesBlock KW2, Block KW3

Project
Test weight0
Test typeProject
OpportunitiesBlock KW2, Block KW3