Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE / EEM-531 - ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING (MASTER)

Code: EEM-531 Course Title: DATA MINING AND KNOWLEDGE DISCOVERY Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 6
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 2nd Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING (MASTER)
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer MEHMET YEŞİLBUDAK (myesilbudak@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
To teach data mining and to gain the ability to solve the problems in the field of engineering with data mining approaches.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 know data mining. PO-2 The ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems; selecting and applying appropriate analysis and modeling methods for this purpose.
PO-8 Awareness of the need for lifelong learning; access to knowledge, ability to follow developments in science and technology, and constant self-renewal.
Examination
LO-2 can define data warehouse and its properties. PO-2 The ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems; selecting and applying appropriate analysis and modeling methods for this purpose.
PO-8 Awareness of the need for lifelong learning; access to knowledge, ability to follow developments in science and technology, and constant self-renewal.
Examination
LO-3 can analyze time series. PO-2 The ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems; selecting and applying appropriate analysis and modeling methods for this purpose.
PO-8 Awareness of the need for lifelong learning; access to knowledge, ability to follow developments in science and technology, and constant self-renewal.
Examination
LO-4 can create decision trees. PO-2 The ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems; selecting and applying appropriate analysis and modeling methods for this purpose.
PO-8 Awareness of the need for lifelong learning; access to knowledge, ability to follow developments in science and technology, and constant self-renewal.
Examination
LO-5 can use classification, clustering and association methods. PO-2 The ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems; selecting and applying appropriate analysis and modeling methods for this purpose.
PO-8 Awareness of the need for lifelong learning; access to knowledge, ability to follow developments in science and technology, and constant self-renewal.
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Introduction to data mining, database, data models, data warehouse and its properties, data cleaning, data integration, data reduction and data transformation, time series analysis, ID3 and C4.5 decision tree algorithms, support vector machines, Naive Bayes and k-nearest neighbor classification algorithms, k-means and agglomerative hierarchical clustering algorithms, Apriori association algorithm.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Introduction to data mining Lecture, question and answer, problem solving
2 Database, data models, data warehouse and their properties Lecture, question and answer, problem solving
3 Data cleaning, data integration, data reduction and data transformation Lecture, question and answer, problem solving
4 Time series analysis: MA, WMA, ARMA and ARIMA models Lecture, question and answer, problem solving
5 Decision trees: ID3 Lecture, question and answer, problem solving
6 Decision trees: C4.5 Lecture, question and answer, problem solving
7 Classification: k-nearest neighbor algorithm Lecture, question and answer, problem solving
8 mid-term exam
9 Classification: k-nearest neighbor algorithm (cont.) Lecture, question and answer, problem solving
10 Classification: Naive Bayes algorithm Lecture, question and answer, problem solving
11 Classification: Support vector machines Lecture, question and answer, problem solving
12 Clustering: Agglomerative hierarchical clustering algorithm Lecture, question and answer, problem solving
13 Clustering: k-means algorithm Lecture, question and answer, problem solving
14 Clustering: k-means algorithm (cont.) Lecture, question and answer, problem solving
15 Association analysis: Apriori algorithm Lecture, question and answer, problem solving
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Veri Madenciliği Yöntemleri, Y. Özkan, Papatya Yayıncılık, 2008.
2 Data Mining: Concepts and Techniques, J. Han, M. Kamber, Morgan Kaufmann Pub., 2006.
Required Course instruments and materials
Course book, computer, projector.

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 1 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 3 14 42
Outside Class
       a) Reading 3 14 42
       b) Search in internet/Library 3 14 42
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 2 13 26
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 2 13 26
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 180