CP5605 - Advanced Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery

Credit points:	03
Year:	2014
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
Administered by:	School of Business (pre 2015)

Topics include artificial intelligence techniques for data mining, dimension reduction methods and analytical methods for clustering and pattern detection.

Learning Outcomes

• Understand the working principles of data mining and knowledge discovery in databases;
• Develop data mining techniques using C++/Java;
• Analyse large datasets using data mining techniques;
• Use contemporary data mining suites;
• Utilise practical examples of data mining.

Assumed Knowledge:	Basic knowledge of relational databases and proficiency in at least one programming language.
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:	CP3300 CP5634

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 28-Aug-2014
Coordinator:	Dr Joanne Lee
Lecturer:	Dr Hossein Ghodosi.
Contact hours:	24 hours lectures 12 hours tutorials
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); presentations (10%); assignments (20%); report (20%).
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 28-Aug-2014
Coord/Lect:	Dr Joanne Lee.
Contact hours:	24 hours lectures 12 hours tutorials
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); presentations (10%); assignments (20%); report (20%).
JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 52
Census Date 17-Jul-2014
Coord/Lect:	Dr Joanne Lee, Dr Insu Song.
Contact hours:	24 hours lectures 12 hours tutorials
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); presentations (10%); assignments (20%); report (20%).
JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 22
Census Date 14-Aug-2014
Coordinator:	Dr Joanne Lee
Lecturer:	Mr Paul Darwen.
Contact hours:	24 hours lectures 12 hours tutorials
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); presentations (10%); assignments (20%); report (20%).
JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 21
Census Date 17-Apr-2014
Coordinator:	Dr Joanne Lee
Lecturer:	Mr Paul Darwen.
Contact hours:	24 hours lectures 12 hours tutorials
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); presentations (10%); assignments (20%); report (20%).
JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 23
Census Date 11-Dec-2014
Coordinator:	Dr Joanne Lee
Lecturer:	Mr Paul Darwen.
Contact hours:	24 hours lectures 12 hours tutorials
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); presentations (10%); assignments (20%); report (20%).

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