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COURSE UNIT TITLECOURSE UNIT CODESEMESTERTHEORY + PRACTICE (Hour)ECTS
INTRODUCTION TO MACHINE LEARNING BİL535 - 3 + 0 10

TYPE OF COURSE UNITElective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNITMaster's Degree With Thesis
YEAR OF STUDY-
SEMESTER-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED10
NAME OF LECTURER(S)Associate Professor Mustafa Sert
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT At the end of this course, the students;
1) Know hypotheses and version spaces.
2) Know how to design a learning system.
3) Know how to apply machine learning techniques to specific problems.
MODE OF DELIVERYFace to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSENo
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTNone
COURSE DEFINITIONMachine learning paradigms. Concept learning, general-to-specific ordering and version spaces. Decision tree learning. Artificial neural networks, perceptrons, and multilayer networks. Bayesian learning. Instance-based learning. Support vector machine. Genetic algorithms. Applications to selected problems.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEKTOPICS
1st Week Machine learning paradigms.
2nd Week Concept learning, general-to-specific ordering and version spaces.
3rd Week Concept learning, general-to-specific ordering and version spaces.
4th Week Decision tree learning.
5th Week Decision tree learning.
6th Week Artificial neural networks, perceptrons, and multilayer networks.
7th Week Artificial neural networks, perceptrons, and multilayer networks.
8th Week Mid-term
9th Week Bayesian learning.
10th Week Instance-based learning.
11th Week Support vector machine.
12th Week Genetic algorithms.
13th Week Genetic algorithms.
14th Week Applications to selected problems.
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING1. Machine Learning, Tom Mitchell, McGraw-Hill.
2. Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning, Christopher Bishop, Springer.
3. Pattern Classification, Richard O. Duda, Wiley.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODSLecture,Questions/Answers,Practice,Problem Solving,Project,Report Preparation,Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 QuantityPercentage(%)
Mid-term130
Quiz115
Project115
Total(%)60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)40
Total(%)100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities Number Hours Workload
Midterm exam111
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work
Preparation for Final exam13030
Course hours14342
Preparation for Midterm exam12020
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam122
Homework23060
Project270140
Total Workload295
Total Workload / 309,83
ECTS Credits of the Course10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTIONTurkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)No
  

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