COMP SCI 7209 - Big Data Analysis and Project

North Terrace Campus - Semester 2 - 2020

In this course, you will complete a medium-scale data science project. This project will involve evaluating, selecting and applying relevant data science techniques, principles and theory to a data science problem. Working with a real-world dataset, you will further develop your data science skills and knowledge and demonstrate autonomy, initiative and accountability. You will need to reflect on the nature of your data and identify any social and ethical concerns and identify appropriate ethical frameworks for data management. As part of the course you will deliver a written and oral presentation of your project design, plan, methodologies, and outcomes.

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Course Details

Course Code	COMP SCI 7209
Course	Big Data Analysis and Project
Coordinating Unit	Computer Science
Term	Semester 2
Level	Postgraduate Coursework
Location/s	North Terrace Campus
Units	3
Contact	Up to 2 hours per week
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange	N
Restrictions	Master of Data Science only
Assessment	Written exam and/or assignments

Course Staff

Course Coordinator: Professor Chunhua Shen

Prof. Chunhua Shen

Course Timetable

The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from Course Planner.

Course Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course students will be able to:

1. Evaluate, select and apply data analysis techniques, principles and theory;
2. Develop algorithms for the statistical analysis of big data;
3. Plan and execute a project;
4. Work autonomously using your own initiative;

University Graduate Attributes

This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:

University Graduate Attribute	Course Learning Outcome(s)
Deep discipline knowledge informed and infused by cutting edge research, scaffolded throughout their program of studies acquired from personal interaction with research active educators, from year 1 accredited or validated against national or international standards (for relevant programs)	1,2,3
Critical thinking and problem solving steeped in research methods and rigor based on empirical evidence and the scientific approach to knowledge development demonstrated through appropriate and relevant assessment	1,2
Teamwork and communication skills developed from, with, and via the SGDE honed through assessment and practice throughout the program of studies encouraged and valued in all aspects of learning	3,4
Career and leadership readiness technology savvy professional and, where relevant, fully accredited forward thinking and well informed tested and validated by work based experiences	1,2,3
Intercultural and ethical competency adept at operating in other cultures comfortable with different nationalities and social contexts able to determine and contribute to desirable social outcomes demonstrated by study abroad or with an understanding of indigenous knowledges	1,2
Self-awareness and emotional intelligence a capacity for self-reflection and a willingness to engage in self-appraisal open to objective and constructive feedback from supervisors and peers able to negotiate difficult social situations, defuse conflict and engage positively in purposeful debate	3,4

Learning Resources

Required Resources

1. No textbook required.
2. Knowing some basic statistics, probability, linear algebra and optimisation.
3. Ability to program in Matlab, or Python is required. C/C++ is a plus.

Recommended Resources

Recommended books:

1. Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning by Bishop, Christopher M.
2. The elements of statistical learning: https://web.stanford.edu/~hastie/Papers/ESLII.pdf
3. Deep learning book: https://www.deeplearningbook.org/

The first two books are for statistical learning and data analysis in general.
The last one is about Deep Learning/Neural Networks techniques.

Online Learning

Our course forum is accessible via the Canvas.

Excellent external courses available online:
1) https://www.edx.org/course/big-data-capstone-project-adelaidex-datacapx
2) https://www.edx.org/course/big-data-analytics-adelaidex-analyticsx
3) Stanford Machine Learning Course: https://see.stanford.edu/course/cs229
Learning & Teaching Activities

Learning & Teaching Modes

The course will be primarily delivered through two activities:
1ï¼Lectures
2ï¼Two projects
Lectures will introduce and motivate very basic concepts of a few widely used data analytics methods. The two projects will reinforce concepts by their application to problem solving. This will be done via programming work, presentations and reports.

Workload

The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

This is a 3-unit course. Students are expected to spend about 8 hours per week on the course. This includes a 1-hour lecture (on average), 2-hour self study and up to 5 hours per week on completing projects.

Project work will be subjected to deadlines. Students are expected to manage their time effectively to allow timely submission, especially with consideration to workload of other courses.

Learning Activities Summary

Students are encouraged to attend lectures as material presented in lectures often includes more than is on the slides. Students are also encouraged to ask questions during the lectures. Slides will be available via the subject web page.

Specific Course Requirements

1. Knowing some basic statistics, probability, linear algebra and optimisation;
2. Ability to program in Matlab or Python. C/C++ is a plus.

The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:

Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
Assessment must maintain academic standards.

Assessment Summary

Assessment Summary

The course includes the following assessment components:

Two projects:
Project 1: 40%
- Project Presentation: 10%
- Project report and code implementation: 30%

Project 1: 60%
- Project Presentation: 15%
- Project report and code implementation: 45%

No exam.

Details

Component Weighting Learning Outcomes CBOK Areas
Presentation: 10% and 15%, 2 in total 1,2,3,4 1,2,4
Report and code: 30% and 45% 2 in total 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4,7,8,9,10,11

CBOK Legend
1 Abstraction
2 Design
3 Ethics
4 Interpersonal Communication
5 Societal Issues
6 History & Status of the Discipline
7 Hardware & Software
8 Data & Information
9 Programming
10 Human Computer Interfaces
11 Systems Development

Details of the Australian Computer Society's Core Bode of Knowledge (CBOK) can be found in this document: https://www.acs.org.au/accreditedcourses-and-jobs.

Assessment Detail

Each student is expected to complete assignments in the form of report and programming work. The assignments must be completed individually (excluding group work) and all submissions are to be made under the declaration of adherring to the academic honesty principles. Submissions will be subjected to plagiarism checks. This course has a zero-tolerance policy towards academic honesty violations. Offenders will be duly subjected to university procedures for dealing with academic honesty cases.

Submission

Assignment solutions are to be submitted through canvas.
No physical submissions of work will be accepted unless specifically requested by the lecturer.

Marks will be capped for late submissions, based on the following schedule:
1 day late – mark capped at 75%
2 days late – mark capped at 50%
3 days late – mark capped at 25%
more than 3 days late – no marks available.

Extensions to due dates will only be considered under exceptional medical or personal conditions and will not be granted on the last day due, or retrospectively. Applications for extensions must be made to the course coordinator by e-mail or hard copy and must include supporting documentation – medical certificate or letter from the student counselling service.

Course Grading

Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:

M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme)
Grade	Mark	Description
FNS		Fail No Submission
F	1-49	Fail
P	50-64	Pass
C	65-74	Credit
D	75-84	Distinction
HD	85-100	High Distinction
CN		Continuing
NFE		No Formal Examination
RP		Result Pending

Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.

Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.

Final results for this course will be made available through Access Adelaide.

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