ISM 5219 "Intelligent Systems" Dr. Leigh

SYLLABUS (5/16/2005)

Summer  2005

 

Prerequisites: admission to graduate study.

Objective: Class members will study theory and acquire hands-on skills in the analysis, design, and implementation of rudimentary data mining and knowledge discovery systems.

Instructor: Dr. William Leigh, Professor of Management Information Systems, (407) 823-2923, (office hours: MTW 4:00 – 6:00 pm for A Term and MTWH 5:00 – 6:00 pm for D term, but there will often be time at the end of class for individual consultations in the classroom). William.Leigh@bus.ucf.edu

Texts:

(1) James R. Evans and David L. Olson, STATISTICS, DATA ANALYSIS, AND DECISION MODELING, Prentice Hall, isbn 0-13-020545-1.

(2) Daniel T. LaRose, DISCOVERING KNOWLEDGE IN DATA – AN INTRODUCTION TO DATA MINING, Wiley, isbn 0-471-66657-2. Second Edition

Reading Schedule:

Please read --              from Evans:                          Chapters 1,2                                                   5/19

                                                                                               3,4                                                            5/24

                                                                                               5,6                                                            6/7

                                                                                                 8                                                             6/14

                                    from LaRose:                           Pages 1-89                                                    6/21

                                                                                           90-146                                                        6/28

                                                                                          147-215                                                       7/5

 

Grading:

Tests (400 points, 4 @ 100 points each): One-hour, timed, cumulative, in-class, closed-book, individual, but for each test you may use up to 10 3x5 index cards with whatever written on them front and back you want. No make-ups will be given. Tests will be given during the last class meeting of each of the last five weeks of the class term. The last test will be the “final exam”. You must be present to take each test. Five tests will be administered, one each week. The four best test grades will be included in the final grade computation, that is, the lowest test grade will be dropped. If you are not present for a test, then your grade for that test will be a zero. (Yes, you may skip the final test if you are satisfied with the final grade you will receive with a zero grade on the final test.) Include a stamped self-addressed envelope with your final exam submission if you would like it returned to you.

Projects (600 points, 1 @ 600 points): Project assignment information is included further down in this syllabus. Keep in mind that project submissions will be penalized heavily for being incomplete at the end of the term.

 

A final cumulative score of at least 940 will receive an A;

900 A- ; 860 B+; 820 B ; 780 B- ; 760 C+ ; 740 C ; 720 C- ; 700 D+ ; 680 D ; 660 D- ; less F.

 

Policies and Information: 

1)       The instructor reserves the right to change or correct anything on this syllabus at any time.

2)       If a class member misses a class, it is her/his responsibility to get copies of any material handed out in that class from other students.

3)       Please, ask any questions concerning assignments during class, as everyone is most likely uncertain about the same points.

4)       Handouts and sample exams may be found at http://www.bus.ucf.edu/leigh/ISM4113 .

5)       If you want a copy of your graded final exam, attach a stamped, self-addressed envelope to the final exam paper when you submit it.

6)       An updated grades spreadsheet file will be posted about weekly; please verify that your grades are recorded correctly and send an e-mail reporting any errors within one week of appearance of the grade. One week after grade posting or midnight of the day of the final exam, whichever comes first, is the last time that a report of a grade posting error will be considered.

 

Project General Requirements:

All work is to be individual. You may consult other individuals concerning general technical or code issues but you may not share your specific project design or code or receive help on the development of your specific project design or code.

E-mail as an attachment the Excel workbook or workbooks and Word .DOC files containing the current state of the development of your solution to your project problem by midnight of the day of the first class meeting of the week to william.leigh@bus.ucf.edu each week for a grading and return to you for the morning of the next class meeting. Include as the subject line of your submission email the course number followed by your name, for example, “ISM 5219 John Doe”. Make sure that the file names are self-explanatory. The grading will include the grade you would receive if that were the final submission and comments on what has been done and what needs to be done.

The first worksheet in the project workbook or first section in the .DOC file should contain the project problem statement Devise your own project problem statement and let it be the contents of your first project submission. The problem is to be such that it is solved with a data mining system constructed with Excel and/or the some of the other tools we will become acquainted with in the class. The solution is tobe  the original development work of the class member.

You will be required to demonstrate the state of your project, possibly to include execution, to the class at least once. The demonstration assignment may include leading a walkthrough of documentation or execution of your system, and/or may include the presentation of some outside research.

 

Note very well that your choice of solution scope will be of critical importance. The course is about analysis and design, so, when the choice is made, use the project to demonstrate your analysis and design skills rather than your coding skills. Keep in mind that project submissions will be penalized heavily for being incomplete at the end of the term. We do not have time to do a lot of “bells and whistles.”  If you are in doubt as to whether some function is necessary for a project submission to be considered “complete”, consult with the instructor.