CS412: An Introduction
to Data Mining
Spring, 2023
Course
Objective
Provide a
comprehensive overview of the fundamental concepts and techniques of data
mining.
·
Be
able to understand the key concepts of data mining techniques, including data preprocessing,
data warehousing and cube, frequent pattern mining, classification, clustering.
·
Be
able to apply the key data mining techniques to realistic setting, evaluate and
analyze the mining results.
Basic
Information
Class
meeting: 2:00-3:15pm T/R, 3039 CIF
Instructor: Hanghang Tong (htong@illinois.edu)
TAs:
·
Wenxuan
Bao: wbao4@illinois.edu
·
Mukesh
Chugani: chugani2@illinois.edu
·
Derek
Wang: dingsuw2@illinois.edu
·
Yian
Wang: yian3@illinois.edu
·
Yuchen
Yan: yucheny5@illinois.edu
Office
hours:
[All CT
time, all on Zooms. Note that each of us have a different zoom link & pwd – please refer to canvas for the detailed schedule
& zoom info]
Online
resources:
·
Piazza: https://piazza.com/illinois/spring2023/cs412
·
Canvas
Schedule
(Tentative, subject to slight adjustment)
·
Class
Outline / Chapter 1: Introduction (week 1)
·
Chapter
2: Data, Measurements, and Data Preprocessing (weeks 1 & 2)
·
Chapter
3: Data Warehousing and Online Analytical Processing (weeks 3 & 4)
·
Chapter
4: Mining Frequent Patterns, Associations, and Correlations: Basic
Concepts and Methods (weeks 4 & 5 & 6)
·
Chapter
5: Advanced Pattern Mining (weeks 7 & 8)
·
Chapter
6: Classification: Basic Concepts (weeks 10, 11 & 12)
·
Chapter
8: Cluster Analysis: Basic Concepts (weeks 13 & 14)
·
Chapter 10: Deep Learning (weeks 15)
Coursework
and Grading
·
Assignments,
Programming Assignments, and Exams
o
Written
Assignments: 50% (five homework assignments expected)
o
Midterm
exam 1: 15%
o
Midterm
exam 2: 15%
o
Final
exam: 20%
·
For
students taking 4th credit
o
For
students registering 4 credits: 25%. The overall scores will be scaled
proportionally
o
Group
project: 2-3 members
Key
Dates
· Assignments
o A1:
Jan. 17th out, Feb. 2nd due
o A2:
Feb. 2nd, Feb. 14th due
o A3:
Feb. 14th, Mar. 23rd due
o A4:
Mar. 23rd out, Apr. 18th due
o A5:
Apr. 18th out, May. 4th due
· Exams
o Mid-term
1: 2:00-3:15pm, Feb. 21st, (in class)
o Mid-term
2: 2:00-3:15pm, Mar. 30th, (in class)
o Final:
TBD
· Project
(for students taking 4th credit)
o Project
proposal due: Feb. 16th
o Mid-point
report due: Mar. 21st
o Paper
submission due: May 4th
o Review
submission due: May 4th
Textbooks
Required:
Jiawei Han, Jian Pei, and Hanghang Tong. Data
Mining: Concepts and Techniques (4th ed), Morgan Kaufmann
Reference:
·
Charu
C. Aggarwal, Data Mining: The Textbook, Springer, 2015
·
P.-N.
Tan, M. Steinbach and V. Kumar, Introduction to Data Mining, Wiley, 2005 (2nd
ed. 2016)
·
Mohammed
J. Zaki and Wagner Meira Jr., Data Mining
and Analysis: Fundamental Concepts and Algorithms, Cambridge University Press,
2014
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