DATA MINING

About this Course

Course Description

This course introduces the concepts and methods of data mining and shows its relationship with data science. All the steps involved in knowledge data discovery will be discussed. Topics include Introduction to Data Mining, Data Understanding, Data Preprocessing, Classification Methods, Model Evaluation, Association Rule Mining, and Clustering Methods. The course is hosted using accessible technology known as WEKA (Waikato Environment for Knowledge Analysis) that is web-based on an easy-to-use learning platform. In addition, some simple assessments and activities, such as quizzes and lab exercises, have been included in each topic.

Course Learning Outcomes

1 ) Demonstrate information management and retrieval skills related to data mining project
2 ) Evaluate the data mining models based on performance criteria
3 ) Build data mining models based on the given tasks using an appropriate method
4 ) Assess the methods of data mining related to real application in data science

Course Details

STATUS : Open
DURATION : FLEXIBLE
EFFORT : 3 hours perweek
MODE : 100% Online
COURSE LEVEL : Beginner
LANGUAGE : English
CLUSTER : Science & Technology ( ST )

 Syllabus

1.1 Introduction to Data Mining
1.2 History, Evolution and Classification of Data Mining
1.3 Tasks and Techniques of Data Mining
1.4 Problems and Challenges

2.1 Data Understanding
2.2 Attribute Types
2.3 Basic Statistics
2.4 Data Visualization

3.1 Overview of Data Pre-processing & Data Quality
3.2 Data Cleaning and Data Discretization
3.3 Data Integration
3.4 Data Transformation
3.5 Data Reduction

4.1 Classification Concepts
4.2 Decision Tree

5.1 Introduction
5.2 Classifier Evaluation Metrics
5.3 Evaluating Classifier's Accuracy
5.4 Increasing Models' Accuracy & Selection Issues

6.1 Introduction to Clustering
6.2 Similarity in Distance Function
6.3 K-means Algorithm
6.4 Hierarchical Clustering (Single Link)
6.5 Hierarchical Clustering (Complete Link)

7.1 Introduction to Association
7.2 Apriori Algorithm
7.3 Frequent-Pattern Growth

Our Instructor

SITI NUR KAMALIAH BINTI KAMARUDIN

Course Instructor
UiTM Shah Alam

PROFESOR MADYA TS. DR. SOFIANITA BINTI MUTALIB

Course Instructor
UiTM Shah Alam

PROFESOR MADYA DR SHUZLINA BINTI ABDUL RAHMAN

Course Instructor
UiTM Shah Alam

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