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LEARNING AND TEACHING METHODS
This course is taught over 12 weeks, each week with two one hour formal lectures and a one hour workshop. During the workshops the students are given problems to solve to reinforce the previous week’s lecturing material. The problem solving nature of the workshops is geared for the students to learn and understand the concepts of the subject material.
INDICATIVE KEY LEARNING RESOURCESChristopher D. Manning, Prabhakar Raghavan, and Hinrich Schutze (2008), Information Retrieval, Cambridge University Press. Freely available at informationretrieval.org
Pang-Ning Tan, Michael Steinbach and Vipin Kumar (2005) Introduction to Data Mining, Addison-Wesley.
CAREERS / INDUSTRY LINKS
This subject is relevant to many fields including Engineering, Commerce, Government Organizations, Research Institutes and Institutions in Medicine where data analysis can play a significant improvement in delivering services or improving profits.
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This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Science (Computer Science) Course Master of Philosophy - Engineering Course Master of Commerce (Decision, Risk and Financial Sciences) Course Master of Data Science Course Doctor of Philosophy - Engineering Course Ph.D.- Engineering Course Master of Information Systems Course Master of Information Technology Course Master of Information Systems Course Master of Information Systems Specialisation (formal) Computing Major Computer Science Specialisation (formal) Distributed Computing Informal specialisation Computer Science Specialisation (formal) Spatial Major MIS Research Specialisation Major MIS Health Specialisation Specialisation (formal) Health Major MIS Professional Specialisation Specialisation (formal) Software Specialisation (formal) Mechatronics Specialisation (formal) Software with Business - Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
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Subject coordinator approval required
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 3 November 2022