Data Mining Project
The course project is worth 15% of the final grade.
You may work alone or in groups of two or three. The complexity of your
task does not depend on the group size, which means that forming a group
of three will reduce your workload. A group should submit one program and
one final report, and all members of the group will get the same grade.
You may discuss ideas and algorithms with other groups, but you cannot
share your code.
Task selection (February 28)
First, you need to form a group, select a task for your project, and make
an appointment with the instructor to discuss your task, no later than
February 28. If all members of the group are undergraduate students, you
may ask the instructor's help in choosing the task.
Project proposal (March 7)
You should submit a one-page proposal by 2:00pm on March 7. It should describe
the selected problem, intended approach to solving it, and methods for
evaluating your results. You should clearly explain how you will measure
the performance and what level of performance will be considered a success.
Final report (April 18)
The final report should include the description of your system, summary
of experimental results, main conclusions, and discussion of any surprising
discoveries. The report is due by 2:00pm on April 18; it should be at most
three pages long.
Demonstration (April 25)
You should schedule a fifteen-minute appointment with the instructor and
give a demo of your program. You may select one member of your group to
give a demo or come all together. The deadline for demonstrating your results
is April 25, which is the day of the final exam.
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