Pattern Recognition (CMPE467) Course Detail

Course Name	Course Code	Season	Lecture Hours	Application Hours	Lab Hours	Credit	ECTS
Pattern Recognition	CMPE467	Area Elective	3	0	0	3	5

Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A

Course Language	English
Course Type	Elective Courses
Course Level	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery	Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies	Lecture.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Course Assistants
Course Objectives	The objective of the course is to make student familiar with general approaches such as Bayes classification, discriminant functions, decision trees, nearest neighbor rule, neural networks for pattern recognition.
Course Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; Describe the basic classification and clustering techniques in pattern recognition Use Bayes’ decision theory for classification Use discriminant functions for classification Use Hidden Markov Models Use neural networks Apply clustering techniques
Course Content	Bayes? decision theory, classifiers, discriminant functions and decision surfaces, estimation of parameters, hidden Markov models, nearest neighbor methods; linear discriminant functions; neural networks; decision trees; hierarchical clustering; self organizing feature maps.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week	Subjects	Preparation
1	Introduction	Chapter 1 (main text)
2	Bayesian Decision Theory	Chapter 2
3	Bayesian Decision Theory	Chapter 2
4	Bayesian Decision Theory	Chapter 2
5	Maximum – Likelihood and Bayesian Parameter Estimation	Chapter 3
6	Maximum – Likelihood and Bayesian Parameter Estimation	Chapter 3
7	Nonparametric Techniques	Chapter 4
8	Nonparametric Techniques	Chapter 4
9	Linear Discriminant Functions	Chapter 5
10	Linear Discriminant Functions	Chapter 5
11	Multilayer Neural Networks	Chapter 6
12	Nonmetric Methods	Chapter 8
13	Unsupervised Learning and Clustering	Chapter 10
14	Unsupervised Learning and Clustering	Chapter 10

Sources

Course Book	1. R.O. Duda, P.E. Hart, and D.G. Stork, Pattern Classification, New York: John Wiley, 2001,
Other Sources	2. 1. R. Schalkoff, Pattern Recognition: Statistical, Structural and Neural Approaches, Wiley, 1991.
	3. 2. S.Theodoridis, K. Koutroumbas, Pattern Recognition, Elsevier, 2003.
	4. 3. L. I. Kuncheva, Combining Pattern Classifiers: Methods and Algorithms, Wiley, 2004.

Evaluation System

Requirements	Number	Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation	1	5
Laboratory	-	-
Application	-	-
Field Work	-	-
Special Course Internship	-	-
Quizzes/Studio Critics	-	-
Homework Assignments	3	30
Presentation	-	-
Project	-	-
Report	-	-
Seminar	-	-
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury	2	40
Final Exam/Final Jury	1	30
Toplam	7	105

Percentage of Semester Work	70
Percentage of Final Work	30
Total	100

Course Category

Core Courses	X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

#	Program Qualifications / Competencies	Level of Contribution
#	Program Qualifications / Competencies	1	2	3	4	5
1	Adequate knowledge in mathematics, science and computing fields; ability to apply theoretical and practical knowledge of these fields in solving engineering problems related to information systems.
2	Ability to identify, define, formulate and solve complex engineering problems; selecting and applying proper analysis and modeling techniques for this purpose.
3	Ability to design a complex system, process, device or product under realistic constraints and conditions to meet specific requirements; ability to apply modern design methods for this purpose.
4	Ability to develop, select and use modern techniques and tools necessary for the analysis and solution of complex problems encountered in information systems engineering applications; ability to use information technologies effectively.			X
5	Ability to gather data, analyze and interpret results for the investigation of complex engineering problems or research topics specific to the information systems discipline.			X
6	Ability to work effectively in inter/inner disciplinary teams; ability to work individually.
7	a. Effective oral and written communication skills in Turkish; ability to write effective reports and comprehend written reports, to prepare design and production reports, to make effective presentations, to give and receive clear and understandable instructions. b. Knowledge of at least one foreign language; ability to write effective reports and comprehend written reports, to prepare design and production reports, to make effective presentations, to give and receive clear and understandable instructions.
8	Recognition of the need for lifelong learning; the ability to access information and follow recent developments in science and technology with continuous self-development.
9	a. Ability to behave according to ethical principles, awareness of professional and ethical responsibility. b. Knowledge of the standards utilized in information systems engineering applications.
10	a. Knowledge on business practices such as project management, risk management and change management. b. Awareness about entrepreneurship, and innovation. c. Knowledge on sustainable development.
11	a. Knowledge of the effects of information systems engineering applications on the universal and social dimensions of health, environment, and safety. b. Awareness of the legal consequences of engineering solutions.

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours)	16	3	48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class	16	2	32
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments	3	4	12
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury	2	10	20
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury	1	15	15
Total Workload			127