ECTS - Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery

Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery (ISL332) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery ISL332 Area Elective 2 1 0 2.5 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language Turkish
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Discussion, Drill and Practice.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Asst. Prof. Dr. Elif BODUROĞLU
Course Assistants
Course Objectives The main purpose of this course is to learn the basic concepts and techniques of data mining and knowledge discovery.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Identify, analyze, and develop solutions to real-world business problems using data mining methods.
  • Effectively utilize data mining results in business decision-making, playing an active role in data-driven decision-making processes.
  • Understand the importance of ethical considerations and data privacy in data mining applications and work in accordance with these principles
  • Proficiently use software tools employed in data mining and knowledge discovery.
Course Content This course introduces fundamental concepts and techniques in the field of data mining and knowledge discovery within a business-oriented framework. Students will explore topics such as data collection, preprocessing, exploratory data analysis, classification, clustering, and association rule mining. They will also learn how to apply these techniques to solve business problems.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Introduction to Data Mining - Basic concepts, data mining process model (CRISP-DM) and its stages, Data types, data sources, data mining examples in the business world General information on data mining and basic concepts should be acquired.
2 Data Collection and Basic Data Preprocessing – Data collection methods and data quality, data cleaning, normalization and transformation and practises Academic articles and projects regarding data mining concepts should be examined.
3 Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA) – Data visualization tools, Basic statistical analyzes and data summarization and practises Resources on data visualization tools and basic statistical analysis should be examined.
4 Introduction to Classification Techniques - Basic classification algorithms (Decision trees, kNN), Classification performance metrics and practises Learn about the basic principles of decision trees and kNN algorithms.
5 Introduction to Clustering Techniques - K-means algorithm, Evaluation of clustering results: Silhouette score, clustering examples for customer segmentation and practises Basic literature on K-means algorithm and Silhouette score should be examined.
6 Relationship Rules Mining - Apriori algorithm, Market basket analysis and practises Basic concepts of Apriori algorithm and market basket analysis should be examined.
7 Decision Support Systems and Data Mining - Integration of data mining with decision support systems and use of data mining results for business strategies and practises Articles on the integration of decision support systems and data mining should be examined.
8 Midterm Exam The covered topics should be reviewed.
9 Big Data and Businesses - Introduction to the concept of big data: Its role and importance in businesses, general information about big data technologies (Hadoop, Spark) and practises Learn about the concept of big data and Hadoop and Spark technologies.
10 Simple Machine Learning Techniques - Introduction to machine learning: Supervised and unsupervised learning, Simple regression and classification models and practices Basic information about the concepts of supervised and unsupervised learning should be examined.
11 Data Mining and Ethics - Ethics in data mining and data privacy, Information about data protection laws and ethical data mining practices Must read on ethics and data privacy issues in data mining.
12 Data Mining Project Initiation - Planning and management in data mining projects, Project cycle, resource management and risk analysis and project topic selection There should be a review of planning and management in data mining projects.
13 Applied Project Work - Working and guidance on projects chosen by students, Evaluation of data collection, pre-processing and analysis steps Preparation of data mining projects prepared by students throughout the semester.
14 Project Presentations Presentation of data mining projects prepared by students.
15 Project Presentations Presentation of data mining projects prepared by students.
16 Final Exam The course topics should be reviewed, and preparation for the final exam should be completed.

Sources

Course Book 1. Filiz Ersöz, Veri madenciliği Teknikleri ve Uygulamaları, Seçkin Yayıncılık, 2023.
Other Sources 2. Necati Cemaloğlu ve Ayhan Duykuluoğlu, Sosyal Bilimlerde Veri Madenciliği, Pegem Yayınları, 2020.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation 15 16
Laboratory - -
Application 8 24
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation 1 5
Project 1 10
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 20
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 25
Toplam 27 100
Percentage of Semester Work 75
Percentage of Final Work 25
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
1 2 3 4 5
1 Students can learn the basic concepts, theories and methods of political science and public administration and use them in the analysis of national and global political developments and cause-effect relationships.
2 It enables one to understand how policies are created and implemented in real life at the local, national, regional and/or global level, to recognize the important institutions and actors that play a role in these processes, and to know the functioning of public administration.
3 It provides a basic level of knowledge about other fields related to political science and public administration disciplines (such as international relations, sociology, psychology, cultural studies, economics, law, history, etc.) and thus provides an interdisciplinary understanding that takes into account the relationships between different areas of life and establishes connections.
4 Learning the use of quantitative and/or qualitative research techniques that can be used in the field of political science and public administration, software, hardware and/or technical tools that can be useful; gaining experience in designing and executing research projects to develop their application skills in this field.
5 By promoting critical analytical thinking, intellectual debate and lifelong learning, the development of the ability to act with an open mind, to avoid discrimination and to be sensitive and respectful of different points of view, thus developing skills for acting in partnership.
6 To develop decision-making and initiative taking, work completion and time management competencies by understanding business ethics in public administration, politics and all related fields.
7 Developing communication skills, oral and written expression, presentation techniques; learning the writing principles and procedures required to write an academic article on political science and public administration disciplines.
8 The aim of the course is to master the English terminology in the disciplines of political science and public administration and to gain foreign language knowledge at a level to follow the studies written in English, so that current political developments and events in various countries can be analysed comparatively.
9 To know the political history of both Turkey and the world in terms of periods, important turning points and actors, to comprehend the impact of the social-historical backgrounds of countries on current political and administrative issues.

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory
Application 8 1 8
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 14 1 14
Presentation/Seminar Prepration 1 2 2
Project 1 8 8
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 20 20
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 25 25
Total Workload 125