Section outline


  • Instructor: Md. Aynul Hasan Nahid
    Office : Room # 712, Level 7, Daffodil Tower
    Cellphone #: 01674834062
    Email: aynul.cse@diu.edu.bd



    Course Rationale

    An introduction to data mining; Data preparation, model building, and data mining techniques such as clustering, decisions trees and neural networks; Induction of predictive models from data: classification, regression, and probability estimation; Application case studies; Data-mining software tools review and comparison.

    Course Objectives

    • To appreciate the necessity of data mining in everyday life
    • To apply the concept of data mining in solving problems
    • To demonstrate applications of data mining using tools
    • To apply knowledge of data mining in project work

    Course Outcomes (CO’s)

    • CO1 Able to grasp the basic Data Mining Principles
    • CO2 Able to identify appropriate data mining algorithms to solve real world problems
    • CO3 Able to compare and evaluate different data mining techniques like classification, prediction, clustering and association rule mining
    • CO4 Able to apply data mining knowledge in problem solving
    Grading Scheme
    Attendance: 7%
    Class Tests/Quizzes:  15%
    Assignment: 5%
    Presentation (using video/ppt): 8%
    Midterm Exam: 25%
    Final Exam: 40%


    • Text Book

    1. Introduction to Data Mining by Tan
    2. Machine Learning by Tom Mitchell


    • Reference Reading Materials
    1. Introduction to Data Mining and Applications
    2. Data Mining Concepts and Techniques
    3. Data Mining Techniques


    • Standard Templates
    1. IEEE Template
    2. ACM Template