Data Mining I, 5 credits
Academic year 2023/2024
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Autumn 2023, 33%, Campus
Start date: 28 August 2023
End date: 30 October 2023
Application deadline: 17 April 2023
Application code: UU-11031 Application
Language of instruction: English
Location: Uppsala
Selection: Higher education credits in science and engineering (maximum 240 credits)
Registration: 28 July 2023 – 4 September 2023
Entry requirements: 120 credits with 25 credits in mathematics, including mathematical statistics, 45 credits in computer science and/or engineering, including Database Design I and a second course in computer programming. Algorithms and Data Structures I is recommended. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.
Fees:
If you are not a citizen of a European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) country, or Switzerland, you are required to pay application or tuition fees. Formal exchange students will be exempted from tuition fees, as well as the application fee. Read more about fees.
Application fee: SEK 900
Tuition fee, first semester: SEK 12,083
Tuition fee, total: SEK 12,083
About the course
Data mining studies effective methods to find interesting patterns in large data sets. Applications can be found in biotechnology, telecom, commerce, and the internet. This course introduces the terminology, an overview of the various kinds of data and their properties, and classification and clustering methods. Furthermore, it treats data on the web, search engines and personal integrity. Techniques from databases, statistics, machine learning and information retrieval are combined.
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Contact
Department of Information Technology
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Box 337, 751 05 UPPSALA
Email: info@it.uu.se
Student counsellor
Email: studievagledare@it.uu.se