Department of Information Technology

Faculty of Engineering & Information Technology

Al-Azhar University - Gaza, Palestine

Course Syllabus
Course Information:
• Course Title: Data Mining
• Course Code: ITCS4346
• Semester I, 2022/2023
• Class Location (Campus): A1-301; A1-305

Course Description:
Introduction to Data Mining presents fundamental concepts and algorithms for those learning data mining
for the first time. Each concept is explored thoroughly and supported with numerous examples. The text
requires only a modest background in mathematics. Each major topic is organized into two chapters
beginning with basic concepts that provide necessary background for understanding each data mining
technique, followed by more advanced concepts and algorithms. Practically, Weka is a data mining tool to
solve problems such as classification, clustering, etc.

Course Objectives:
On completion of this course students will be able to:
 Understand algorithms and methods of data mining,
 Develop data mining programs and applications,
 Program using available data mining tools and general-purpose languages. and
 Understand analysis, metrics, visualization, and navigation of data mining results.

Required Textbook:
1. P-N Tan, M. Steinbach, and V. Kumar (2018). Introduction to Data Mining, 2nd Ed., Prentice-Hall
Publisher. ISBN-13: 9780133128901.

References:
1. J. Han, M. Kamber, and J. Pei. (2012). Data Mining: Concepts and Techniques, 3rd Ed., Prentice-Hall
Publisher. ISBN-13: 9780123814791.
2. M. Dunham. (2003). Data Mining: Introductory and Advanced Topics, 1st Ed., Prentice-Hall
Publisher. ISBN-13: 9780130888921

Other Recommended Resources:

The PowerPoint slides and PDF files are used in class will be available to students.

Class Participation:
• Class Participation is required.
• Email is the best way to contact me outside class time and office hours.

Course Work:
• Students’ grades are calculated according to their performance in the following course work:
Midterm Exam Activities Final Exam
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Grading:
Final grade can be determined according to the University Academic System.

Attendance Policy:
Students are expected to adhere to the University attendance policy.

Course Schedule
Date Topic Readings
1st
Introduction Chapter 1
Week
2nd
Data Chapter 2
Week
3rd
Data (Cont.) Chapter 2
Week
4th
Classification: Basic Concepts, Decision Trees, and Model Evaluation Chapter 4
Week
5th
Classification (Cont.) Chapter 4
Week
6th
Classification (Cont.) Chapter 4
Week
7th
Classification: Alternative Techniques Chapter 5
Week
8th
Classification: Alternative Techniques (Cont.) Chapter 5
Week
9th
Classification: Alternative Techniques (Cont.) Chapter 5
Week
10th
Association Analysis: Basic Concepts and Algorithms Chapter 6
Week
11th
Association Analysis (Cont.) Chapter 6
Week
12th
Cluster Analysis: Basic Concepts and Algorithms Chapter 8
Week
13th
Cluster Analysis (Cont.) Chapter 8
Week
14th
Articles/Projects Presentations and Weka learning
Week
15th
Articles/Projects Presentations and Weka learning
Week
16th
Final Exam
Week

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