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Syllabus ( BENG 434 )


   Basic information
Course title: Data Mining in Bioengineering
Course code: BENG 434
Lecturer: Assist. Prof. Pınar PİR
ECTS credits: 5
GTU credits: 3 ()
Year, Semester: 4, Fall and Spring
Level of course: First Cycle (Undergraduate)
Type of course: Departmental Elective
Language of instruction: English
Mode of delivery: Face to face
Pre- and co-requisites: Minimum CC in BENG215 and BENG331
Professional practice: No
Purpose of the course: This course aims to teach uses of data mining methods on biological data and interpretation of the results towards discovery of new information. Recent data mining methods and their areas of use also will be studied.
   Learning outcomes Up

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  1. Use the specialized methods for mining of biological data based on its type and structure

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Acquire knowledge on biological, chemical, physical and mathematical principles which constitute the basis of bioengineering applications
    2. Apply mathematical analysis and modeling methods for bioengineering design and production processes.
    3. Develop an awareness of continuous learning in relation with modern technology.

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
    2. Seminar/presentation
  2. Use machine learning techniques for modelling the biological data

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Acquire knowledge on biological, chemical, physical and mathematical principles which constitute the basis of bioengineering applications
    2. Apply mathematical analysis and modeling methods for bioengineering design and production processes.
    3. Develop an awareness of continuous learning in relation with modern technology.

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
    2. Seminar/presentation
  3. Use the deep learning techniques in modelling of biological data

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Acquire knowledge on biological, chemical, physical and mathematical principles which constitute the basis of bioengineering applications
    2. Apply mathematical analysis and modeling methods for bioengineering design and production processes.

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
    2. Seminar/presentation
   Contents Up
Week 1: Types of Biological Data: Omics Data
Week 2: Types of Biological Data: Clinical Data
Week 3: Unsupervised Classification Methods
Week 4: Supervised Classification Methods
Week 5: Unsupervised Clustering Methods
Week 6: Supervised Clustering Methods
Week 7: Algorithms for Learning Association Rules
Week 8: Detection of Outliers
Midterm Exam
Week 9: Text Mining
Week 10: Data Mining Methods for Clinical data
Week 11: Data Mining Methods for Time-course data
Week 12: Machine learning methods for biological data
Week 13: Deep learning methods for biological data
Week 14: Commercial uses of data mining
Student presentations
Week 15*: -
Week 16*: Final exam
Textbooks and materials: Data Mining: Concepts and Techniques, By Han, Jiawei, Kamber, Micheline, Morgan Kaufmann, 3rd ed., 2016.
Recommended readings: Principles of Data Mining (Adaptive Computation and Machine Learning) by David J. Hand , Heikki Mannila , Padhraic Smyth, 2001.

Data Mining: Practical Machine Learning Tools and Techniques, Second Edition (Morgan Kaufmann Series in Data Management Systems) by Ian H. Witten, Eibe Frank, 2016

Data Mining Solutions Methods and Tools for Solving Real World Problems, Christopher Westphal, Teresa Blaxton, Wiley, 1998

Kavram ve Algoritmalarıyla Temel Veri Madenciliği, Dr. Gökhan Silahtaroğlu, Birinci Baskı, Papatya Yayınları, 2018
  * Between 15th and 16th weeks is there a free week for students to prepare for final exam.
Assessment Up
Method of assessment Week number Weight (%)
Mid-terms: 8 30
Other in-term studies: 14 30
Project: 0
Homework: 0
Quiz: 0
Final exam: 16 40
  Total weight:
(%)
   Workload Up
Activity Duration (Hours per week) Total number of weeks Total hours in term
Courses (Face-to-face teaching): 3 14
Own studies outside class: 3 14
Practice, Recitation: 0 0
Homework: 0 0
Term project: 1 14
Term project presentation: 1 1
Quiz: 0 0
Own study for mid-term exam: 3 3
Mid-term: 2 1
Personal studies for final exam: 3 3
Final exam: 2 1
    Total workload:
    Total ECTS credits:
*
  * ECTS credit is calculated by dividing total workload by 25.
(1 ECTS = 25 work hours)
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