Module grading
The final grade of your module will be distributed as follows:
- Final exam: 70%
- Courseworks: 30%
- Coursework 1: 40% of coursework (or 12% of final grade)
- Coursework 2: 60% of coursework (or 18% of final grade)
Exam
Your final exam will occur at the end of the term.
You will have 90 minutes to answer 3 questions.
Exams are expected to be conducted on campus as a limited form of open-book exam. You can bring in a single sheet of A4 paper on which you can pre-write anything useful (both sides).
Coursework
There will be two coursework assignments:
- Coursework 1: Implementing decision trees
- Coursework 2: Implementing neural networks
The goals of the coursework assignments are to:
- Improve your understanding of machine learning
- Implement basic machine learning techniques (in Python)
- Learn how to solve problems with machine learning
- Evaluate and analyse your solutions
- Work in a group
The deadlines are on the main page, and on Scientia:
- Coursework 1: Friday 10th Feb 19:00 GMT
- Coursework 2: Friday 3rd Mar 19:00 GMT
Plagiarism
No plagiarism please! College is very strict about plagiarism cases, and you will be severely penalised if caught. So please do not make this a hassle for us and for yourself.