Course Details

Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
7BENG448BIODATA MINING3+0+03513.05.2025

 
Course Details
Language of Instruction English
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program BIOENGINEERING
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Elective
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course Applying data mining approaches to extract data from major biological databases
Applying classification and clustering methods
Gaining experience on analyzing real biological data
Course Content BioData Mining course is intended for students with little or no programming experience. Throughout the course, emphasis will be placed on practical applications in bioengineering, providing students with the skills to extract meaningful insights from diverse biological datasets. The basic principles of data mining will be introduced and through a course project, students will apply data mining approaches on a real problem.
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Associate Prof.Dr. Duygu Saçar Demirci duygu.sacar@agu.edu.tr
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources introduction to data mining

Course Category
Mathematics and Basic Sciences %50
Science %50

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Yarıl yılSonu Sınavı/Dönem Projesinin Başarı Notuna Katkısı 1 % 40
Sunum/Seminer 1 % 20
Final examination 1 % 40
Total
3
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
F2F Dersi 14 3 42
Proje 1 30 30
Okuma 10 2 20
Araştırma 12 2 24
Kişisel Çalışma 2 14 28
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 5 144

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Understand basic data mining principles
2 Learn how to utilize major biological databases for bioengineering research
3 Apply data preprocessing techniques
4 Describe classification and clustering methods and performance evaluation
5 Apply the learned methodologies to real problems

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Introduction to Data Mining
2 Data
3 Introduction to Biological Databases
4 Data Preprocessing Techniques
5 Classification I
6 Classification II
7 Clustering Techniques I
8 Clustering Techniques II
9 Spring Break
10 Feature Selection
11 Visualization
12 Anomaly Detection
13 Practical Applications
14 Student project presentations
15 Student project presentations
16 Final Exam

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12
All 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 5 1
C1 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 5 1 2
C2 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 5 1 2
C3 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 5 1 2
C4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 5 1 2
C5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 5 1 2

  Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant

  
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