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Data Mining

COURSE OVERVIEW

This is a credited micro-credential course with an interactive learning experience delivered over two months with a total of 120 notional hours distributed between online lectures, physical practical sessions, self-learning, hands-on assignments and capstone project. This micro-credential is an intensive course that is designed to equip participants with a variety of data mining tools to extract insightful information from data that would guide future action using data-driven decisions. Then, participants who successfully complete the course will be eligible to a credit transfer.

KEY TOPICS COVERED

  • Concepts and Techniques of Data Mining
  • Data Preparation and Transformation
  • Knowledge Representation
  • Knowledge Discovery, Pattern Recognition, and Outlier Detection
  • Algorithms of Data Mining
  • Regression and Classification
  • Clustering Techniques
  • Capstone Project Presentation

TARGET AUDIENCE

  • Students and academics interested in data mining.
  • Practitioners who want to enhance their skills in utilizing recent advances in technology for data handling.

Participants should have a background in mathematics, statistics, and programming skills.

The course will be delivered over two days per week, so that lectures and tutorials will be delivered online, while practical sessions will be delivered physically.

  • Online Quizzes: 30%
  • Hands-On Assignments: 30%
  • Capstone Project & Presentation: 40%

Instructor

Dr. Sawsan Hilal

Domain

Mathematics / Science

Date

To be announced

No of Students

20

Hours

120 hours

Duration

8 weeks

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Credit Points

3

Degree Program

BSc in Statistics and Data Science / STAT 481

Fees

240 BHD

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Level

Undergraduate

Language

English

Venue

University of Bahrain
Physical labs for practical sessions
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Time

-UT
(10:00 – 13:00)
(15:00 – 17:00)
-MW
(15:00 – 17:00)

CONTACT

For further Information, please contact:
Mr. Mohammed Al-Hooti
Tel: +973-33777339
Email: malhooti@uob.edu.bh