Data and Web Mining

Undergraduate | 2026

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Mode
Mode
Your studies will be on-campus, and may include some online delivery
On campus
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Area/Catalogue
COMP 4016
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Course ID
205821
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Campus
Mawson Lakes, Online, Adelaide City Campus East
Level of study
Level of study
Undergraduate
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Unit value
6
Course owner
Course owner
School of Comp Sc & IT
Course coordinator
Course coordinator
Jiuyong Li
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Course level
4
Work Integrated Learning course
Work Integrated Learning course
No
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Inbound study abroad and exchange
Inbound study abroad and exchange
The fee you pay will depend on the number and type of courses you study.
No
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University-wide elective course
No
Single course enrollment
Single course enrolment
No

Course overview

This course will introduce major data and web mining techniques, advanced applications, and new developments. To develop knowledge and skills to discover useful information from data effectively. Introduction to data mining and data mining processes; basic data mining techniques: data pre-processing, association mining, classification, and clustering; advanced applications: textual data mining, and web mining; data mining software tools and using a software tool to solve some simple real world data mining problems.

Course learning outcomes

  • Appropriately classify and develop data mining problems.
  • Understand key data and Web mining methods.
  • Apply appropriate data mining methods to applications.
  • Appraise various data mining techniques by their efficiency and effectiveness.

Availability

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Census date
Fri 27/03/2026
Enrol by date
Enrol by date
Fri 13/03/2026
Last day to W
Last day to W
Fri 10/04/2026
Last day to WF
Last day to WF
Fri 08/05/2026

Class details

Mawson Lakes

Class number
Class number 23105
Section
Section LE01
Size
Size 100
Available
Available 100
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
23 Feb - 13 Apr Monday 11:10am - 1pm Mawson Lakes The Mawson Centre, MC1-02
4 May - 1 Jun Monday 11:10am - 1pm Mawson Lakes The Mawson Centre, MC1-02
Class number
Class number 23106
Section
Section PR01
Size
Size 20
Available
Available 20
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
26 Feb - 16 Apr Thursday 10:10am - 11am Mawson Lakes Building P, P2-43
7 May - 4 Jun Thursday 10:10am - 11am Mawson Lakes Building P, P2-43
Class number
Class number 23107
Section
Section PR02
Size
Size 20
Available
Available 20
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
24 Feb - 14 Apr Tuesday 3:10pm - 4pm Mawson Lakes Building F, F1-13
5 May - 2 Jun Tuesday 3:10pm - 4pm Mawson Lakes Building F, F1-13
Class number
Class number 23108
Section
Section PR03
Size
Size 20
Available
Available 20
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
24 Feb - 14 Apr Tuesday 1:10pm - 2pm Mawson Lakes Building P, P1-15
5 May - 2 Jun Tuesday 1:10pm - 2pm Mawson Lakes Building P, P1-15
Class number
Class number 23109
Section
Section PR04
Size
Size 20
Available
Available 20
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
26 Feb - 16 Apr Thursday 1:10pm - 2pm Mawson Lakes Building P, P1-12
7 May - 4 Jun Thursday 1:10pm - 2pm Mawson Lakes Building P, P1-12
Class number
Class number 23110
Section
Section PR05
Size
Size 20
Available
Available 20
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
26 Feb - 16 Apr Thursday 2:10pm - 3pm Mawson Lakes Building F, F1-13
7 May - 4 Jun Thursday 2:10pm - 3pm Mawson Lakes Building F, F1-13

Adelaide City Campus East

Class number
Class number 22488
Section
Section LE01
Size
Size 150
Available
Available 150
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
24 Feb - 14 Apr Tuesday 1:10pm - 3pm Adelaide City Campus East Napier, G04
5 May - 2 Jun Tuesday 1:10pm - 3pm Adelaide City Campus East Napier, G04
Class number
Class number 22489
Section
Section PR01
Size
Size 30
Available
Available 30
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
25 Feb - 15 Apr Wednesday 11:10am - 12pm Adelaide City Campus East Helen Mayo South, S126
6 May - 3 Jun Wednesday 11:10am - 12pm Adelaide City Campus East Helen Mayo South, S126
Class number
Class number 22491
Section
Section PR03
Size
Size 30
Available
Available 30
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
25 Feb - 15 Apr Wednesday 2:10pm - 3pm Adelaide City Campus East Helen Mayo South, S126
6 May - 3 Jun Wednesday 2:10pm - 3pm Adelaide City Campus East Helen Mayo South, S126
Class number
Class number 22492
Section
Section PR04
Size
Size 30
Available
Available 30
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
25 Feb - 15 Apr Wednesday 3:10pm - 4pm Adelaide City Campus East Helen Mayo South, S126
6 May - 3 Jun Wednesday 3:10pm - 4pm Adelaide City Campus East Helen Mayo South, S126
Class number
Class number 22493
Section
Section PR05
Size
Size 30
Available
Available 30
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
25 Feb - 15 Apr Wednesday 12:10pm - 1pm Adelaide City Campus East Helen Mayo South, S127
6 May - 3 Jun Wednesday 12:10pm - 1pm Adelaide City Campus East Helen Mayo South, S127

Prerequisite(s)

N/A

Corequisite(s)

N/A

Antirequisite(s)

  • Must not have completed COMP4008 Data and Web Mining at the University of South Australia

Assumed knowledge

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Textbook(s)

N/A

Inherent requirements

N/A

Other resources

N/A

Assessment

N/A

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