Data and Web Mining

Undergraduate | 2026

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Area/Catalogue
COMP 4016
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Course ID
205821
Level of study
Level of study
Undergraduate
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Unit value
6
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Course level
4
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Inbound study abroad and exchange
Inbound study abroad and exchange
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No
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University-wide elective course
No
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Single course enrolment
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Course data is interim and subject to change

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.

Prerequisite(s)

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Antirequisite(s)

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