CSCI B659 Topics in Artificial Intelligence (3 CR)
Web Mining

Syllabus

Grading | Policies | Academic integrity | Remarks

Tentative grading

Presentation of readings and leading of discussion	25%
Participation in class and online discussions	25%
Project	50%

If a student submits to a relevant conference a paper documenting a project from this course, and the paper gets accepted for publication within a semester after the end of this course, the instructor will change the course final grade to A or A+ (at his discretion).

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Class policy

The main communication medium outside of class is the message board. Students are expected to post their questions on the board, answer other students' questions, post pointers to relevant technology news (do NOT copy and paste news articles!), and check the board daily for announcements. Postings must be signed in order to get participation credit.
Students are responsible for assigned readings PRIOR to class discussions.
If you miss class, it is your responsibility to find out about any announcements or assignments you may have missed.
The instructors reserve the right to take into account class trends in the assignment of course grades (but only to increase grades).
Extenuating circumstances will normally include only serious emergencies or illnesses documented with a doctor's note.
Students are responsible to make backups of all of their work! This includes any assignment and other materials you produce.
Students are responsible for the safe and ethical use of class accounts on shared servers, according to university policy and copyright law, and for the sole purpose of carrying out class assignments. Accounts will be monitored and abuses will be reflected in the grades.
See Resources for additional policies on use of computing, storage and networking resources.

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Academic integrity

The principles of academic honesty and professional ethics will be vigorously enforced in this course, following the IU Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct, the School of Informatics Academic Regulations, and the CS Department Statement on Academic Integrity.

This includes the usual standards on acknowledgment of help, contributions and joint work, even when you are encouraged to build on libraries and other software written by other people. Cases of academic misconduct (including cheating, fabrication, plagiarism, interference, or facilitating academic dishonesty) will be reported to the Office of Student Ethics, a branch of the Office of the Dean of Students.

Your submission of work to be graded in this class implies acknowledgement of this policy. If you need clarification or have any questions, please see the instructor during office hours.

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Final remarks

We would like to hear from anyone who has a disability that may require some modifications of seating, or other class requirements so that appropriate arrangements can be made. Please see the instructor after class or during office hours.

We would like to know early in the semester of any possible conflicts between course requirements/deadlines and religious holy days or holydays, so that accommodations can be made. Please see the instructor after class or during office hours.

We welcome feedback on the class organization, material, lectures, assignments and exams. You can provide us with constructive criticism via the discussion forum. Please share your comments and suggestions so that we can improve the class.