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Class objectives

This is a Syllabus page, written Thu Nov 22 21:23:21 EST 2007.

Upon successful completion of this course, students should have:

An understanding of the basic theory of artificial intelligence (AI).
An understanding of the basic programming techniques of AI.
Ability to describe the practical issues associated with AI for real-world applications such as gaming; or model-based software engineering;
An understanding of what it means to be a "knowledge worker" in the 21^st century.
An understanding of how AI can augment traditional software engineering.

Professor

This is a Syllabus page, written Thu Nov 22 21:47:48 EST 2007.

Dr. Tim Menzies Ph.D.
http://menzies.us
"tim AT menzies DOT us"

Consultation times

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Tuesday, 5:30pm, ESB room 841

Where, When

This is a Syllabus page, written Thu Nov 22 21:34:16 EST 2007.

when:: Tuesday 1830-2050
where:: Room 756, ESB
university site:: http://www.arc.wvu.edu/courses
mailingList: http://wisp.unbox.org/listinfo.cgi/2008-unbox.org
Ecampus site: https://ecampus.wvu.edu/webct/logon/163543761051

Textbook

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Peter Norvig's Paradigms of AI

The following chapters will be thoroughly studied:

The following chapters will studied, if time permits.

The following chapters will not be studied:

Ecampus

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WVU's Ecampus tool will be used for controlling group membership, submitting assignments, and distributing grades.

This subject's Ecampus site is https://ecampus.wvu.edu/webct/logon/163543761051. Even though the name of the site is CS-472 - 200801-CS-472-001, it is still the site for cs472 and cs572.

Class mailing list

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Students are required to subscribe to the class mailing list- this will be the official notification mechanism for class announcements, When you subscribe, please use a password that you are not using elsewhere.

If you need to speak to me on a private matter (e.g. illness, a query regarding your mark, suspected plagiarism), please email me privately to "tim AT menzies DOT us".

Web page (subscribe here): http://wisp.unbox.org/listinfo.cgi/2008-unbox.org

To post messages: 2008@wisp.unbox.org.

List archives: http://wisp.unbox.org/private.cgi/2008-unbox.org/

For more info on the mail list, email 2008-request@wisp.unbox.org with the subject line "help".

Expected workload

This is a Syllabus page, written Thu Nov 22 22:14:28 EST 2007.

This is a graduate level course, and the expected workload is relatively high. You must be prepared to dedicate approximately 9 working hours a week to this class (excluding the time spent in the classroom).

Group Work

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All students should now go to the Ecampus site and assign themselves to a group.

Cs472 students will work in groups of size three (four at absolute max, if you get my permission first).
Cs572 students will work in groups of two.

Important

Do not reveal your group id to other members of the class. After each assignment I will be publicly commenting on each group- but only by their anonymous group id.

Also, after each assignment submission I will be privately asking all students what was their percentage contribution to the assignment. If those numbers do not add up to 100%, I will investigate further and grades will be adjusted accordingly.

Grading

This is a Syllabus | Project page, written Thu Nov 22 21:59:00 EST 2007.

There are two grading schemes:

Exams, simpler assignments (building a conversation agent for a game);
No exams, elaborate assignments (building an expert system for software project management);

All CS472 students with a GPA below 3.5 must use scheme A.

All advanced AI students (CS572) students must use scheme B.

All other students get to choose, provided the lecturer gives permission.

week	A (with exams)	B (with no exams)	Marks
4	Project1	Project1	10
7	Mid-term	Project2b	20
10	Project2a	Project3b	20
13	Project3a		20
14		Project4b (presentation)	20
17	Final exam	Project 4b (written submission)	30

Final marks:

Late marks

Assignments can be submitted up to three days after the due date, at a late penalty of 2.5 marks per day.

After 3 days late, assignments will get a grade of zero.

Academic Honesty

This is a Syllabus page, written Thu Nov 22 22:16:47 EST 2007.

Intellectual honesty is fundamental to scholarship. Accordingly, I view plagiarism or cheating of any kind in academic work as among the most serious offenses that a student can commit.

Students are encouraged to discuss class topics between themselves and prepare their assignments in groups. However, each group should develop their reports with due consideration for academic honesty.

While you are encouraged to search for additional references, you are not supposed to copy sentences, paragraphs or figures from these papers, unless you explicitly mention the source (by quoting and/or referencing).

Note that I will run phrases from each submitted term paper through a Web search engine, and compare them with my private collection of manuscripts.

In cases of plagiarism or copyright infringement, the report will be automatically be assigned a score of 0 points.

Social Justice Statement

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West Virginia University is committed to social justice. I concur with that commitment and expect to foster a nurturing learning environment based upon open communication, mutual respect, and non-discrimination. Our University does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, age, disability, veteran status, religion, sexual orientation, color or national origin. Any suggestions as to how to further such a positive and open environment in this class will be appreciated and given serious consideration.

If you are a person with a disability and anticipate needing any type of accommodation in order to participate in this class, please advise me and make appropriate arrangements with Disability Services (293-6700).

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Important

Late marks

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