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Module Title
Module Code
School
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NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	7.5
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

Description

The purpose of this module is to provide an overview of the tools, techniques and purpose of machine learning. Students will participate in a variety of innovative teaching activities to distinguish approaches and supervised and unsupervised methodologies within machine learning. In addition, they will evaluate the effects and implications of machine learning on sustainability and society and the role of explainable-AI on ML adoption.

Learning Outcomes

1. Understand the purpose and key applications of Machine Learning.
2. Distinguish between supervised and unsupervised Machine Learning methods and when and how to apply them.
3. Understand the concepts and application of machine learning and artificial intelligence in online learning and large data set applications.
4. Apply and synthesise the characteristics of different methods of machine learning
5. Evaluate the ethics of Big Data
6. Investigate the use of training/test data sets ….
7. Apply the Cross Industry Standard Process for Data Mining - Crisp-dm framework ML lifecycle Overarching process - iterative process
8. Analyse the potential impact of machine learning in the context of sustainability
9. Analyse the difference between ML research and real-world analysis needs

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Lecture	12	Module lectures
Debate	13	No Description
Class Presentation	6	Students will present on topics in ML to other students
Online activity	20	Access to digital resources
Independent Study	50	Students will study the module material, related resources and references
Assignment Completion	48	Students will work on various assignments throughout the module
Group work	36	Students will work on various aspects of the module in groups
Total Workload: 185

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

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Reassessment Requirement
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; 1 = A resit is available for all components of the module 2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module 3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
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