Vancouver, BC
June 26, 2011
June 26, 2011
June 29, 2011
2153-5965
Computers in Education
11
22.85.1 - 22.85.11
10.18260/1-2--17367
https://peer.asee.org/17367
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Dr. Dan Li received her Ph.D. degree in Computer Science from the University of Nebraska - Lincoln, in 2005. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Department at the Northern Arizona University. Her current research interests include large-scale databases, spatio-temporal data mining, information security, and computer science education.
A Practice-‐Oriented Approach to Teaching Undergraduate Data Mining Course Data mining is a fast-‐growing field of study in Computer Science and Information Systems. Many schools have developed data mining course for undergraduate students. The course content has been well defined and streamlined because of the availability of outstanding data mining textbooks. However, the focus on theoretical content of data mining makes it hard for undergraduate students to digest, and thus, compromises the overall learning outcomes. To create an effective and dynamic learning environment, we introduce a practice-‐oriented approach. This paper describes how we use the open-‐source data mining tool, RapidMiner, to enhance the learning of the core data mining topics including data preprocessing, association mining, classification for prediction, and cluster analysis. The hands-‐on experience provides students a greater insight into data mining algorithms and functionalities.
Li, D. (2011, June), A Practice-Oriented Approach to Teaching Undergraduate Data Mining Course Paper presented at 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Vancouver, BC. 10.18260/1-2--17367
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