Dr. James Young
young@cs.umanitoba.ca
EITC-E2-582
office hours: M / W 11:00am-12:00am ROASS

Readings

Students will be responsible for weekly readings as outlined in the reading list.

Things to do during the term

• group project. Form groups of 2. Deadline to notify me by email is 13th. You can propose to work by yourself but this may mean more work. Send me a proposal. If we have an odd number there may be a group of 3
  • You have several paper deadlines throughout the term, and a final group presentation at the end.
• stats quiz! Understanding basic statistics is very helpful in this course. Check out this refresher to prepare for this quick quiz. Worth 2% bonus, and I mark hard so you'll probably want that.
• presentations! Each student will be responsible for four presentations during the term; I will discuss these in class. You need to email me by Jan 13th with your top 6 preferred papers you want to present from the reading list. You are free to select any of the optional papers if they look interesting. Will be first come first served
• reviews Each student will be reviewing each others' paper drafts, details to follow. You will be marked on these reviews, although your reviews do not impact other students' grades.
• exams Your mid term and final exams will be multiple choice knowledge tests on the assigned readings. If you do the readings and do a quick refresher you should be fine. You have to pass these to pass the course.

Schedule

• Jan 6 first day of class
• Jan 10 preferred readings list due
• Jan 13 first day of student presentations, bonus stats quiz, group project proposal due
• Feb 3 first paper deadline (review only)
• Feb 10 reviews due
• Feb 24 in-class mid term exam
• Feb 26 mid term paper deadline
• Mar 17 third paper deadline (review only)
• Mar 24 reviews due
• Apr 7, Apr 9 project presentations
• Apr 10 final exam during regular class time
• Apr 12 final paper due