ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FUNDAMENTALS

CSE2AIF

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

This subject covers the fundamental areas of Artificial Intelligence, focussing on knowledge representation and search. Main topics include historical foundations and applications areas; state-space search; game-playing; knowledge representation languages including predicate calculus, semantic networks, conceptual graphs and frames; rule-based expert systems; and an introduction to symbolic and connectionist machine learning.

School: Engineering and Mathematical Sciences (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Chris Taylor

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 2 - UG

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: CSE1IOO

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: CSE4FAI

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Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Learning resources

Artificial intelligence: A modern approach.

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Russel, S. and Norvig, P.

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Edition/Volume: 2ND EDN

Publisher: PRENTICE-HALL

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Artificial intelligence: structures and strategies for complex problem solving.

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Prescribed

Author: Luger, G.

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Edition/Volume: 6TH EDN

Publisher: ADDISON WESLEY

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Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Describe broadly the scope of the field of Artificial Intelligence.
02. Devise appropriate representations for state space search, and other search problems including two-player games.
03. Represent knowledge using predicate calculus, and manually apply resolution refutation theorem-proving.
04. Represent simple situations using a variety of other discipline-specific knowledge representation schemes including conceptual graphs and frames.
05. Construct simple expert systems using an expert system shell.
06. Write simple programs using the LISP and PROLOG computer programming languages.

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 2, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Chris Taylor

Class requirements

Computer LaboratoryWeek: 32 - 43
One 2.00 hours computer laboratory per week on weekdays during the day from week 32 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.

LectureWeek: 31 - 43
Two 1.00 hour lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

Assignment 1 (equiv to 500 words)

N/AN/AN/ANo10SILO2, SILO6

Assignment 2 (equiv to 1000 words)

N/AN/AN/ANo20SILO2, SILO3, SILO5, SILO6

One 3-hour examination

N/AN/AN/ANo70SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6

Dandenong (Chisholm Institute), 2020, Semester 2, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Chris Taylor

Class requirements

Computer LaboratoryWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.00 hours computer laboratory per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.

LectureWeek: 31 - 43
Two 1.00 hour lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

Assignment 1 (equiv to 500 words)

N/AN/AN/ANo10SILO2, SILO6

Assignment 2 (equiv to 1000 words)

N/AN/AN/ANo20SILO2, SILO3, SILO5, SILO6

One 3-hour examination

N/AN/AN/ANo70SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6