AI AND AI PROGRAMMING - 2020/1
Module code: EEEM005
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Module Overview
This module introduces students to some of the basic ideas and concepts that underlie the development of artificially intelligent machine systems.
Module provider
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Module Leader
WELLS Kevin (Elec Elec En)
Number of Credits: 15
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Framework: FHEQ Level 7
JACs code: I400
Module cap (Maximum number of students): N/A
Module Availability
Semester 2
Prerequisites / Co-requisites
None specifically advised.
Module content
Indicative content includes:
Lecturer KW
15 Lecture hours including 3 problem classes covering:
Historical Overview - Definition of artificial intelligence (AI).Application areas. General problem solving versus specific knowledge. Complexity.
Heuristic Search - Uninformed versus informed search strategies. Formal properties of A*. Minimax game search, alpha-beta pruning.
Logic and Resolution - Knowledge representation. Propositional and predicate calculus. Inference rules. Clause form. Resolution strategies. Prolog and logic programming.
Uncertainty Reasoning - Probabilistic reasoning and Bayes theorem. Belief networks. Dempster-Shafer theory. Fuzzy logic.
Lecturer TW
15 lecture hours (approx. 5 hiurs programming and 10 hours Neural Networks) with interspersed problem classes covering:
Basic Prolog - execution model, declarative and procedural meaning, backtracking, arithmetic, list representation, negation as failure and difficulties, simple examples.
Prolog Programming and Techniques - input/output, meta-logical and extra-logical predicates, set predicates, cuts, program development and style, correctness and completeness, Applications
Multi-Layer Perceptrons - Convergence theorem, non-separability, LMS algorithms, steepest descent, back-propagation, generalisation, learning factors.
Radial Basis Function Networks - Multivariable interpolation, regularisation, comparison with MLP, learning strategies.
Self-Organising Systems - Hebbian learning, competitive learning, SOFM, LVQ
Recurrent networks - energy functions, Hopfield net, nonlinear dynamical systems, Liapunov stability, attractors
Assessment pattern
| Assessment type | Unit of assessment | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | ASSIGNMENT | 25 |
| Examination | EXAMINATION - 2HRS | 75 |
Alternative Assessment
Neural Network coursework Essay
Assessment Strategy
The assessment strategy is designed to provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate subject-specific knowledge and how this knowledge can be applied in the design of AI solutions to real world problems.
Thus, the summative assessment for this module consists of:
Prolog/NN Assignment coursework (25%) (address learning outcomes 1-4)
Examination (2Hrs) (75%) (address learning outcomes 1-3)
Formative assessment
is provided via feedback gained from the problem classes which take place during scheduled lecture sessions, which can be used to prepare for the summative assessment.
Module aims
- Deliver knowledge on the basic ideas and concepts that underlie the development of artificially intelligent machine systems.
Learning outcomes
| Attributes Developed | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Demonstrate knowledge of the set of methods which would be needed to develop an intelligent system. | K |
| 2 | Demonstrate an appreciation of the advantages and limitations of these different methods. | KC |
| 3 | Demonstrate ability to apply these methods, and so propose suitable solutions to different problem domains in which an intelligent system can provide useful functionality to aide human activity in solving ‘real world' problems. | KCT |
| 4 | Demonstrate ability to implement Prolog programs to solve some of these tasks | KCPT |
Attributes Developed
C - Cognitive/analytical
K - Subject knowledge
T - Transferable skills
P - Professional/Practical skills
Overall student workload
Independent Study Hours: 107
Lecture Hours: 33
Methods of Teaching / Learning
The learning and teaching strategy is designed to achieve the aforementioned learning outcomes.
The learning and teaching methods include:
Lectures: 30 hours over 10 weeks, 3 hours per week
Assignment: Programming assignment
Alternative assignment: Neural Network report
Indicated Lecture Hours (which may also include seminars, tutorials, workshops and other contact time) are approximate and may include in-class tests where one or more of these are an assessment on the module. In-class tests are scheduled/organised separately to taught content and will be published on to student personal timetables, where they apply to taken modules, as soon as they are finalised by central administration. This will usually be after the initial publication of the teaching timetable for the relevant semester.
Programmes this module appears in
| Programme | Semester | Classification | Qualifying conditions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Engineering with Computer Systems MEng | 2 | Optional | A weighted aggregate mark of 50% is required to pass the module |
| Electronic Engineering MEng | 2 | Optional | A weighted aggregate mark of 50% is required to pass the module |
| Computer and Internet Engineering MEng | 2 | Optional | A weighted aggregate mark of 50% is required to pass the module |
| Electronic Engineering with Professional Postgraduate Year MSc | 2 | Optional | A weighted aggregate mark of 50% is required to pass the module |
| Medical Imaging MSc | 2 | Compulsory | A weighted aggregate mark of 50% is required to pass the module |
| Computer Vision, Robotics and Machine Learning MSc | 2 | Compulsory | A weighted aggregate mark of 50% is required to pass the module |
| Electronic Engineering MSc | 2 | Optional | A weighted aggregate mark of 50% is required to pass the module |
| Artificial Intelligence MSc | 2 | Optional | A weighted aggregate mark of 50% is required to pass the module |
| Data Science MSc | 2 | Optional | A weighted aggregate mark of 50% is required to pass the module |
| Electronic Engineering with Audio-Visual Systems MEng | 2 | Optional | A weighted aggregate mark of 50% is required to pass the module |
Please note that the information detailed within this record is accurate at the time of publishing and may be subject to change. This record contains information for the most up to date version of the programme / module for the 2020/1 academic year.