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Undergraduate Course: User Modelling (Level 10) (INFR10027)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Informatics CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) Credits10
Home subject areaInformatics Other subject areaNone
Course website http://www.inf.ed.ac.uk/teaching/courses/umod Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionUser modelling studies tools and techniques for constructing interactive computer systems that can be adapted, or can adapt themselves, to the skills, knowledge and needs of their users. It draws on Human-Computer Interaction (particularly intelligent interfaces and cognitive engineering), Artificial Intelligence (particularly knowledge-based systems), the Instructional Sciences (particularly computer-based tutoring systems), Linguistics (particularly dialogue models), and Information Retrieval.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Human-Computer Interaction (Level 10) (INFR10018) AND Human-Computer Interaction (Level 11) (INFR11017)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Students MUST NOT also be taking User Modelling (Level 11) (INFR11041)
Other requirements Successful completion of Year 3 of an Informatics Single or Combined Honours Degree, or equivalent by permission of the School.
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?No
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
1 - Demonstrate, in writing, knowledge of the issues and problems in user modelling;
2 - demonstrate understanding of modelling techniques by diagnosing problems in relations between users---particularly students---and adaptive systems;
3 - use design principles and methodologies in solving simple user modelling problems;
4 - demonstrate awareness of current areas of research by locating and summarising examples of recent progress.
Assessment Information
Written Examination 70
Assessed Assignments 30
Oral Presentations 0

Assessment
A group-based exercise involving the re-design and evaluation of a user modelling component.

If delivered in semester 1, this course will have an option for semester 1 only visiting undergraduate students, providing assessment prior to the end of the calendar year.
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus * Architectures for personalisation
* Capturing user information: active vs passive techniques
* Processing user information: machine learning and inference
* Evaluation of user modelling
* Security, privacy, scrutability, interoperability
* Social and collaborative filtering
* Student modelling
* Cognitive models for learning systems
* Affective models for learning systems

Relevant QAA Computing Curriculum Sections: Artificial Intelligence, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Intelligent Information Systems Technologies
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list * No one textbook is recommended for this course.
* A set of readings is made available at the beginning of semester.
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Amos Storkey
Tel: (0131 6)51 1208
Email: A.Storkey@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Kate Weston
Tel: (0131 6)50 2701
Email: Kate.Weston@ed.ac.uk
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