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Instructor: Chengkai Li

• Office hours: Friday 10am-12pm
• Office: Nedderman Hall 334
• Phone: (817) 272-0162
• E-mail: cli [AT] uta [DOT] edu

Course Description

We will study the current trends in the research of data and information management. It involves popular topics in the areas of databases, data mining, information retrieval, and the intersections of these areas. The goals of the course are: to expose graduate students to the cutting-edge of research in these areas;  to equip them with the necessary skill sets for finding hot jobs; to help them identify research topics and come up with preliminary works through course projects; and to prepare those new students for doing research with faculty in databases and data mining. Detailed topics include:

• Data and Information Management for Web 2.0
  • social network
  • recommendation systems
  • online advertising
  • spam
  • extremely large-scale database systems (Google BigTable, Hadoop, ...)
  • structured Web queries
• Data Retrieval and Exploration
  • ranking and top-k queries
  • keyword search
  • facets over databases
  • interactive query formulation
  • query results organization and navigation
• Novel Data Management Systems
  • provenance and lineage
  • uncertainty and probability
  • deep-Web
  • column-oriented database
  • privacy and security
  • biological data management
  • scientific data management
  • architectural support

Prerequisites

• CSE 3330/5330  Database Systems I     or     CSE 4331/5331  Database Systems II      or     similar courses    or     consent of instructor

Textbook

• No textbook required. We will use the state-of-art literature.

Grades

• Paper Review                            25%    must be done independently. Each student review 2 papers each week, and finish totally about 16 reviews.
• Presentation                               15%    must be done independently. Each student present one designated paper in one lecture. And must submit the presentation file before the class.
• Course Project                           50%    must be done in groups of size 2 or 3 (or individually with the consent of instructor).
  • Proposal                          5%
  • Progress Report 1            5%
  • Progress Report 2            5%
  • Presentation and Demo    15%
  • Final Report                     20%
• Class participation                      10%     Students are expected to attend classes and actively participate in discussions.

Announcements

Stay tuned and make sure to check the announcement page frequently. Important announcements will be posted there.

Assignments and Deadlines

• All the assignments (Paper Reviews, Presentation Slides, Proposal, Progress Reports, and Final Report) must be submitted through WebCT. We will NOT take email submission, unless the school verifies that WebCT was malfunctioning or unavailable.
• Everything is due by 11:59pm on the due date (listed in the schedule page). The deadline is automatically managed by WebCT. You can still turn in assignment after the deadline. However, you automatically lose 5 points per hour after the due time, till you get 0. (Each individual assignment is 100 points.) We cannot waive the penalty, unless there was a case of illness or other substantial impediment beyond your control, with proof in documents from the school.
• Before the deadline, the WebCT will allow you to submit as many times as you want. However, you will only be allowed to submit once after the deadline.
• Every student must equally contribute to the group project. Only one student in a group needs to upload project-related assignments into WebCT.

Last Day to Drop or Withdraw

      Apr 04, 2008

WebCT

The WebCT page is http://www.uta.edu/webct. Use your NetID and password to login. The item "Start Here!" links to WebCT tutorials. Please consult them for help if necessary. Try to post a message in "Junk". Let me know if there is any problem. We use WebCT for the following activities:

• Posting assignment instructions and files.

• Student submit assignments electronically.

  • When submit on WebCT, click button "Upload file" to upload your file first. Then you must click button "submit assignment". Otherwise, your file will not be submitted.
  • If you want to receive automatic confirmation after you submit your assignments, please follow the steps below:
    (1) Go to WebCT.
    (2) Go to Communication Tools > Mail.
    (3) Click button "Message Settings", which is above the Folders table.
    (4) Check the box next to "Forward my mail to:", which is in the section "Mail forwarding" under "Message Settings".
    (5) Enter your UTA email address in the box. Automatic confirmation of your homework submission will be delivered to this email address. Don't use emails outside UTA.
    (6) Click "Update" at the bottom of the page.
  • You can also fill in your email address for each individual assignment, in the "Notification" box.

• Discussion group (bulletin board).

  Various topics have been created for your discussion. Most of the names of the topics are self-describing.

  • The Announcements on the course homepage will also be replicated in the discussion group.

  • If your post doesn't fit into any topic, use "Miscellaneous".

  • The "Junk" is for testing purpose only.

• Posting students scores and grades.

Ethics Policies and Academic Integrity

The College cannot and will not tolerate any form of academic dishonesty by its students. This includes, but is not limited to cheating on examinations, plagiarism, or collusion (explained in the document below).

Students are required to read the following document carefully, sign it, return the signed copy to the instructor, and keep a copy for their own records. Hardcopies of this document will be provided to the students in the first class, and also can be picked up in the instructor's office. If you print by yourself, please make it double-sided.

Statement on Ethics, Professionalism, and Conduct for Engineering Students

Miscellaneous

If you require accommodation based on disability, I would like to meet with you in the privacy of my office during the first week of the semester to ensure that you are appropriately accommodated. Please read the page of the office for students with disabilities.