Program Overview

Program Details

The program "Matkalla tiedonlouhintaan (AVOIN YO)" is a 5-credit course offered by the University of Oulu.

Course Description

The course covers the data mining process, data collection, and different data types. It also discusses data quality and reliability, data preparation, including handling missing values and outliers, and data normalization and transformation.

Course Objectives

Upon completing the course, students will be able to:

• Identify the type of data they intend to study and the necessary preprocessing steps
• Design and implement a data collection process
• Combine data from different sources
• Normalize and transform data, and handle missing or erroneous data
• Ensure the generalizability of results

Course Structure

The course consists of:

• Lectures (16 hours)
• Exercises (16 hours)
• Independent study (103 hours)

Assessment

The course includes weekly assignments and a final exam. The grade is based on the assignments (50%) and the final exam (50%).

Teaching Staff

The course is taught by Satu Tamminen.

Grading Scale

The course uses a grading scale of 1-5, with 5 being the highest grade. A fail grade is also possible.

Course Schedule

The course schedule can be found on the Pepin opinto-oppa website.

Program Requirements

Prior knowledge of statistics and mathematics is recommended, particularly completion of the course "P Tilastomatematiikka" or equivalent.

Tuition Fee

The course is free of charge.

Language of Instruction

The course is taught in English.

Location

The course is offered in Oulu, with some online components.

Maximum Number of Participants

The maximum number of participants is 10.