CS295B/CS395B: Systems for Knowledge Discovery
This is the online webpage for CS295B/CS395B: System Design for Knowledge Discovery at University of Vermont for Fall 2021.
Course Description
In this course we will discuss software as a data collection platform. We will investigate methods for designing software systems that directly support sound data collection and analysis. We will contrast this with conducting data collection and analysis over “found” systems and contextualize e.g., verified software as a method for mitigating statistical, selection, and measurement biases.
This course will double as a research methods for computer science course. Students will practice identifying research questions and hypotheses and discuss both empirical and theoretical methods for validating hypotheses.
After the initial course introduction (i.e., first two weeks of the course), meetings will be structured as follows: Mondays will be lectures, which will give broader context to the two weekly readings, presented on Wednesdays. Friday meetings will vary, consisting of project reports, discussion, and lectures on as as-needed basis.
There are no exams, programming assignments, or problem sets in this course.
Quick Links
- Check out the online syllabus.
- See what papers we will be reading in the course schedule.
- Taking the course for graduate credit? Check out the semester-long course project.
- New — Midterm Report Guidelines (due Nov. 15)
- 🚨 New — Final Report Guidelines 🚨 (due Dec. 16, 10:30am on Blackboard)
- Are you set up to take the course? Check out the platforms and software we will be using.