Artificial Intelligence (MECE441) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Artificial Intelligence MECE441 Area Elective 3 0 0 3 6
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language English
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Question and Answer, Problem Solving, Project Design/Management.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Asst. Prof. Dr. Zühal Erden
Course Assistants
Course Objectives The primary objective of this course is to provide an introduction to the basic principles, techniques, and applications of Artificial Intelligence. Throughout this course, besides the techniques to develop intelligence, the difficulties encountered in design of intelligent mechatronic products and proposed solution strategies are also studied.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Upon successful completion of the course, students will have an understanding of the basic areas of artificial intelligence, search, knowledge representation, learning and their applications in the design and implementation of intelligent robotic systems for accomplishing variety of problem-solving tasks.
Course Content Introduction to artificial intelligence, state-space search; uninformed (Blind) search techniques, informed (heuristic) search techniques, logical reasoning: propositional logic, predicate calculus, probabilistic reasoning, Bayes rule, reasoning under uncertainty, knowledge-based systems: rule-based expert systems, introduction to machine learning,

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Introduction to artificial intelligence N/A
2 State Space Search; Uninformed (Blind) Search Techniques N/A
3 State Space Search; Informed (Heuristic) Search Techniques N/A
4 Logical Reasoning: Propositional Logic, Predicate Calculus N/A
5 Probabilistic reasoning, Bayes Rule N/A
6 Reasoning under uncertainty N/A
7 Knowledge-Based Systems: Rule-based Expert Systems N/A
8 Introduction to Machine Learning N/A
9 Belief networks N/A
10 Supervised learning methods N/A
11 Semantic Nets, Reinforcement learning N/A
12 Genetic Algorithms N/A
13 Genetic Algorithms (continued) N/A
14 Case Studies N/A
15 Case Studies N/A
16 Final Examination N/A

Sources

Course Book 1. Russell, S. and Norvig, P., Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach, Pearson Education, 2010.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments 3 15
Presentation - -
Project 1 30
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 25
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 30
Toplam 6 100
Percentage of Semester Work 70
Percentage of Final Work 30
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Applies knowledge in mathematics, science, and computing to solve engineering problems related to manufacturing technologies.
2 Analyzes and identifies problems specific to manufacturing technologies.
3 Develops an approach to solve encountered engineering problems, and designs and conducts models and experiments.
4 Designs a comprehensive manufacturing system (including method, product, or device development) based on the creative application of fundamental engineering principles, within constraints of economic viability, environmental sustainability, and manufacturability.
5 Selects and uses modern techniques and engineering tools for manufacturing engineering applications.
6 Effectively uses information technologies to collect and analyze data, think critically, interpret, and make sound decisions.
7 Works effectively as a member of multidisciplinary and intra-disciplinary teams or individually; demonstrates the confidence and necessary organizational skills.
8 Communicates effectively in both spoken and written Turkish and English.
9 Engages in lifelong learning, accesses information, keeps up with the latest developments in science and technology, and continuously renews oneself.
10 Demonstrates awareness and a sense of responsibility regarding professional, legal, ethical, and social issues in the field of Manufacturing Engineering.
11 Effectively utilizes resources (personnel, equipment, and costs) to enhance national competitiveness and improve manufacturing industry productivity; conducts solution-oriented project and risk management; and demonstrates awareness of entrepreneurship, innovation, and sustainable development.
12 Considers the health, environmental, social, and legal consequences of engineering practices at both global and local scales when making decisions.

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 14 3 42
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 14 2 28
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project 1 34 34
Report
Homework Assignments 3 2 6
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 5 5
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 5 5
Total Workload 120