ECTS - Introduction to Artificial Intelligence

Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (CMPE462) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Introduction to Artificial Intelligence CMPE462 Area Elective 3 0 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
(CMPE323 veya SE328)
Course Language English
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Level Natural & Applied Sciences Master's Degree
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Prof. Dr. Hürevren Kılıç
Course Assistants
Course Objectives The objective of this course is to introduce basic concepts in both single, multi agent and swarm intelligence approaches to Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • To understand agent, multi-agent and swarm intelligence paradigms and its relation to AI.
  • To practice basic AI technique(s) and algorithms to different problem domains.
Course Content Agent Paradigm, Problem Solving by Searching, Informed/Uninformed Search Methods, Genetic Algorithms, Simulated Annealing, Constraint Satisfaction Problems, Adversarial Search, Ant Colony Optimization, Particle Swarm Optimization, Artificial Bee Colony Optimization, Multi-Agent Systems & Intelligent Agents, Multi-Agent Interactions, Philosophical Foundations & Ethics.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Agent Paradigm Chapters 1-2 (Russel & Norvig)
2 Agent Paradigm Chapters 1-2 (Russel & Norvig)
3 Problem Solving by Searching, Chapter 3 (Russel & Norvig)
4 Informed/Uninformed Search Methods Chapter 4 (Russel & Norvig)
5 Genetic Algorithms and Simulated Annealing Chapter 4 (Russel & Norvig)
6 Adversarial Search Chapter 5 (Russel & Norvig)
7 Constraint Satisfaction Problems Chapter 6 (Russel & Norvig)
8 Constraint Satisfaction Problems Chapter 6 (Russel & Norvig)
9 Swarm Intelligence: Particle Swarm Optimization Chapter 5.4 (de Castro)
10 Swarm Intelligence: Artificial Bee Colony Optimization Chapter 9 (Karaboğa)
11 Swarm Intelligence: Ant Colony Optimization Chapter 5.2 (de Castro)
12 Swarm Intelligence: Ant Colony Optimization Chapter 5.2 (de Castro)
13 Multi-Agent Systems & Intelligent Agents Chapters 1-2 (Wooldridge)
14 Multi-Agent Systems & Intelligent Agents Chapters 1-2 (Wooldridge)
15 Multi-Agent Interactions Chapter 11 (Wooldridge)
16 Philosophical Foundations & Ethics Chapter 27 (Russel & Norvig)

Sources

Course Book 1. Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach (Fourth Edition). Stuart Russell and Peter Norvig Pearson Education, 2020, ISBN-13 : ‎ 978-1292153964
Other Sources 2. https://aima.cs.berkeley.edu
3. L.N. de Castro, Fundamentals of Natural Computing: Basic Concepts, Algorithms and Applications, Chapman & Hall/CRC, 2006. ISBN # 1-58488-643-9.
4. D.Karaboğa, “Yapay Zeka Optimizasyon Algoritmaları”, Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık, 2014, ISBN: 9786051337647 (in Turkish)
5. M. Wooldridge, An Introduction to Multi-Agent Systems, Wiley, 2009, ISBN-13 : ‎ 978-0470519462
6. M. Dorigo and T. Stützle, “Ant Colony Optimization”, MIT Press, 2004, ISBN # 0-262-04219-3.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments 2 20
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 35
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 45
Toplam 4 100
Percentage of Semester Work 55
Percentage of Final Work 45
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 An ability to apply advanced knowledge of computing and/or informatics to solve software engineering problems.
2 Develop solutions using different technologies, software architectures and life-cycle approaches.
3 An ability to design, implement and evaluate a software system, component, process or program by using modern techniques and engineering tools required for software engineering practices.
4 An ability to gather/acquire, analyze, interpret data and make decisions to understand software requirements.
5 Skills of effective oral and written communication and critical thinking about a wide range of issues arising in the context of working constructively on software projects.
6 An ability to access information in order to follow recent developments in science and technology and to perform scientific research or implement a project in the software engineering domain.
7 An understanding of professional, legal, ethical and social issues and responsibilities related to Software Engineering.
8 Skills in project and risk management, awareness about importance of entrepreneurship, innovation and long-term development, and recognition of international standards of excellence for software engineering practices standards and methodologies.
9 An understanding about the impact of Software Engineering solutions in a global, environmental, societal and legal context while making decisions.
10 Promote the development, adoption and sustained use of standards of excellence for software engineering practices.

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 14 2 28
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 2 10 20
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 12 12
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 18 18
Total Workload 126