The following subjects will be discussed:
- historical and philosophical aspects of AI
- search
- constraint satisfaction problems
- planning
- decision theory
Lecturers
- Lecture part: Thomas Eiter and Hans Tompits
- Exercise part: Thomas Eiter, Hans Tompits, and Christoph Redl
Course of Action and Topics of the Lecture Part
- Tue Mar 05: Organisation, What is AI? (Eiter)
- Thu Mar 14: Registration deadline (TISS)
- Tue Mar 12: Intelligent agents, Problem solving and search (Eiter)
- Tue Mar 19: Informed search algorithms, Local search (Eiter)
- Tue Mar 26: Learning from observations (Eiter)
- Tue Apr 2: Learning from observations, ctd, Neural networks (Eiter)
- Tue Apr 9: Constraint satisfaction problems (Tompits)
- Tue Apr 16: Easter break
- Tue Apr 23: Easter break
- Tue Apr 30: No lecture
- Tue May 7: Planning I (Tompits)
- Tue May 14: Planning II (Tompits)
- Tue May 21: Decision theory I (Tompits)
- Tue May 28: Decision theory II (Tompits)
- Tue Jun 4: No lecture
- Tue Jun 11: Pentecost break
- Tue Jun 18: Philosophical foundations of AI (Tompits)
- Tue Jun 25: Ersatztermin: Philosophical foundations of AI (Tompits)
- Sun Jun 9, 23:55: Checkmark deadline for exercises (TUWEL)
- Fri Jun 14: 23:55: Registration deadline for solutions discussions (TUWEL)
- Mon Jun 17-Fri Jun 21: Exercise solution discussions
- Thu Jun 25, 16:00-18:00: Main exam in Informatik HS
Note: Lectures start c.t. (i.e., at 14:15)!
Exercise Part
Mandatory registration until Mar 14.
Entry test
The mandatory TUWEL entry test will be available only from Fri Mar 14 to Sun Mar 17 (00:00-23:55, three submissions possible, last submission counts). Everybody who takes the entry test will receive a certificate (i.e., it is not possible to unregister after the entry test). If you stop participating after taking the entry test, you will receive a negative certificate.
Checkmark lists and solution discussion
- Mode: Checkmark lists in TUWEL and a solution discussion of 1 hour in groups of 3 students (students must be able to present and explain their solutions and background); details and dates are announced via TUWEL
- Evaluation: exercise discussions are evaluated with 0-15 points; this is weighted with the percentage of checked examples and rounded to the next integer.
3 exercise sheets
- Sheet 1: Search
- Sheet 2: Learning and Neural Networks
- Sheet 3: CSP, Planning, and Making Simple Decisions
Exercise part
- The entry test is totalling 5 pts.
- The 3 exercise sheets with the according discusion are totalling 15 pts.
- Total pts: 20
Lecture part
- Written closed book exam
- Total pts: 80
Total sum of points for lecture and exercise part: 100
Zero tolerance for unfair practice (e.g., plagiarism, copied solutions, ...). All involved persons will be fined with 0 pts. (You may get a negative certificate).
Grading
Requirements for a positive certificate:
- at least 3 points for the entry test; and
- at least 40 points for the written final exam; and
- at least 51 points in total.
The course will be graded as follows:
- < 51 pts: N5 (Nicht Genügend)
- >= 51 pts: G4 (Genügend)
- >= 63 pts: B3 (Befriedigend)
- >= 75 pts: U2 (Gut)
- >= 88 pts: S1 (Sehr Gut)
Exercise sheets and solution discussions:
- Due to the above criteria, points from exercise sheets are not strictly necessary for a positive grade. However, note that without exercise points it is harder the reach the required overall number of points. Moreover, working out the exercise sheets is also recommended as a preparation for the exam. Belated submission of exercises (e.g. after you have written a positive exam but did not reach the required overall number of points) is not possible.
- NO WASTE OF SLOTS: While participation in the exercise part is optional, registrations for solution discussions are still binding. That is, it is not mandatory to register, but IF you decide to register for a solution discussion, THEN it is mandatory to show up (unless you can prove unpredictable and unavoidable obstacles such as illness). No-show after a registration without plausible excuse has consequences (see section on "Exams and Certificates").
Exams and Certificates:
- There are no mandatory exams in front of committees. Instead, students have five regular attempts (i.e., you can get up to 5 certificates). However, for technical reasons (and to warn students) TISS does not allow students to register themselves for for fourth or fifth attempt to take the exam. Please send us a short message to register.
- We provide 4 exam dates, you can participate in arbitrary many (unless you already collected 5 certificates in total). A certificate is issued for every attempt except for first negative one.
(Legal background: In a VU we have to provide 2 chances to pass the exam and issue one certificate for these two chances. The 3rd and 4th attempt are a gesture of goodwill and count as fast-track repetition of the whole course.)
- Those who waste solution discussion slots (registration and no-show without acceptable excuse) are granted only the legal minimum of 2 attempts (i.e., there is no goodwill in these cases); after the second failure they have to repeat the whole course next year.
Exam reviewing:
There are no special dates for reviwing graded exams. Reviewing is possible whenever the secretariat is open (see website).
