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COMP SCI 7314MELB - Statistical Machine Learning

Melbourne Campus - Semester 2 - 2025

Statistical Machine Learning focuses on algorithms that automatically improve their performance through learning. Examples include computer programs that learn to detect objects in images or videos, predict stock market trends, or rank web pages. This advanced course provides a comprehensive overview of key concepts, widely used techniques, and foundational algorithms in statistical machine learning. It covers core topics such as dimensionality reduction, classification and regression, support vector machines, and deep neural networks, as well as recent developments including Large Language Models (LLMs), Agentic AI, and Causal AI. The course is designed to equip students with both the theoretical foundations, practical skills and intuition behind modern statistical machine learning methods. By the end, students will have a solid understanding of how, why, and when to apply these methods to real-world problems.

  • General Course Information
    Course Details
    Course Code COMP SCI 7314MELB
    Course Statistical Machine Learning
    Coordinating Unit Computer Science
    Term Semester 2
    Level Postgraduate Coursework
    Location/s Melbourne Campus
    Units 3
    Contact Up to 2 hours per week
    Available for Study Abroad and Exchange
    Prerequisites (COMP SCI 7210 and COMP SCI 7211) or COMP SCI 7201 or COMP SCI 7202
    Incompatible COMP SCI 3314, COMP SCI 3314MELB, COMP SCI 7314, COMP SCI 7614
    Assumed Knowledge MATH 7027, COMP SCI 7317 or COMP SCI 7327 or MATH 7107
    Restrictions Available only to ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide College Melbourne Campus students
    Assessment Assignments and/or quizzes and/or written exam
    Course Staff

    Course Coordinator: Professor Javen Qinfeng Shi

    Course Timetable

    The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from .

  • Learning Outcomes
    Course Learning Outcomes

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  • Learning & Teaching Activities
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    Learning Activities Summary

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  • Assessment

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    1. Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
    2. Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
    3. Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
    4. Assessment must maintain academic standards.

    Assessment Summary
    The course includes the following assessment components:
    • Final written exam at 55%.
    • Three assignments at 15% each.
    Details
    Component                   Weighting            Learning Outcomes            CBOK Areas

    Assignments             15% each, 3 in total              1,2,3,4                 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9,10,11

    Final Written Exam              55%                            1,2,4                           1,2,5,8


    CBOK Legend
    1. Abstraction
    2. Design
    3. Ethics
    4. Interpersonal Communication
    5. Societal Issues
    6. History & Status of the Discipline
    7. Hardware & Software
    8. Data & Information
    9. Programming
    10. Human Computer Interfaces
    11. Systems Development

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    Assessment Detail

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    Submission

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    Course Grading

    Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:

    M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme)
    Grade Mark Description
    FNS   Fail No Submission
    F 1-49 Fail
    P 50-64 Pass
    C 65-74 Credit
    D 75-84 Distinction
    HD 85-100 High Distinction
    CN   Continuing
    NFE   No Formal Examination
    RP   Result Pending

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