Unit Guide

General Information

Unit convenor and teaching staff	Unit convenor and teaching staff Convener, Lecturer Emma Xue emma.xue@mq.edu.au Contact via Email By appointment Lecturer Manas Patra manas.patra@mq.edu.au Contact via Email By appointment Teaching staff Salma Nazeer Khan salma.khan@mq.edu.au TBA Teaching staff Malik Khizar Hayat malik.hayat@mq.edu.au TBA
Credit points	Credit points 10
Prerequisites	Prerequisites COMP2200
Corequisites	Corequisites
Co-badged status	Co-badged status COMP6410
Unit description	Unit description Solution to many interesting problems in the real world involves decision making under uncertainty, since intelligent agents often have to choose actions based on information that is incomplete, and whose outcomes are unknown. In this unit students will be exposed to fundamental concepts in AI such as intelligent agents, knowledge representation, and planning as well as the problem of dealing with uncertainty about the state of the world from a computational perspective. Upon completion of this unit students will be able to apply problem-solving strategies that are required to build intelligent decision support systems in various contexts.

Important Academic Dates

Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

ULO1: Describe the roles of various search techniques in AI and use appropriate tools to implement them.
ULO2: Demonstrate an understanding of the capabilities of different knowledge representation formalisms for optimal decision making.
ULO3: Explain biologically inspired algorithms and their roles in AI, and implement such algorithms in different contexts including adversarial games.
ULO4: Describe the role that uncertainty plays in AI, and demonstrate ability for sound reasoning of different sorts from uncertain knowledge.

General Assessment Information

The assessment of this unit consists of two quizzes, two individual assignments and a final exam. The quizzes will be carried out online in iLearn. You will submit the solutions to the two assignments via iLearn by the due date. Details will be in iLearn. The form and date of the final examination will be announced later in the semester.

Late Assessment Submission Penalty

From 1 July 2022, Students enrolled in Session based units with written assessments will have the following late penalty applied. Please see https://students.mq.edu.au/study/assessment-exams/assessments for more information.

Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, a 5% penalty (of the total possible mark) will be applied each day a written assessment is not submitted, up until the 7^th day (including weekends). After the 7^th day, a grade of '0' will be awarded even if the assessment is submitted. Submission time for all written assessments is set at 11:55 pm. A 1-hour grace period is provided to students who experience a technical concern.

For any late submission of time-sensitive tasks, such as scheduled tests/exams, performance assessments/presentations, and/or scheduled practical assessments/labs, students need to submit an application for Special Consideration.

In this unit, late submissions will be accepted as follows:

Quiz 1: NO, unless Special Consideration is granted
Quiz 2: NO, unless Special Consideration is granted
Assignment 1: YES, Standard Late Penalty applies
Assignment 2: YES, Standard Late Penalty applies

Supplementary Exam

In general, if you receive Special Consideration for the final exam, a supplementary exam will be scheduled after the normal exam period, following the release of marks. By making a special consideration application for the final exam you are declaring yourself available for a resit during the supplementary examination period and will not be eligible for a second special consideration approval based on pre-existing commitments. Please ensure you are familiar with the policy prior to submitting an application. Approved applicants will receive an individual notification one week prior to the exam with the exact date and time of their supplementary examination.

Requirements to Pass this Unit

To pass this unit you must:

Achieve a total mark equal to or greater than 50%

Assessment Standards

This unit will be assessed and graded according to the University assessment and grading policies. There is no hurdle assessment in this unit. The final grade is determined by the total mark the student obtains in all the assessment tasks they completed as follows:

HD (High Distinction): 85-100
D (Distinction): 75-84
CR (Credit): 65-74
P (Pass): 50-64
F (Fail): 0-49

Special Consideration

The Special Consideration Policy aims to support students who have been impacted by short-term circumstances or events that are serious, unavoidable and significantly disruptive, and which may affect their performance in assessment. If you experience circumstances or events that affect your ability to complete the assessments in this unit on time, please inform the convenor and submit a Special Consideration request through ask.mq.edu.au.

Assessment Tasks

Name	Weighting	Hurdle	Due
Quiz 1	10%	No	Week 5 Friday
Quiz 2	10%	No	Week 11 Friday
Assignment 1	20%	No	Break Week 1 Friday
Assignment 2	20%	No	Week 12 Friday
Final exam	40%	No	TBA

Quiz 1

Assessment Type ¹: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task ²: 10 hours
Due: Week 5 Friday
Weighting: 10%

This quiz serves as preparation for Assignment 1.