This unit will be a core elective in the Master of Artificial Intelligence to be introduced in 2020.

Natural language processing (NLP) technologies underpins many AI empowered technologies. This unit introduces core NLP techniques as well as important NLP applications. This unit provides the course graduates with valuable skills and prepares them for job opportunities in this rapidly growing field.

18/09/2020 - Admin: Update to include new assessment and teaching approach fields as per Handbook requirements.

Upon successful completion of this unit students should be able to:

1. organise core problems and applications in NLP.
2. design systems to tackle NLP problems.
3. evaluate NLP systems.
4. assess various approaches to NLP.

020119 Artificial Intelligence

Natural language processing (NLP) is one of the most important technologies of the information age. Understanding complex language utterances is also a crucial part of artificial intelligence. This unit introduces fundamentals of NLP. It covers techniques for the analysis of words, sentences, and documents as well as applications including information extraction, and question answering.

On-campus

Examination (2 hours): 60%, In-semester assessment: 40%

1. Assignment 1 - 20% - ULO: 1, 2, 3, 4
2. Quizzes - 20% - ULO: 1, 2, 3, 4
3. Examination - 60% - ULO: 1, 2, 3, 4

Minimum total expected workload equals 12 hours per week comprising:

• Two hours/week lectures
• Two hours/week laboratories

A minimum of 8 hours per week of personal study for completing lab/tutorial activities, assignments, private study and revision.

FIT

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