Artificial Intelligence Concepts

York SJ University – London Campus

MSc in Computer Science

Module code

COM7032M

MCB001-2019-20-SEM2

Module title

Artificial Intelligence Concepts

Module leader

Dr Rawad Hammad

Assignment title

Artificial Intelligence Assignment

Assignment number

1

Weighting

100 %

Submission date

To be confirmed later

Turnitin submission requirement

Yes

Submission instructions

Via Moodle

Form of assessment

Group work, each group should be composed of three-four members.

GROUP BASED TASK

This coursework will assess your artificial intelligence-related skills in real life scenarios/problems. You are required to work in a group of three – four students – please select your group mates and topic from the Excel file published on Moodle under assessment section.

Once you have selected your group, you must work with your groupmates on your particular coursework, for example building Intelligent Tutoring System for Math. The topics provided in the assignment (Math, Chemistry, etc.) are very broad, so you have to narrow down the topic to a small part that can be solved. For instance, teaching students how to calculate the area of different shapes, e.g., triangle, square, etc. Please make assumptions whenever needed to clarify and justify your point of view.

Deliverables:

Each group is required to produce and submit through Moodle the following two components:

First Component: A prototype of ITS in a specific domain (Math, Chemistry, etc.) based on their group topic. This prototype should be developed using: (i) Protégé ontology development editor which will produce a web ontology language file (OWL) and (ii) any programming language (Java, Python, etc.) to create user interfaces.

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Second Component: A 4000-word report in word format. This report is expected to contain the

following sections:

1. Introduction: to set the scene for the problem

2. Project plan: to explain who is doing what, milestones and other project planning aspects.

3. Literature review: to describe the state-of-the-art Intelligent Tutoring Systems. Hence, you

are expected to list the main ITSs in your domain and criticise their structure, mechanisms,

knowledge representation, interaction with users, etc.

4. Your Intelligent Tutoring System: to describe the domain you are working in, the steps you

used to develop your ITS, any limitations, to mention but a few.

5. Conclusion: to summarise the solution, lessons learnt and reflections.

6. References: to list all references used in creating your report. You can use standard

referencing styles such as Harvard referencing style, but it is highly recommended to use IEEE

referencing style. Here are some useful resources on how to do that, other resources can be

found online, http://libraryguides.vu.edu.au/ieeereferencing/gettingstarted and

https://www.bath.ac.uk/publications/library-guides-to-citing-referencing/attachments/ieeestyle-

guide.pdf.

The main purpose of your report is to describe your ITS and the steps carried out to develop it.

However, you can discuss many issues, for example you can summarise the current development in

ITS in your selected domain and present the software process you have used to produce your ITS. The

process should highlight the key requirements, design and development phase, tools used, lessons

learnt and future developments for your work. It will be extremely useful to conclude with Analysis

and Reflection, where you as a knowledgeable researcher in AI domain, can present your analytical

reflection on how to maintain the system, manage its evolution, and so on.

Marks Distribution and Clarification

Marking component Marks What is needed?

The Intelligent Tutoring System

(Ontology & Application)

50% • The completion of the produced ontology.

• The existence of the main sub-ontologies (student

model, pedagogical model and domain model) and

their rules.

• Level of detail in Problem analysis.

• Simple user interface – no need for advance UX.

Report including project plan

(Word document)

50% • Coherent structure, including separate sections.

• Project Management Chart – who is doing what.

• Good use of English (check for spelling mistakes)

• All images in the report appropriately scaled and

captioned.

• Depth and breadth of knowledge presented in the

report.

• A reflective and critical appraisal piece about

related ITS that meet the user demands/needs

• Relevant and up to date content.

• Good use of appropriate references.

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General Guidance and Assessment Criteria

• If you have any queries with regards to the coursework please email me directly or use the

discussion forum to share ideas with your colleagues.

• 10% more or less number of words is allowed without penalty.

• You are expected to submit original and reflective text. Please use proper referencing

techniques to avoid plagiarism.

• There should be a full reference list at the end of the report.

• A high level of understanding of the subject must be demonstrated.